Green Building Law Update
JULY 4, 2021
With that wide public sentiment for fireworks, there is actually almost no environmental regulation for the setting off of millions of little explosions of the more than 99% of fireworks imported from China. In many locales individual fireworks displays do not even require a permit. Levels drop back down by noon on July 5 (.
Green Building Law Update
FEBRUARY 4, 2018
Department of the Army finalized a rule adding an applicability date to the 2015 Rule (that never went into effect) defining “waters of the United States.”. The 2015 Rule, and this new rulemaking effort, reflect the agencies’ efforts to provide that needed certainty and predictability.
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Green Building Law Update
JULY 19, 2020
The bird-friendly design standards that the Director adopts by regulation and that are equivalent to Pilot Credit #55. The County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits statistics indicate it would apply to less than 1% of permits issued each year.
Green Building Law Update
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
The National Insurance Crime Bureau, the public source for vehicle theft data reported to insurance companies, stopped tracking catalytic converter thefts in 2015. EPA generally does not permit the installation of used catalytic converters , so it is clear they are being stolen for recycling of the rare earth metals.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 31, 2016
And while some observers expressed surprise that the City with all those LEED projects opted to repeal that mandate in favor of the IgCC effective July 1, 2015, no one is surprised that with all that green building experience, the local regulation enacting the IgCC is elegant. or the National Green Building Standard (ICC 700-2012).
NH Construction Law
JULY 12, 2022
From September of 2019 until now, the 2015 versions have been incorporated into New Hampshire’s state building code, RSA 155-A. The key changes from the 2015 edition of the International Building Code may be found here. The key changes from the 2015 edition of the International Residential Code may be found here.
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 22, 2014
A change in the existing code is necessitated by the USGBC’s June 1, 2015 effective for LEED v4, when projects will no longer be able to register under LEED 2009, because the Baltimore City Green Building Standard piggybacks on LEED 2009 metrics and forms. Waivers may be key for projects that have been designed, but not yet permitted.
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