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Baltimore Venue Gets Sustainable Upgrade

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The CFG Bank Arena renovation is enabling the 60-year-old structure to draw national acts such as Bruce Springsteen.

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PACE Bill Due in Baltimore City

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A public hearing is scheduled tomorrow on a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loan program ordinance in Baltimore City. Baltimore is proposing to allow the PACE financing of any equipment, device or material intended to improve energy efficiency, including in new construction (e.g., Maryland is typical.

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The Most Green Building Friendly Zoning Code in the Nation - Baltimore?

Green Building Law Update

Baltimore City is poised to adopt a new zoning code that is among the most ''green building friendly'' land use ordinances in the country. A green building friendly zoning ordinance is significant when so many local codes including land use ordinances across the country stand in the way of sustainability efforts.

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London Olympics Construction Is Safest in Recent Times | ENR.

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Sustainability. Banking & Credit Crisis. --> Companies. Alistair Gibb, professor of complex project management at Loughborough University in England, talked about safety at the London Olympics at a Construction Industry Institute meeting in Baltimore. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Building Types.

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CII Sees Room To Improve Industrial Project Performance | ENR.

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Sustainability. Banking & Credit Crisis. Tuchman in Baltimore. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. Safety & Health. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Format: HTML.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

The Maryland Attorney General recently issued an opinion concluding that the placement of a protective easement on an already existing forest, as opposed to intentionally created or restored forest, does not qualify for forest mitigation banking. Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Change, and Tree Planting.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Ackerstein Sustainability LLC.