Green Building Law Update

MARCH 18, 2014

Susan Dorn, general counsel of the USGBC, Abbey Hopper, director of the Maryland Energy Administration, and others will be presenting with me. EPDs LEED Product Sustainability TRACI declaration environmental' ” at the University of Baltimore School of Law on March 26 at 5:30 p.m. For details and to RSVP.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Today there are only a handful of community projects actually producing power in Arizona, Colorado, California and Maryland. But community solar appears poised to shine brightly.

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Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The bill requires the California Energy Commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Air Resources Board and other stakeholders, to evaluate and recommend policies for overcoming barriers to expanded use of geothermal heat pumps in the Golden State. Maryland Passes Geothermal Heat Pump Bill.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 4, 2014

Given that this most recent failed solar installer was based in Maryland, one of thirty states that created a RECs market, Maryland law is a good place to start. Under Maryland law, an SREC represents the generation attributes of 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity generation from a solar installation. But that is it.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Within each institute, manufacturers of all sizes partner with academia and government to share manufacturing technology and workforce challenges—and build a robust, sustainable R&D infrastructure. The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission voted to authorize $18.5 MARYLAND CONSOLIDATES ITS HIGH-TECH FIREPOWER.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

We caution companies not to make unqualified general environmental claims because ‘‘it is highly unlikely that marketers can substantiate all reasonable interpretations of these claims,’’ the Federal Trade Commission standard for environmental claims. The more likely and larger risk is certainly to reputation. yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

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 1001.3.2

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Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

Texas is the top-ranked state in our new cyber growth potential standings, followed by Virginia, Louisiana, Maryland and Georgia in the top five. In higher education, San Antonio’s six NSA Centers of Excellence specialize in cybersecurity research and education and support a sustainable cybersecurity workforce pipeline.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 11, 2021

ESG investing has been among the SEC’s priorities in 2021 and just this past Friday the Commission said that some businesses promoting ESG were potentially misleading investors having not adhered to global ESG frameworks or otherwise incorrectly pursuing those strategies from climate change to corporate diversity.

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Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2012

Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Ackerstein Sustainability LLC.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

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 Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1 Sec 1001.3.2

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As a prelude, initial insight from home builders, manufacturers, academics, and other industry watchers—several of whom are engaged in the working group to develop the road map—reveal key signposts to making off-site productive, sustainable, and profitable for home building. In more detail, those signposts are: Rethink and retool the process.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 22, 2013

Healthcare and biotechnology are among the key technologies that have been identified as being important for the future sustainable development of the Luxembourg economy. Frederick County, Maryland, is the prime location for bioscience companies to establish and continue their dynamic success in a global marketplace. Maryland Gov.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation requiring selected companies to articulate their basis for ESG disclosures. By way of example, we recently penned a blog post about Maryland Enacting A Corporate Diversity Benchmark in ESG. This is at the same time the U.S.

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JULY 24, 2019

The Grand Rapids region is home to industry leaders in applied technology, sustainable practices and industrial design. It will augment current R&D, engineering and manufacturing capabilities in Maryland and Europe operated by AST&Science and its subsidiary AST&Defense.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

A package of local government bills introduced on January 29th aim to ensure that Montgomery County, Maryland remains at the sustainability forefront. Bill 6-14 would create an Office of Sustainability. County Green LEED Local Government Sustainability building v4'

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

Applicants must meet the same qualification criteria as Advantage Arkansas and must be approved by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Energy Commission to develop and deploy alternative and renewable fuels and advanced transportation technologies to help attain the state’s climate change policies.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission Allison Herren Lee, offered insight into the future direction of mandatory climate change disclosures and new ESG regulation, when she directed the Division of Corporation Finance to enhance its focus on climate related disclosure in public company filings. On February 24, acting chair of the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 7, 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 Environmental & Energy Section on December 14, 2021 at noon. Registration will be open to all; not just lawyers. Save the Date.

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