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Green Globes to be Approved in Maryland

Green Building Law Update

Last week the Maryland Green Building Council voted unanimously to recommend that Green Globes, at the two Green Globes level, be approved by the Maryland Secretaries of Budget and Management and General Services as a “high performance building” as defined in Maryland law. of this article.

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2018 IgCC to be Adopted in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

In the more than 4,400 code adopting jurisdictions across the country only the town of Gaithersburg , Maryland has adopted the 2018 IgCC. To add flexibility while preserving sustainability, the enactments creates a new section eleven for electives, of which at least 10 points must be achieved. GBI Two Green Globes rating.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

The 442nd session of the Maryland legislature adjourned on April 12, 2021. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. The new laws compiled below add to that already very green environmental regulatory scheme.

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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. Jacqueline Lusk is a sustainability consultant at Lorax Partnerships and can be reached at jackie@loraxllc.com. ASHRAE 189.1

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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

And we wrote in a blog post in 2019 about a claim some 3,000 miles away on the opposite coast in Maryland, Net Zero Lawsuit filed Against Home Builder. For years, in our sustainability law practice, we have assisted businesses manage carbon asset risk. The more likely and larger risk is certainly to reputation.

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

Green Building Law Update

But draw your own conclusions: This 2018 IgCC contains requirements that address site sustainability, water use efficiency, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, materials and resources, and construction and plans for operation. On the very first page of the site sustainability provisions, sec 501.3.1.2 Sec 901.4.1.4.

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LEED Credit is Designed to Eliminate Illegal Wood in Buildings

Green Building Law Update

There may be no single subject matter more discussed with over the more than 20 year history of LEED than forest product certification. Documentary proof that the products are backed by a FLEGT license accepted under the European Union Timber Regulation. The European Union has similar timber regulation.

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