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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Among other things, a subdivision plat that is intended to be recorded must require the property owner, or a successor or assign of the owner, to grant a perpetual stormwater management easement to the County. 2019 HB 720 / override of gubernatorial veto.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Among other things, a subdivision plat that is intended to be recorded must require the property owner, or a successor or assign of the owner, to grant a perpetual stormwater management easement to the County. 2019 HB 720 / override of gubernatorial veto.

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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

Green Building Law Update

The CI v4 EAc1: Enhanced Commissioning credit goes farther than the fundamental commissioning incorporating changes from the v4 prerequisite that make this credit more advantageous and less first dollar cost intensive than in v 2009. Be aware that building envelope commissioning is now included in this credit. Kaplow, P.A.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

Additionally, the bill establishes a Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings charged with developing a plan to achieve the State’s carbon mitigation goals. The Commission is tasked with examining issues of “environmental justice” and sustainable communities for all Marylanders.

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

Green Building Law Update

now requires “not less than 90% of the land-clearing debris, excluding invasive plant materials, shall be diverted from disposal in landfills and incinerators” versus 75% of building site waste management in 2012. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. Sec 501.3.8.1 Sec 901.4.1.4.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

LEED Certification, and LEED in general has been a GREAT marketing tool. 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. Chatham County Commission. How can that be?

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ALABAMA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (AIDT): State training program certified in compliance with ISO 9001:2000, the International Organization for Standardization Principle for Quality Management. It also provides certified manager training and supervisory and team leadership training. ARIZONA INNOVATION ACCELERATOR FUND: An $18.2

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