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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. This bill is a ministerial response to the fact that in 2018 the State’s Building Codes Administration moved to the Department of Labor.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. This bill is a ministerial response to the fact that in 2018 the State’s Building Codes Administration moved to the Department of Labor. SB 420 / HB 581 is substantially the same as HB 619.

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Maryland Resets it Trajectory with Greenhouse Gas Reduction Law

Green Building Law Update

Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposed new rule to mandate Tier 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions disclosures by public companies and the many other businesses in their supply chains. something the legislative branch authorized, but the executive branch balked at) before January 1, 2023 and then adopt subsequent triennial versions.

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Denver Voters Petition Green Roof Mandate to the Ballot

Green Building Law Update

The Denver Elections Commission has announced that the Denver Green Roof Initiative, a mandatory green roof ballot initiative will appear on the November 7 ballot. A ballot initiative is a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can bring about a public vote on a proposed statute or measure.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) may adopt regulations to implement the bills. The Governor has until May 28, the 30th day after presentment to sign or veto bills.

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Nurdles are the Environmental Calamity of 2019

Green Building Law Update

Securities and Exchange Commission to allow them to omit the nurdle reporting proposal from their annual meeting agendas, but the SEC ruled that the companies could not omit the proposals. Environmental and social concerns dominated shareholder submissions in 2018 and such can be expected to be the instance again this year.

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

Green Building Law Update

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. so there was room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. The 2018 IgCC applies to “1.

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