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Cannabis Retail Construction: How to Navigate the Green Rush

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Plus, having worked in many states and major cities, we’re familiar with the local construction landscape and can help anticipate regional considerations for labor, permitting and approvals. These facilities are designed to ensure a secure environment for everything from receiving deliveries to storing, displaying and selling the product.

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

Howard County, Maryland has become the first jurisdiction in the state and one of few places in the country to pass a mandatory “bird-friendly design” law for new construction of privately owned buildings. The bird-friendly design standards that the Director adopts by regulation and that are equivalent to Pilot Credit #55.

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Best Pool House Designs | Do I Need a Permit for a Pool House | What Is the Average Size of a Pool House

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Best Pool House Designs In summer, everyone needs a pool and begins to enjoy it, and it honestly is the wardrobe you can obtain for a summer holiday at home. Best pool house designs get all items you want near a pool. Do I Need a Permit for a Pool House? Based on what plan and design pool house you make, allows can be sizeable.

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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for third party green building certification. That UFC incorporates most of ASHRAE 189.1-2009.

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Smaller, Sustainable, and Stylish: The New American Home 2022

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The New American Home 2022 features a smaller total square footage than previous New American Homes in years past, but still maintains a sense of luxury and innovation with both artful and efficient design features. Because of a variety of permitting and design-related delays, the project could not get underway until late May of 2021.

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Baltimore City is Adopting the IgCC

Green Building Law Update

This evening an ordinance will be introduced in the Baltimore City Council for the purpose of adopting the International Green Construction Code. So, while it was controversial in 2007 when Baltimore mandating that privately owned building must be constructed green, Bill No. 14-0413 sponsored by Councilman James B.

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13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023

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13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/20/2023 - 08:21 Sustainability Biophilic design, microgrids, and decarbonization—these are three of the trends, technologies, and strategies IMEG’s market and service leaders believe are poised to have a growing impact on the built environment.