Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Last Thursday the EPA and Department of the Army announced that the agencies are repealing a 2015 rule that had proposed to expand the definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. The 2015 Rule, and this new rulemaking effort, reflect the agencies’ efforts (. of land and water resources.”

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BD+C

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Federal contractors may be subject to several new rules in 2015 that impact how they are selected for contracts and how they do business with the federal government. Regulations Codes and Standards'

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 4, 2021

With that wide public sentiment for fireworks, there is actually almost no environmental regulation for the setting off of millions of little explosions of the more than 99% of fireworks imported from China. But, San Diego does regulate fireworks for locations near the coast, requiring expensive permits (.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This is a slight increase from the 37% reported in 2015, but a huge jump from 2005, when less than 5% of office space was certified. According to CBRE's 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index, which ranks 30 of the largest commercial office markets in the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 1, 2017

And the Council approved Executive Regulation 21-15 which adopts the IgCC 2012. Note, that Montgomery County is not adopting the 2015 version of the IgCC. Maryland is expected to approve the IgCC 2015 early next year when it approves the 2018 version of the other I codes.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 6, 2015

Department of Agriculture have determined, effective June 6, 2015, that adoption of the 2009 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code for single family homes and the 2007 edition of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers 90.1 And the 2015 IECC in Maryland.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Department of the Army finalized a rule adding an applicability date to the 2015 Rule (that never went into effect) defining “waters of the United States.”. The 2015 Rule, and this new rulemaking effort, reflect the agencies’ efforts to provide that needed certainty and predictability.

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Green Industry Professionals

JANUARY 5, 2015

PLANET''s government affairs director discusses impacts of the health care law, bee population declines and proposed water quality rules.'

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 23, 2016

On September 28, 2016, the County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland submitted Executive Regulation 21-15, which adopts the International Green Construction Code 2012, to the County Council. Note, that Montgomery County is not adopting the current 2015 version of the IgCC.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

While these regulations have helped, there were five fatalities directly related to cranes contacting overhead power lines in 2015. To help reduce these needless deaths, in 2010, OSHA spelled out the steps necessary for cranes to work around power lines in the updated Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard OSHA 1926 Subpart CC.

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BD+C

JANUARY 9, 2015

1, 2015, all employers under the jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are required to report all work-related fatalities within eight hours and all in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye within 24 hours of finding out about the incident. Regulations Codes and Standards' As of Jan.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 31, 2014

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is implementing new reporting rules in 2015. Under the new rules, the company has eight hours to report a work-related death and 24 hours to report work-related amputations or hospitalizations.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 31, 2014

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is implementing new reporting rules in 2015. Under the new rules, the company has eight hours to report a work-related death and 24 hours to report work-related in patient hospitalizations amputations, and losses of an eye. '

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The quick take on EPA’s other FY 2020 enforcement and compliance achievements include: Commitments to reduce, treat, or eliminate over 426 million pounds of pollution, the most in a single year since 2015. Proper treatment, minimization, or disposal of 1.6 million for EPA’s costs.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Under the regulations issued to implement the EO, employers that enter into or modify a federal contract or subcontract on or after April 8, 2015 will need to ensure that they are in compliance with the new requirements. Employers need to take the following steps: Read more.'

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 19, 2016

On June 7, by a voice vote of the Unites State Senate agreeing to changes approved by the House of Representatives on May 24 (voting 403 for and 12 against), Congress has passed the “TSCA Modernization Act of 2015” that will amend the Toxic Substances Control Act, sending the 66 page bill to the President for his signature.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Proposed as Executive Regulation #21-15, by a notice published in the Montgomery County Register on December 1, 2015, the green building code will cover all new buildings and additions 5,000 square feet and larger. Note, that Montgomery County is not adopting the 2015 International Green Construction Code. buildings, anywhere.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

31 that the 2015 Waters of the United States rule will not be applicable for two years. The controversial Obama-era regulation may never be implemented as the agency said it will work to repeal and replace the measure. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Jan.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 10, 2016

