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NAHB Chairman's Letter: Regulations Add $93,870 to a New Home’s Price

Pro Builder

NAHB Chairman's Letter: Regulations Add $93,870 to a New Home’s Price. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 06:00. Chuck Fowke NAHB 2021 Chairman. Regulations, while often noble in purpose, can be excessive, redundant, or poorly structured. A Problem in Common: Balancing Regulations With Environmental Stewardship.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

The 442nd session of the Maryland legislature adjourned on April 12, 2021. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. The bill applies prospectively to new construction for which a building permit is issued on or after October 1, 2021.

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Taylor Wimpey fined £480,000 for polluting Welsh river

Construction Enquirer

The house builder was found guilty of charges relating to breaches in Environmental Permitting Regulations at Cwmbran Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Multiple pollution offences caused by illegal water discharge activities occurred at the Edlogan Wharf site between January and October 2021. in costs.

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Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

Construction activity is incredibly intensive work — creating the built environment is inherently disruptive to the natural environment. In construction, environmental regulations generally focus on stormwater, waste disposal, hazardous waste handling, and air quality. However, certain jobsites may fall under EPCRA regulations.

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Labor Department Will Not Enforce Anti ESG Rule

Green Building Law Update

As such, today it is like the Wild West as companies are under pressure to take stands on ESG issues, but risk a fast changing regulatory environment. 13, 2020, Labor published a final rule on “ Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments ,” which adopted amendments to the “Investment Duties” regulation under Title I of ERISA.

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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

The Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 will sunset in late 2021, eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013. CRECs arise from a past release of a hazardous substance that has been address to the satisfaction of regulators, but carry some implementation of controls, like a drinking water restriction.

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PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Green Building Law Update

As made clear by the January 14, 2021 EPA action, the response is “no” that the standard practice for environmental site assessments in the vast majority of places does not consider PFAS, however, Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a group of more than 4,000 man-made chemicals that include PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals.

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