Green Building Law Update

JULY 25, 2021

The Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 will sunset in late 2021, eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013. CRECs arise from a past release of a hazardous substance that has been address to the satisfaction of regulators, but carry some implementation of controls, like a drinking water restriction.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2022

In 2021, the NFL approved changes requiring every team to interview at least two external minority candidates for open head coaching positions and at least one external minority candidate for a coordinator job. Some businesses, including companies not subject to SEC regulation use the agency’s tool. yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 19, 2020

Prior to the just concluded session of the Maryland legislature, the State’s laws and regulations were silent with regard to PFAS chemicals including PFOA. At worst, Maryland could have been criticized along with the Federal government and other states, for failing to regulate PFAS as a hazardous substance. It passed legislation (.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft National Recycling Strategy and is seeking public comment through December 4, 2020, with the goal of finalizing it in early 2021. Maybe not since Plato wrote about the value of reusing waste in the fourth century BC has recycling faced the challenges that we are seeing right now.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 7, 2021

Thu, 01/07/2021 - 17:06. Chuck Fowke, 2021 NAHB chairman. This January 2021 issue of Pro Builder marks the beginning of an ambitious new partnership between the National Association of Home Builders and SGC Horizon , publisher of this and other top housing industry brands. 9-12, 2021. W2W4 at NAHB. Leadership.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 5, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “ESG an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue).

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Stok

MARCH 23, 2023

To stay ahead of what’s next in carbon, here we begin with global and regional trends, then explore trends happening at the local level. #1: CLIMATE REGULATION IS HERE In our trends blog last year , we mentioned increased regulatory pressure for companies to report climate-related metrics.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

The SBA made numerous changes to its regulations in the past year, but the FAR Council has largely failed to keep pace. The new changes bring the FAR’s small business contracting requirements in line with the SBA’s regulations and will be incorporated into new contracts beginning on September 10, 2021.

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NH Construction Law

JULY 12, 2022

When New Hampshire last updated its building codes in 2019 (from the 2009 versions to the 2015 versions) I blogged ( #80 ) on the ambiguities in the transition rules for construction projects straddling the effective date, an issue that was left to the municipalities to deal with. C & R Construction Co. , Target Corporation , No.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

I am pleased to be speaking on “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” at the Maryland State Bar Association 2021 Legal Excellence Week, Corporate Council Institute on November 16, 2021. But in 2021 all of that has changed in nearly every instance. yes, this blog will continue).

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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

From 1 January 2021 ‘social value should be explicitly evaluated in all central government procurement’, says the Cabinet Office in Procurement Policy Note PPN 06/20.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 6, 2016

Salesforce will significantly expand its Indianapolis operations, investing more than $40 million over the next 10 years and creating up to 800 new jobs by 2021. To accommodate its growth, the company will establish a new regional headquarters downtown at 111 Monument Circle, which will be branded as Salesforce Tower Indianapolis.

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NH Construction Law

JANUARY 23, 2021

Some of these tests are quite restrictive, making it difficult to classify a worker as an independent contractor On January 6, 2021, the U.S. The new rule has an effective date of March 8, 2021, which gives the Biden administration some time to decide whether to keep it or scrap it. Business interests like it. Unions hate it.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 01:00. Chuck Fowke, 2021 NAHB Chairman. NAHB New Chair to Tackle Regulation and Promote Trades. nahb.org/news-and-economics/blogs-and-publications. . NAHB—Making a Difference for Its Members. Our advocacy efforts include educating lawmakers to shape policy outcomes at every level of government.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 23, 2022

Originally introduced on October 8, 2021, if enacted the “Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act” will require large fashion retail sellers and manufacturers to disclose ESG policies and more. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue).

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Natural Building

MARCH 12, 2020

The following blog post was written by Michael G. The nonprofit Cob Research Institute recently submitted an appendix on cob construction, which was accepted as part of the 2021 IRC. Smith Writes about the Value of Cob appeared first on Natural Building Blog. They are women, men, and children, ranging in age from three to 72.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

DECEMBER 26, 2013

. “Accordingly, it is Entergy VY’s intent to work to move all fuel from storage in the VY Station’s spent fuel pool to dry cask storage promptly over the coming years, and to put a plan in place that should make it possible to have the necessary approvals to move the spent fuel to dry cask by the end of 2021.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

For purposes of this blog post highlighting the significant changes in the 2018 IgCC, that new code will be contrasted with the 2012 IgCC and not the 2015 version, which last version we are only aware a single jurisdiction has adopted. Additionally, the ICC should take back the process of creating a 2021 IgCC. Sec 901.4.1.4.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 5, 2022

Selective Insurance recently released the results of a 10-year study of workplace injury trends , based on 110,000 workers’ compensation claims between 2011 and 2021. “There’s a gap in the management of risk and safety in construction,” he says. Photo: Tomasz Zajda / stock.adobe.com.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

On December 7, 2021, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction that, for the time being, halts the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The injunction is a preliminary injunction, the purpose of which is to preserve the status quo until a final judgment can be reached.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog. This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that through green building practices, like the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 1, 2021

Nancy Hudes and I will be publishing a new blog beginning later this month at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com. Other regulations also prohibit ESG disclosures as recently posted about, Labor Department Will Not Enforce Anti ESG Rule. And if we can assist you or a client of your in ESG matters, do not hesitate to reach out to me.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 9, 2020

The proposed Executive Regulation 12-20 appeared in the Montgomery County Register on August 1. A public hearing will be held on proposed regulation on September 3. For a section by section review, see my earlier blog post see, 2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive. And written comments may be submitted until October 5.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 7, 2020

I have previously posted on this blog, Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020 and posted on our sister blog, Maryland Enacts New Alcoholic Beverage Laws in 2020 and each of those describe more robust (. The Maryland General Assembly will convene in regular session on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JULY 28, 2022

The proposed rule implements President Biden’s November 18, 2021 Executive Order 14055, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts (the order). A similar regulation was issued during the Obama era but was later rescinded during the Trump administration.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog. If we can assist you or someone you work with in ESG strategy and solutions, from policy to project implementation, do not hesitate to reach out to me.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 7, 2017

billion estimate–and engineers said the reactors could not be completed and come online before 2021. Disputes with regulators and numerous construction problems bedeviled the V.C. The federal support was credited with persuading state regulators to stick with the reactor projects as costs escalated.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

In February 2021, we alerted contractors not only to Buy American Act changes previously implemented by the Trump administration but also to the potential changes addressed in a Biden administration executive order.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association Environmental & Energy Section on December 14, 2021 at noon. yes, this blog will continue). Save the Date.

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