Green Building Law Update

APRIL 28, 2019

The Maryland General Assembly, the state’s legislative body meets in regular session for 90 days each year beginning the second Wednesday in January to act on more than 2,500 pieces of legislation. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The plaintiff is the municipal government of Baltimore, Maryland. Like a number of other state and local governments, Baltimore City filed this action against energy companies in Maryland state court, seeking to recover damages under state law for harms that it claims it has sustained and will sustain due to global climate change.

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Baltimore Maryland Claims Connecticut 207

Green Building Law Update

MAY 24, 2020

With all 50 states now in some stage of reopening from coronavirus pandemic closures, many commercial real estate owners are questioning if they can be liable for damages when someone, whether an employee of the business tenant or someone else, claims to have contracted COVID-19 at their building.

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Liability Commercial Claims Insurance 177

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

And these questions are not unfounded because as of November 1, 2020, legal industry databases of state and federal litigation are tracking more than 6,100 cases involving Covid-19 claims. All of this begs the question if a business owner’s premises liability insurance covers such claims? With Covid-19 spreading across the U.S.

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Liability Legal Claims Insurance 293

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 30, 2019

A lawsuit has been commenced in Maryland alleging that two net zero homes are not. The complaint avers multiple causes of action from breach of contract to fraudulent misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation to violation of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act.

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Maryland Housing Claims Green 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program.

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Maryland Regulation Electrical Legal 177

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

As attorneys we assist companies capturing opportunities while mitigating risks, including because our ESG efforts can be subject to attorney client privilege and confidential work product, it is our focused long term experience in sustainability law that truly advantages our clients in leveraging ESG risk as a business opportunity.

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Regulation Risk Sustainability Claims 156

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

All these years later, Maryland now joins a majority of other states and adopted the Daubert reliability factors, overruling Frye. courts risk being the next vehicle in the car wreck of confidence the public has in scientists. The majority replies in a footnote, “We do not reject the seriousness of this contention.”

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Risk Management. construction claims management. Author Bio Richard Kohn and William Lathem are Risk Consultants at Cobbs Allen. They work with construction clients to bridge the gap between their liabilities and protecting their assets while bringing innovative vision to insurance broking to solve a company’s risk challenges.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 19, 2015

Shaw Development, LLC, in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Somerset County, case no. Million, 23 unit luxury condominium and restaurant project in Crisfield, Maryland, called Captain’s Galley and substantially completed in 2006. That green building tax credit was monetized and sold to 5 Maryland taxpayers.

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Green Maryland Lien Certification 120

Green Building Law Update

JULY 19, 2015

Shaw Development, LLC, in the Circuit Court of Maryland for Somerset County, case no. Million, 23 unit luxury condominium and restaurant project in Crisfield, Maryland, called Captain’s Galley and substantially completed in 2006. That green building tax credit was monetized and sold to 5 Maryland taxpayers.

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Green Maryland Lien Certification 120

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

A business saying though an ESG statement on their website that they are concerned about modern slavery may sound nice, but in 2021 when so many are talking about ESG, that claim will not resonate and quite frankly falls short of what a private enterprise should be doing to prevent these crimes. Additionally, it is suggested in the U.S.

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Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2015

With an Order Of Judgment, in favor of Permapost Products Company against Weyerhaeuser Company filed on November 17, 2015, resolving the final third party claims, the more than 15 year old disputes and differences over the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center, in Annapolis, Maryland, are over.

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Foundation Liability Maryland Claims 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. to design the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, CBF’s headquarters, on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al, pending in the U.S.

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Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. to design the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, CBF’s headquarters, on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al , pending in the U.S.

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Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

MAY 30, 2021

A key component of our work is to provide counsel and advice in avoiding claims of greenwashing, or misleading communications, real or perceived, by business in their ESG disclosures. We remain committed to working with our clients to improve the quality and quantity of their ESG data while mitigating their risk.

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Regulation Sustainability IDEA United States 156

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 24, 2019

Green Building Council is being applauded for the release last week of the new pilot credit intended “to reduce the risk that illegally sourced, harvested or traded wood products are used in building.”. Samples of wood products or components that originate in countries with elevated risk of illegal logging and/or trade.

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Design Products Certification Legal 120

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

Zero costs associated with disputes and claims. Fewer disputes and claims. confidence and joint risk management in achieving project success. An analysis of the Maryland Department. Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration. Partnering: Tool for construction claims reduction.

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Construction Project Management Engineering Management 222

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Builders need to look past the immediate risks and think about where they want to go as a business and a housing provider,” he says. that claims to be the first major development in the state to create a high-quality neighborhood at attainable and affordable prices. With decades of potential gains, it can be a short learning curve.”.

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Construction Test

MAY 15, 2020

Accord Healthcare Ltd will supply hydroxychloroquine to 40,000 frontline doctors who are at risk of catching the coronavirus. The Wuhan Institute of Virology – in the city where the crisis began – claimed the drug was ‘highly effective’ in petri dish tests. Pictured, the medicine marketed as Plaquenil made by Sanofi.

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Claims US Risk Nebraska 26

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Be aware LEED water use reduction credits are frequently used to articulate potable water reduction requirements.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Internal Revenue Code Credits Adopted by Reference (AS 43.20.021): Under Alaska’s blanket adoption of the IRC, taxpayers can claim all federal incentive credits.

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. The program is capped at 10,000 new jobs being claimed each year by all participants; whereas a taxpayer is limited to a maximum of 400 new jobs per year.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

25, 2018) involved the construction of a biolab facility at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The contracting officer denied the claim, and the contractor appealed. As appellant concedes, design risk is transferred to contractors in the design-bid context, but not the risk of DSCs. Appeal of John C. Grimberg Co., 58791 (Oct.

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