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Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS

Green Building Law Update

Prior to the just concluded session of the Maryland legislature, the State’s laws and regulations were silent with regard to PFAS chemicals including PFOA. At worst, Maryland could have been criticized along with the Federal government and other states, for failing to regulate PFAS as a hazardous substance.

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Maryland: Green Energy Institute Brings Innovation To Market

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T he Maryland state legislature has allocated $7.5 million to the University of Maryland to create a green energy research center. The goal of the Green Energy Institute—a collaboration between the University of Maryland Energy Research Center (UMERC) at the A. From the September/October 2017 Issue. Larry Hogan, with Lt.

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Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

Green Building Law Update

Of note, the landowners’ proposed cleanup exceeds that found necessary to protect human health and the environment by EPA in the CERCLA cleanup agreed to in the settlement with Atlantic Richfield. The landowners estimate that their cleanup would cost Atlantic Richfield $50 to $58 million.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Organizations that provide leadership and commitment to collaborative environments are rare. Common data environment (glossary of terms and definitions, locally researched detailed unit price cost data). Partnering in a unit price environment. management of knowledge in project environments. Shared vision. Badenfelt, U.

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

was founded in 1995 to, among other things, promote voluntary product and industry programs that support safe, healthy, and sustainable environments. Overall, the resilient floor covering industry has been proactive in initiatives that support the environment and health and wellness within the built environment.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Bill Lee has cited TN’s business-friendly environment in several recent project announcements. This expansion in Jackson underscores the ripe environment for job creation and investment we’ve fostered here in Tennessee,” Rolfe said at the project announcement. San Antonio’s cybersecurity industry is mature and growing stronger.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

Business Facilities

According to Bailey, companies locating in Colorado benefit from one of the nation’s most educated workforces, non-stop connectivity to domestic and international business centers, a low-tax environment and a diversified industry portfolio of high-growth start-ups and established Fortune 500 firms.