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Maryland Expanding Green Building Thru Government Leases

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The Maryland Green Building Council recommended a broad and deep expansion of green building leasing by state government and the Maryland Department of General Services has agreed to enlarge what is a “high performance building” for the purposes of state government leasing. public private partnerships are the de rigueur).

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

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The 442nd session of the Maryland legislature adjourned on April 12, 2021. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. The new laws compiled below add to that already very green environmental regulatory scheme. Prohibition on Balloon Releases.

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Business Report: Maryland – Howard County Opens 3D Printing Prototype Lab

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3D Maryland, an initiative of the Howard County Economic Development Authority, has officially opened the state’s newest prototyping lab dedicated to the advancement of additive manufacturing, 3D printing and rapid technology. Thanks to the support we have received from Howard County, 3D Maryland is also getting national attention.

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On the 25th Anniversary of Lead Based Paint Disclosures

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who did manage to father one child despite that he enjoyed women as much as he enjoyed wine) and his successor, Caesar Augustus (. In 2018 there were 2,049 children in Maryland alone, reported to have at lease 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood. No level of lead exposure is considered safe.

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

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now requires “not less than 90% of the land-clearing debris, excluding invasive plant materials, shall be diverted from disposal in landfills and incinerators” versus 75% of building site waste management in 2012. Washington DC, Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Maryland, etc.) Sec 501.3.8.1 Sec 1001.3.2 The 2015 IgCC (.

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COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners

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And while reviewing insurance policies, it is also likely prudent to review liability provisions in tenant leases. Green Building Council that rolled out a series of pilot credits, including the well regarded Safety First: Managing Indoor Air Quality During COVID-19 credit.

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Biggest Construction Companies In The US

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Bovis Lend Lease. Management Resource Systems. Cajun Industries. Excel Contractors. Performance Contractors. Turner Industries Group. Boulos Company. Reed & Reed. Sargent Corp. Wright-Ryan. Clark Construction. Donohoe Construction. Harkins Builders. Whiting Turner. Massachusetts. Bond Brothers. Consigli Building Group. LPCiminelli.

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