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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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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

This history combined with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) in 1994 which regulates the use of IDIQ, and availability of tools, cost data, services, and technology by more innovative JOC vendors, have made JOC more transparent, efficient, and competitive. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Volume I, Subpart 16.5,

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IgCC will now be Powered by ASHRAE 189.1

Green Building Law Update

But many commentators suggest the real problem can be traced to March 18, 2002, when the City of Normal, Illinois enacted the first law mandating that all new buildings within a business development district be required to achieve LEED certification. But the announcement last Friday means there will be a 2018 version of the IgCC (.

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IgCC will now be Powered by ASHRAE 189.1

Green Building Law Update

But many commentators suggest the real problem can be traced to March 18, 2002, when the City of Normal, Illinois enacted the first law mandating that all new buildings within a business development district be required to achieve LEED certification. But the announcement last Friday means there will be a 2018 version of the IgCC (.

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds…with Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, State of New Jersey

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AcuteCare is a privately owned corporation formed in 2002 to establish and manage long term acute care hospitals. The company plans to reuse the former clinic as a medical facility, creating 50 new jobs in the near-term and investing a minimum of $5 million. BF: How is the FMERA working to spur development at the former Army base?

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Rhode Island Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Income Apportionment – Regulated Investment Companies & Securities Brokerage: Income of Regulated Investment Companies and Securities Brokerage Services may be apportioned to Rhode Island using a one-factor formula based on the ratio of gross sales to Rhode Island residents to gross sales everywhere.

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Lessons From the Hudson River PCB Cleanup Project | ENR.

ENR Construction

The company had permits for most of its discharges. As those findings gained more substantiation, regulators issued fish-consumption advisories in 1971 for the river. In 2002, GE agreed to pay for and dredge what were dubbed "hot spot" PCB areas in the river.