This court action seeks to serve as a precedent for the regulation of potential future genetically engineered animals, effectively banning the science. The pleading argues that when Congress authorized the FDA in 1938 it never intended or provided a means for FDA to regulate twenty first century genetically engineered animals.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 10, 2014

In 2015 the use of LEED v4 will become mandatory, a new 2015 International Green Construction Code will be available, an updated ASHRAE 189.1 will be published, the new ICC 700 National Green Building Standard will be approved, and there will be a 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 16, 2018

OSHA defines violations of its regulations as willful, repeat, serious, or other-than-serious. Prior to 2015 it was the agency’s practice to look back no further than three years for citations that could add up to repeat violations. The higher the classification, the larger the penalty.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The ICC’s new cloud based code development system “cdpACCESS” will be used for the first time for the development of the 2015 IgCC. will be republished in 2014 for adoption in the 2015 IgCC. Codes and Regulations Construction Green IGCC International LEED code' And significantly, ASHRAE Standard 189.1

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Forty years later, there is general agreement that TSCA has not kept pace with the marketplace and Congress is on the cusp of overhauling the law and affecting a very large number of industries and business not currently regulated under the law. However, it is more likely a conference committee will be empaneled to seek reconciliation.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 31, 2016

And while some observers expressed surprise that the City with all those LEED projects opted to repeal that mandate in favor of the IgCC effective July 1, 2015, no one is surprised that with all that green building experience, the local regulation enacting the IgCC is elegant. or the National Green Building Standard (ICC 700-2012).

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 19, 2016

On June 7, by a voice vote of the Unites State Senate agreeing to changes approved by the House of Representatives on May 24 (voting 403 for and 12 against), Congress has passed the “TSCA Modernization Act of 2015” that will amend the Toxic Substances Control Act, sending the 66 page bill to the President for his signature.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Anecdotally, last year in Boulder County, Colorado during the second quarter of 2015, a modest 5,000 square foot indoor cannabis facility was consuming over 29,000 kWh of electricity each month. Tobacco in cigarettes is highly regulated, but ‘not so much’ for cannabis. 4) Investigate water regulations for small‐scale producers.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

for its annual fall meeting in late October, it again heard concerns about climate-related risks to the nation’s housing and their potential to affect housing finance, insurance costs, government regulations, and other aspects of the residential construction industry. High Court EPA Ruling Has Wider Ramifications for Regulations' Reach.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Last week the House and Senate passed S952 , legislation introduced on June 8, 2017, amending the Green Buildings Act by adding to the definition of public projects, that had regulated new construction or major renovations of buildings, now expanded to include a public building’s “public real property site.”

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Even while creating new regulations and amending current ones to fit the workplace’s changing safety standards, OSHA is hard at work providing guidance material to help employers follow their rules, and answering questions and providing guidance on existing rules.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The National Insurance Crime Bureau, the public source for vehicle theft data reported to insurance companies, stopped tracking catalytic converter thefts in 2015. The precise number of thefts is not known. Police departments from Wichita to South Bend and Lynchburg to Manchester have all issued statements about increased converter thefts.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 7, 2021

Founded in 2015, Katerra had a goal to merge mass manufacturing with construction for a streamlined process. Katerra acquired smaller firms and opened up massive and pricey facilities in order to serve more customers, yet may not have fully understood the codes and regulation changes per state. It received $2.4

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 23, 2014

The IgCC provides model code language, to be adopted by local governments as an overlay to existing codes to establish “baseline regulations for new and existing buildings related to energy conservation, water efficiency, building owner responsibilities, site impacts, building waste, and materials” and other matters.

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2017

In accordance with the IAPMO Regulations Governing Committee Projects, IAPMO would like to announce that a Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) to the 2015 edition of the UPC is being submitted for public comment. read more.

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Regulation 56

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Alberta regulators approved the country's largest solar farm, a 400-MW project that proponents say will be competitive even with halt of 2015 province clean-energy mandate.

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Regulation 37

Pro Builder

JANUARY 31, 2023

Kathy Hochul signed Carlos’ Law, named for a worker who died in a trench collapse in 2015. Read more Jobsite Safety Regulations Construction Jobsite Safety

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