Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. Even sustainably made floors must be installed correctly.

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Sustainability Certification Green Products 52

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 17, 2015

Baltimore City adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as an overlay to the City’s building, fire and related codes effective April 1, 2015. By Jacqueline Lusk and Stuart Kaplow. one or two family dwellings, etc.). This delay in effective date is a big deal.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

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Green Maryland Site Certification 156

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

And today environmental groups are alleging greenwashing and intentional misrepresentation, including claims in contravention of the Federal Trade Commission Green Guides, targeting companies making ESG assertions. By way of example, we recently penned a blog post about Maryland Enacting A Corporate Diversity Benchmark in ESG.

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Legal Risk Green Claims 156

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 9, 2022

Businesses often ask about including green power in ESG efforts. EPA’s Guide to Purchasing Green Power , while a bit dated, provides good information on the process of and strategies for procuring off site renewable energy. The not for profit is a trusted independent third party verifier in clean energy certification.

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Electrical Procurement Green San Francisco 156

Green Building Law Update

MAY 26, 2019

Section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires the General Services Administration’s Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings to complete a review of high performance building certification systems every 5 years. market and identified more than 100 whole building certification systems.

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Green BOMA Certification Sustainability 45

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 23, 2014

On March 18th the Tomkins County legislature enacted a new local law providing for up to a 10 year property tax abatement for construction achieving LEED certification. In 2012, New York enacted NYCL RPT § 470 enabling local governments to exempt green buildings from real property taxes.

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Green Certification New York Baltimore 120

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 2, 2015

Georgia General Assembly House Bill 255 is proof that the “wood wars” surrounding the LEED green building rating system continue to be waged. That said, the specific bill is Much Ado About Nothing. That Executive Order, having the import of not permitting use of LEED on Georgia state funded building, remains in place in Georgia.

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Georgia Green Certification Products 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 by the U.S. Green Building Council , International Code Council , ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society. the IgCC and the LEED green building program,” the ICC was only responsible for Chapter 1, Scope and Administration of the 2018 IgCC.

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Green Certification Site Sustainability 136

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 26, 2016

Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Illinois retained its top national position on USGBC ’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list for the third year in a row, with 161 LEED certifications representing 3.43 as the epicenter of green building.

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Illinois Green Colorado Virginia 40

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 4, 2014

Given that this most recent failed solar installer was based in Maryland, one of thirty states that created a RECs market, Maryland law is a good place to start. Under Maryland law, an SREC represents the generation attributes of 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity generation from a solar installation. But that is it.

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Maryland Electrical Site Commissioning 136

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

And we wrote in a blog post in 2019 about a claim some 3,000 miles away on the opposite coast in Maryland, Net Zero Lawsuit filed Against Home Builder. For years, in our sustainability law practice, we have assisted businesses manage carbon asset risk. The more likely and larger risk is certainly to reputation.

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Risk Claims Legal Agreement 156

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. to design the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, CBF’s headquarters, on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al, pending in the U.S.

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Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. to design the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, CBF’s headquarters, on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al , pending in the U.S.

Liability 120

Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 29, 2013

Sustainable materials will be used in the National Support Center facilities, and the project is designed to incorporate energy-efficient heating and cooling systems and on-site renewable energy sources. Green Building Council. MARYLAND FAST FACTS. Education & Research, Energy & Sustainability, Aerospace & Defense.

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Maryland Baltimore Electrical Houston 53

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 9, 2020

Montgomery County, Maryland is on the cusp of being the first to adopt the 2018 International Green Construction Code. Montgomery County was among the first jurisdictions in the country, in 2008, to adopt a mandatory green building law for private building, requiring most new construction be LEED certified.

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Regulation Green Denver Permits 69

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 24, 2019

Green Building Council is being applauded for the release last week of the new pilot credit intended “to reduce the risk that illegally sourced, harvested or traded wood products are used in building.”. There may be no single subject matter more discussed with over the more than 20 year history of LEED than forest product certification.

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Design Products Certification Legal 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 5, 2015

While much attention was given last week to California Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order, in response to that state’s long running drought, seeking to reduce overall water use by 25%, there may be more to be learned from how the small Town of Hampstead in Maryland responded to its own water crisis in 2008.

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Commissioning Green Maryland Drafting 120

Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2012

LEED Certification, and LEED in general has been a GREAT marketing tool. Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? GSA earned the highest rating in all categories in the 2011 sustainability scorecard released from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 2 B Green Profitably.

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Consulting Green Architecture Sustainability 55

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Green Building Council’s LEED green building rating system is widely accepted and while LEED certification certainly has its advantages, our advice is that a very good response can be to enact company practices complying with this single LEED credit. But banning housecats does not make a good business response.

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Green Estimating Injury Drafting 24

Contractor Magazine

JUNE 7, 2012

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. Home > Green > Geothermal > Tom Huntington covering lots of ‘ground’ as new GEO chairman. He also served on the board of directors for North American Technician Excellence (NATE), the industry’s testing and certification organization for service technician training.

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Contractors Organization Finance Green 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

of BIM (2009) and Green BIM (2010). Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. Phil Wirdzek is the founding president and executive director of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL). During his career at the U.S.

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BIM Conference Education CAD 45

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. SSBCI dedicates $12.1

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

of BIM (2009) and Green BIM (2010). Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. Phil Wirdzek is the founding president and executive director of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL). During his career at the U.S.

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BIM Conference Education CAD 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

The sites include the Greene and Sumter Renewal Community, made up of both counties, the Mobile Renewal Community, which includes Prichard and a section of east Mobile, and the Southern Alabama Renewal Community, which includes Wilcox County and parts of Butler, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe and Perry Counties.

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