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On the 25th Anniversary of Lead Based Paint Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

In 2018 there were 2,049 children in Maryland alone, reported to have at lease 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood. A 10 day period to conduct a paint inspection or risk assessment for lead based paint or lead based paint hazards. No level of lead exposure is considered safe. today, and it is all preventable.

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European Data Privacy Law Applicable to Green Buildings

Green Building Law Update

With the upcoming May 25, 2018 effective date for the new European General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union law drafted to provide greater protections for the personal data of individuals, it is a good time to review and consider the large quantity of data generated by green buildings. This is the opposite of prevailing U.S.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.” Because the U.S.

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Blockchain has come to U.S. Real Estate

Green Building Law Update

Then Palo Alto based private company, Propy, announced that in a Vermont pilot program it had used blockchain for a property purchase on February 20, 2018 in Chittenden County, Vermont, a first in the U.S. Propy later announced on July 23, 2018 a blockchain recorded property transaction in California involving the sale of 10 acres of land.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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The tool is successful because it increases the speed in which companies can start up operations after the site decision has been made, and limits their risk for the unknown.”. Additional construction will continue into 2016 and the plant is anticipated to begin commercial production in 2018.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company.

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