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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Baltimore Green Permits Maryland 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 18, 2017

My go to move is to recommend Lorax Partnerships based in Baltimore who are among the best of green building consultants we work with. Okay, the single best way to mitigate risk in a green building project are properly drafted contract documents.). Which often leads to a follow up question, “who do you recommend?”.

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Consulting Green Certification Sustainability 218

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Currently, the Port of Baltimore and Port of Virginia (in Norfolk) are the only East Coast ports that can accommodate the large ships. BALTIMORE IS READY TO GREET THE BIG SHIPS. The Port of Baltimore is one of only two East Coast ports, along with the Port of Virginia in Norfolk, now able to handle post-Panamax ships.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 3, 2015

Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system” [The text above is the language proposed to be substituted in Baltimore City’s existing green building law which requires all new construction and renovations be green, including allowing structures that are LEED Silver certified.].

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Documentation Certification Green District of Columbia 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The drafting process was widely criticized resulting in a document that has never been enacted anywhere, and likely should not ever be adopted as code. for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. Washington DC, Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Maryland, etc.) The 2015 IgCC (.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Okay, there are not 50 shades of green, but given that the original draft of the Executive Regulation was IgCC or nothing, including abandoning the decade long LEED requirement, there are now many shades of green in the County that may be available to a property owner.

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