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2018 IgCC to be Adopted in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

In the realm of green building this is a big deal. That is, there are options; there are alternative compliance paths, including a structure that achieves: LEED Silver certified or better, Certain multi family residential and mixed use structures, NGBS Silver or better, Enterprise Green Communities certification, or.

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Georgia's Legislation Banning LEED for State Buildings is Much Ado About Nothing

Green Building Law Update

That Executive Order, having the import of not permitting use of LEED on Georgia state funded building, remains in place in Georgia.

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Green Code Mandatory on April 1 For All Building in Baltimore

Green Building Law Update

The new enactment allows the Code official to accept third party certification of compliance with these alternative compliance paths; and the authors’ businesses will provide those certifications. This delay in effective date is a big deal. The form code all but bans asphalt pavement in favor of concrete products (i.e.,

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Organic on the FTC Agenda

Green Building Law Update

This is a big deal. And most recently, with the explosive growth of the legal cannabis industry, where the USDA governs what is an “organic” agricultural, federal policy does not permit cannabis, a federally banned substance, to be labeled as organic. Department of Agriculture.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Magnesium.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Responding to.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. The latest designation happened in April, when the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park in Baldwin County received the AdvantageSite certification. SPOKANE COUNTY, WA: REGIONAL SITE CERTIFICATION.

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