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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril

Green Building Law Update

There are nearly 2 Million houses in the U.S. It can be perilous to fail to properly address rooftop solar panels at the time of sale of a house. A form that may be the most widely utilized in the country only provides, SOLAR PANELS: Solar panels are devices that convert light into electricity.

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FTC Regulates What You can Say about Your Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

That guidance from the FTC is not new, but as both onsite and offsite renewable energy has become a national holy grail, increasingly businesses are communicating to others about their green power, including as part of ESG disclosures. A REC can be sold separately from the actual electricity (kilowatt-hour, or kWh).

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

There were no balloons dropped from the balconies at sine die, ostensibly because of Covid-19 social distancing there were no high school pages to drop celebratory balloons from the balconies, but it is worthy of note that this year the legislature passed House Bill 391 making illegal intentionally releasing balloons (see below)?

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Congress Creates Tenant Star But Does Little Else

Green Building Law Update

535, a portion of this bill was formerly known as the Better Buildings Act of 2015, passed the House of Representatives last week and on April 23rd was presented to the President for signature. Apparently the import of that is to exempt certain electric resistance water heaters used in demand response programs from pending DOE regulations.

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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

Green Building Law Update

The change is significant for buildings pursuing LEED or Green Globes certification, for buildings with GSA or other government space leases tied to an ENERGY STAR score of 75, for buildings in cities with mandatory benchmarking, and for the more than 450,000 commercial properties that have an ENERGY STAR score.

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First, Best Impressions: The 2022 Nationals

Pro Builder

Best Sales / Leasing Center. The Exchange Coffee House. Nearby, a preserved-moss wall illustrates Wellen Park’s neighborhoods and topography, while an electric-bicycle display highlights the trail and pathway network. Best Sales-Leasing Center. Pecan Square Greeting House. Best of The Nationals 2021.

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Singapore Re-imagines Ecological Urban Development

Natural Building

80% of Singapore’s residents live in public housing and it’s a tropical country where convenience and air conditioning are a way of life. ” Of the 42,000 homes being built at Tengah, more than 70% will be made available on long-term leases. So, it’s a very safe environment for all.