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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. of note, the predecessor, appointed not elected, General Assembly of Maryland was first called together in 1635 in St. 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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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The 440th session of the Maryland General Assembly commenced on January 8, 2020. of note, the predecessor, appointed not elected, General Assembly of Maryland was first called together in 1635 in St. 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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Brownfield Laws can Save Green Building and the Planet

Green Building Law Update

So, why then on the 20 th anniversary of many state brownfield programs, is there so little correlation between green buildings and brownfields? But, only 6% of LEED new construction projects have achieved the Brownfield Redevelopment credit (i.e., the Maryland Voluntary Cleanup Program) seeking “inculpable person” status.

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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

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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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

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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Lawsuit over First LEED Platinum Building is Over

Green Building Law Update

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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PACE Bill Due in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

PACE loan programs, where payments for energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy improvements to real estate are made through a building owner’s property tax bill are gaining acceptance nationally including being implemented across Maryland. Maryland is typical.

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