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Model Sustainability and Green Building Initiatives for a More Verdant City and Town

Green Building Law Update

Modeled after laws in New York, Chicago, and the District of Columbia, this bill is designed to work with the County’s recently enacted PACE program to create market based incentives for building owners to increase energy efficiency.

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The Ultimate Construction Holiday Gift Guide 2020

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For more gift ideas, be sure to check out our Ultimate Construction Holiday Gift Guides from 2017 , 2018 , and 2019 or our past Father's Day Gift Guides from 2018 , 2019 , and 2020. This post contains affiliate links, which earn us a small commission for the things that you buy. Ultimate Construction Holiday Gift Guide 2020 Under $50.

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Homes LEEDing the Way to Sustainability and Resiliency

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Tue, 09/01/2020 - 07:00. Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards for single-family residential projects. These are the single-family homes USGBC deemed outstanding in 2020. More 2020 LEED Homes Awards winners: Outstanding affordable projects. Homes LEEDing the Way to Sustainability and Resiliency.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

Maryland law sets mandatory recycling rates for state government and local jurisdictions, as well as a voluntary statewide recycling goal of 60% by 2020. Senate Bill 370 (passed) requires that each county recycling plan address the collection and recycling of recyclable materials from specified large office buildings by October 1, 2020.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

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In this case, an energy model is used to document the savings of the aggregated energy performance of the design over the code baseline. When projects pursue this method of code compliance, the code compliance energy model that is developed can also be used to further optimize the energy performance.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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The builder reported 1,323 closings in 2020, raising its ranking among Pro Builder’s 2021 Housing Giants to No. That amenity, along with water conservation measures, became a standard feature for all Ivory Homes in 2020. Also, starting in 2020, every home is pre-wired for an electric vehicle charging outlet.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Since the onset of shale gas production, Pennsylvania businesses and homeowners have benefited from a 50 percent decline in natural gas prices and a corresponding 40 percent reduction in the cost of electricity. Wind energy is now the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S., Wind power in the U.S. The expansion will?be