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New Maryland Real Estate Laws from the 2020 Legislative Session

Green Building Law Update

Despite the Coronavirus pandemic concern shortened session, the legislature acted on 1,664 House bills and 12 resolutions and 1,081 Senate bills and 6 resolutions with 667 bills passing both chambers before they adjourned sine die on March 18, 2020. and possibly more fun) legislative activity than is found below. Ground Leases.

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Maryland Reverting to Certifiable In Lieu of Certified Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Existing State Finance and Procurement Section 4-809(f) was amended adding new section (6), providing in relevant part, the Maryland Green Building Council shall: (6) Develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve the equivalent of the current version of. New public school buildings pursuing third party certification (e.g.,

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Maryland Schools will No Longer be LEED Certified

Green Building Law Update

Existing State Finance and Procurement Code Section 4-809(f) was amended adding new section (6), providing in relevant part, the Maryland Green Building Council shall: “(6) develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve the equivalent of the current version of the U.S. But no longer. Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A.

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Preparations Begin for the 2024 National Green Building Standard Update

Pro Builder

Home Innovations Research Labs is kicking off preparations for its newest changes to the 2020 National Green Building Standard. Housing Policy + Finance. Once all changes are made, the updated standard will be submitted to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for approval. Government + Policy. Codes + Standards.

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GRESB Purchased from GBCI in advance of ESG Breakout

Green Building Law Update

GBCI, the global certification body for LEED (. Notably, 957 private real estate companies and funds, and 272 publicly traded companies and REITs participated in the 2020 GRESB real estate survey, representing more than 96,000 assets located in 64 countries. GRESB data covers US $5.3 trillion (. Results were released last month.

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2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other

Pro Builder

2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 12:30. True Homes is Pro Builder 's 2020 Builder of the Year, in large part because of the home builder's purpose-driven company culture, which is yielding truly amazing results. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor. And it works.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Education • BA, Business Administration, The George Washington University • MDes, Real Estate Development and Finance, Harvard University. Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Certifications • Arkansas Contractors License. President, Owner. Akel Homes. Delray Beach, Fla. . Koby Bowen, 38. Homes of Distinction.