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2018 IgCC to be Adopted in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

This evening an ordinance will be introduced in the Baltimore City Council to adopt the 2018 International Green Construction Code. The existing green building code mandates that nearly all newly constructed or extensively modified building must be certified green. Make no mistake, Baltimore is not greenwashing.

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International Green Construction Code Now Mandatory For All Building in Baltimore

Green Building Law Update

Last evening the Baltimore City Council adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as an overlay to the City’s building, fire and related codes. That mandatory law had some efficacy with new construction but almost no market impact on renovations as building owners strived to avoid the enactment.

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Baltimore City is Adopting the IgCC

Green Building Law Update

This evening an ordinance will be introduced in the Baltimore City Council for the purpose of adopting the International Green Construction Code. So, while it was controversial in 2007 when Baltimore mandating that privately owned building must be constructed green, Bill No. 14-0413 sponsored by Councilman James B.

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Green Code Mandatory on April 1 For All Building in Baltimore

Green Building Law Update

Baltimore City adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as an overlay to the City’s building, fire and related codes effective April 1, 2015. That mandatory law had some efficacy with new construction but almost no market impact on renovations as building owners strived to avoid the enactment.

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Industry Targets Underrepresented Groups in New Worker Recruitment Methods

Pro Builder

The Home Builders Institute has partnered with more than 100 around the country to show students the value of working in the construction trades, according to Marketplace. In a workshop at Carver Vocational-Technical High School in Baltimore, Maryland, a small group of teenage boys huddled around a newly framed wall. Construction.

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GBCI Changed its Name and You Need to Change Your Documents

Green Building Law Update

GBCI, formerly known as the Green Building Certification Institute, has changed its name to Green Business Certification Inc. GBCI administers project certifications and professional credentials within the U.S. “a structure that has achieved, as certified by Green Business Certification Inc.,

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You Need a Green Building Consultant (Who Speaks for the Trees)

Green Building Law Update

My go to move is to recommend Lorax Partnerships based in Baltimore who are among the best of green building consultants we work with. In fact, 99% on LEED 2009 New Construction certified projects (6,881 of 6,939 projects) earned this credit. Which often leads to a follow up question, “who do you recommend?”.