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Washington, DC issues permit for preliminary hyperloop work

Construction Dive

The permit, which lacks details, was issued to the Boring Company, owned by Elon Musk, just weeks after Baltimore issued a similar permit.

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Kimley-Horn eliminates the guesswork of electric vehicle charger site selection

BD+C

has 145,000 public Level 2 and direct-current (DC) fast charging ports. million combined Level 2 chargers and DC fast charging ports—16 times today’s number— according to S&P Global Mobility. Kimley-Horn has planned, designed, or permitted more than 15,000 EV chargers nationwide. To meet 2030’s EV charging needs, the U.S.

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Rare Earth Metal Theft by Catalytic Converter

Green Building Law Update

EPA generally does not permit the installation of used catalytic converters , so it is clear they are being stolen for recycling of the rare earth metals. because the gasoline engine does not run fulltime so the metals in the pollution control device last longer, but also because it is easy to separate from the vehicle.

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Fireworks Cause Air Pollution But

Green Building Law Update

49 states plus DC allow some or all types of consumer fireworks (. 49 states plus DC allow some or all types of consumer fireworks (. In many locales individual fireworks displays do not even require a permit. But, San Diego does regulate fireworks for locations near the coast, requiring expensive permits (.

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Organic on the FTC Agenda

Green Building Law Update

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. The FTC will post a link on their event page just before the roundtable begins.

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City of Rockville Implementing the IgCC

Green Building Law Update

Prior to building permit, the applicant must provide the information required in IgCC Appendix A (project electives), an energy report, a waste management report, an indoor air quality management plan and commissioning plan, each demonstrating compliance with the IgCC. or the National Green Building Standard (ICC 700-2012).

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COVID-19 workplace updates: financial & environmental impact

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Increase outdoor air ventilation (disable demand-controlled ventilation and open outdoor air dampers to 100% as indoor and outdoor conditions permit). Size of PV system that would need to be installed to directly offset the increase (in kW DC per 1,000 SF of building). Improve central air and other HVAC filtration to MERV 13. •