Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2020

This evening an ordinance will be introduced in the Baltimore City Council to adopt the 2018 International Green Construction Code. Make no mistake, Baltimore is not greenwashing. Most significant, drawing on the current law, the Baltimore version of the 2018 IgCC is a voluntary code. click here for a free copy of the IgCC ).

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 22, 2014

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. But make no mistake, Baltimore is not greenwashing.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

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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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Dallas is one of the first major cities in the nation to implement comprehensive mandatory green building standards for both all new residential and commercial construction. Single family residential may also meet the minimum requirements of ICC 700. Lots must be designed so that at least 70% of the built environment is permeable.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 7, 2020

In the name of reducing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loading in the Chesapeake Bay, the bill expands licensing of the non English proficient immigrant heavy landscaping industry in fertilizing turf and flower beds across the State.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 7, 2020

In the name of reducing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loading in the Chesapeake Bay, the bill expands licensing of the non English proficient immigrant heavy landscaping industry in fertilizing turf and flower beds across the State.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. The provisions in Appendix J for residential and multifamily construction apply only when expressly adopted, providing for an option for incorporating residential building using the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard. Sec 901.4.1.4.

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