Pro Builder

JANUARY 5, 2022

As you complete each page, click Save Draft and you will be able to close the survey and come back to complete it. The Housing Giants entry form below requires your company information for the calendar year 2021, or your latest fiscal year.

Housing 52

Housing Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Rhode Island 52

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 5, 2021

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “ESG an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. Potable water use reduction may be the most important ESG factor.

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Mississippi New York New York City Memphis 156

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

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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Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

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.

Liability 120

Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 16, 2022

25, 2018) involved the construction of a biolab facility at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Another lesson learned is the importance of “reasonableness” when drafting or submitting claims. Appeal of John C. Grimberg Co., 58791 (Oct. The contract was a design-build contract. In the end, reasonableness matters.

Claims 62

Claims Bidding Contract Construction 62

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 22, 2014

The Maryland legislature enacted enabling legislation permitting local governments to adopt the IgCC in 2011 and Baltimore will be the first to do so. Although as this bill is introduced, Montgomery County, Maryland is preparing legislation to repeal its existing LEED centric mandate replacing it with the IgCC.

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Baltimore Green Permits Maryland 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 5, 2015

While much attention was given last week to California Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order, in response to that state’s long running drought, seeking to reduce overall water use by 25%, there may be more to be learned from how the small Town of Hampstead in Maryland responded to its own water crisis in 2008.

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Commissioning Green Maryland Drafting 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 25, 2017

But today, despite Maryland having enacted a PACE enabling law in 2014, only one PACE loan has closed in the State. I was asked recently to recommend how PACE in Maryland could be improved. What follows is my top 10 list actions to make PACE a success in Maryland. real estate since the invention of the glass window.”.

Maryland 136

Maryland Lien Finance Cash Flow 136

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. Surprisingly, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing the disputed green building matter that was the issue resulting in a party to the contract seeking legal advice.

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Drafting Green Contract Documentation 120

FDR Safety

APRIL 27, 2017

USPS faces $111K in fines after OSHA inspection again finds hazards at Maryland facility. OSHA wants to hear from the public on draft Process Safety Management guidance documents. Illinois contractor fined $267K after continuing to expose workers to fall hazards.

OSHA 149

OSHA Safety Injury Employment 149

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 27, 2022

I believe that this scholarship has given me a huge step into the computer drafting and design field. Jack DeBaugh of Maryland, Freshman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts . Looking back, I realize that my design has the potential to be used in the real world. . Tell us about your submission.

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Innovation Industrial Construction Massachusetts 105

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 6, 2020

RGGI is a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont to cap and reduce CO2 emissions. The draft Ordinance is essential reading for anyone interested in environmental matters in our current climate. More common in the U.S.

Portland 280

Portland Rhode Island Maryland Income 280

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 24, 2022

We are drafting comments to the SEC on behalf of clients to the proposed, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” rule. Given the impact that this rule will have on the economy not to mention individual businesses in America, you should comment to the SEC. Comments are due before May 20.

Regulation 156

Regulation Accounting Drafting Organization 156

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In response to criticism of that deafening silence in the ratings systems, there is a LEED v4 pilot credit available for Social Equity within the Supply Chain , the original draft of which was informed by the BIFMA e3 furniture sustainability standard, although it is rarely pursued, that addresses workers who are involved in the production of materials (..)

Equity 257

Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The drafting process was widely criticized resulting in a document that has never been enacted anywhere, and likely should not ever be adopted as code. Washington DC, Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Maryland, etc.) Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. The 2015 IgCC (.

Green 156

Green Maryland Site Certification 156

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

According to Maryland Gov. This new 50-foot-deep berth and these cranes were absolutely critical to the long-term future of the Port of Baltimore, enabling Maryland to retain existing business and jobs while allowing us to accommodate new business and create new jobs that will come aboard the larger ships that are on the horizon,” said Gov.

Baltimore 88

Baltimore Delaware New Jersey Virginia 88

Green Building Law Update

MAY 26, 2019

GSA is now undertaking the next 5 year review and last week released a draft report of its recommendations. The trend nationally is for government to branch out from the days of old LEED only, allowing any of a variety of green building programs, as Maryland is expected to do next month. GSA researched the U.S.

Green 45

Green BOMA Certification Sustainability 45

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The 2018 IgCC is a modernization of a good standard in an emergent field, best suited to be edited and revised for use as a voluntary compliance code (as its predecessor has been adopted in Maryland) promoting sustainability and energy efficiency and this law firm is already drafting edits to 2018 IgCC enacting legislation for industry and government. (..)

Green 136

Green Certification Site Sustainability 136

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 6, 2019

the credit requires a three year monitoring plan to identify and document locations where repeated bird strikes occur such that potential design solutions can be implemented. The credit language is here.

Green 24

Green Estimating Injury Drafting 24

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

By way of example, we recently penned a blog post about Maryland Enacting A Corporate Diversity Benchmark in ESG. Again, utilizing a third party created criteria, in this instance a LEED credit (actually originally drafted by the American Bird Conservancy for the U.S.

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Legal Risk Green Claims 156

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Program regulations are currently being drafted to include the expanded definition for “Advanced Manufacturers.” MARYLAND – updated for 2014. Maryland Resources for Business. Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Programs. ” For more information, please visit this link.

Income 108

Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

25, 2018) involved the construction of a biolab facility at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Another lesson learned is the importance of “reasonableness” when drafting or submitting claims. Appeal of John C. Grimberg Co., 58791 (Oct. The contract was a design-build contract.

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Site Contractors Design Bidding 48

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 23, 2016

On September 28, 2016, the County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland submitted Executive Regulation 21-15, which adopts the International Green Construction Code 2012, to the County Council. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed IgCC within 60 days after receiving it, the green code is automatically approved.

Maryland 120

Maryland Regulation Baltimore Green 120

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Green building will remain mandatory for new construction in Montgomery County, Maryland and effective December 1, 2017, the International Green Construction Code 2012 will be a permitted alternative. Maryland is expected to approve the IgCC 2015 early next year when it approves the 2018 version of the other I codes.

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Green Maryland Regulation Permits 120