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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. Despite the abridged 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. Mary’s for 90 days).

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. Despite the abridged 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. Mary’s for 90 days).

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Maryland Vetoes Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Increase

Green Building Law Update

House Bill 1106 would impose higher electric prices from $49 million next year to $196 million by 2020 to fund the proposed increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. The current law will have Maryland reach 20% by 2020 with the inclusion of express standards for solar and offshore wind (. This includes 12.7%

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Maryland Vetoes Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Increase

Green Building Law Update

House Bill 1106 would impose higher electric prices from $49 million next year to $196 million by 2020 to fund the proposed increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. That rate does not include that at the time of the veto, pending before the Maryland Public Service Commission was a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.

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30+ Construction Industry Statistics for EMEA

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Spending on construction accounted for 13% of the global GDP in 2020; it’s expected to reach over 13.5% The European Union’s (EU) total investment in construction in 2020 was €1.4 The fastest-growing sector between 2020 and 2025 is forecasted to be infrastructure. It accounted for 44% of total global construction in 2020.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

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On the cusp of adoption on January 1, 2020, the 2019 version of Title-24 gives us a sneak peek at the road map for building energy codes in the coming years. Natural ventilation through operable windows has been a common ventilation strategy for high-rise residential buildings in California. What you can do about it.

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs.

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