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Green Globes to be Approved in Maryland

Green Building Law Update

Last week the Maryland Green Building Council voted unanimously to recommend that Green Globes, at the two Green Globes level, be approved by the Maryland Secretaries of Budget and Management and General Services as a “high performance building” as defined in Maryland law. provides “in this section”. (2)

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Why You Care About the Revision to OMB Circular A-119?

Green Building Law Update

” “Green Globes and LEED are voluntary, consensus based standards” according to Kevin Kampschroer, director of the office of federal high-performance green buildings at the U.S. Department of Energy, Green Building Certification System Review. A-119 Circular Federal Globes Green Kaplow LEED OMB Stuart'

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Maybe We Should Rethink LEED Laws

Green Building Law Update

As you may recall, the Destiny USA project received over $200 million in tax-free financing through the federal government's Green Bonds program. I think it's safe to say the Green Bonds program was a failure. Did the US Green Building Council act appropriately in assisting the Destiny USA project? Green Building Council.

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Construction Law: March 2024

Construction Law

News Our regular news round up includes a call from insurance companies for pilot projects to find investment models for green infrastructure; failure of another legal challenge to the Stonehenge project; and a warning that the new Building Safety Regulator is looking for a high profile prosecution to make a point.

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Measuring a building’s embodied carbon

Construction Specifier

The magnitude of their impacts is the driving force behind many initiatives to improve tomorrow’s structures—from energy regulations and government procurement policies to green building rating systems and programs such as the Architecture 2030 Challenge.

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Combatting climate change could also boost procurement skills

Construction Law

The government says it has so far mobilised £26 billion of capital investment for the green industrial revolution which, along with regulations, will support up to 190,000 jobs by 2025, and up to 440,000 jobs by 2030, and leverage up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030. There will be a lot to oversee. Nick Barrett.

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8 essential steps for effective project cost estimation and budgeting

Fieldwire

For example, focusing on green projects in your county where recycled and carbon-neutral materials are paramount can make you the local authority in sustainability. Construction project stakeholders expect you to self-regulate and reflect on whether you’re up to the task. Digital data lends itself to analytics.