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ASHRAE 189.1 - 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available

Green Building Law Update

When Baltimore City adopted the IgCC last week, its enactment expressly described that buildings designed in compliance with Standard 189.1 Given the timing of the enactment, Baltimore adopted the December 2011 version of 189.1. Requirements also are updated for construction waste management and for life-cycle assessment.

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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

Green Building Law Update

There are 2 options to achieve the CI v4 MRc6: Construction and Demolition Waste Management credit, either diverting waste from landfills or now new and improved v4 provides a novel alternative for source reduction that is not generating more than 2.5 in Baltimore with focused experience in green building. Kaplow, P.A.

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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. Washington DC, Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Maryland, etc.) Sec 501.3.8.1 Sec 901.4.1.4. Sec 1001.3.2

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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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CM-At Risk at Towson University: $13.5 million project

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million for the construction of the project and they are pursuing LEED silver certification. Baltimore area and propose on the project. . On-site project and schedule management. Close-out and warranty management. The design has not been completed, but there is a budget of $13.5 Cost analysis and estimating.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

Stormwater Management. Solid Waste Management and Recycling. The Act increases the maximum term limit for loans made from the Fund and increases the maximum amount of loan subsidies that can be issued to disadvantaged communities. Septic Systems. Until July 1, 2024, 7.75

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