Green Building Law Update

MARCH 30, 2015

By statute all solar panels are pervious in Maryland. Of course that doesn’t mean that rain actually passes through the solar panels or that in Maryland the panels are constructed to be any more permeable than elsewhere. Unfortunately, the law to date has had little, if any, effect in Maryland.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 28, 2019

The Maryland General Assembly, the state’s legislative body meets in regular session for 90 days each year beginning the second Wednesday in January to act on more than 2,500 pieces of legislation. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Maryland is primed to expand and incentivize use of the International Green Construction Code. In 2011, Maryland was the first state in the country to authorize use of the IgCC for private and public construction. It is not surprising the IgCC found Maryland fertile ground. All government construction must be LEED Silver.

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Maryland Green Baltimore Regulation 120

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is proposing to rewrite the longstanding 100 year floodplain standard for federally funded projects such that most building would now have to be 2 feet freeboard. The nomenclature is important. It is a common misunderstanding that a 100 year flood is likely to occur only once in 100 years.

Regulation 195

Regulation Zoning Insurance Maryland 195

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

13, 2020, Labor published a final rule on “ Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments ,” which adopted amendments to the “Investment Duties” regulation under Title I of ERISA. By way of background, on Nov.

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Plans Management Regulation Risk 156

Green Building Law Update

MAY 1, 2022

With the federal government and state of Maryland each having announced within days of each other, the mandated disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we have received, maybe not surprising, many calls in the last two weeks inquiring “what are GHGs?” and “what are Scope 3 GHG emissions (. and “what are Scope 3 GHG emissions (.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 29, 2023

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a regulation to finally resolve and codify the legal principal that an incidental bird take resulting from an otherwise lawful activity, for example a sparrows flies into a solar panel, is not prohibited under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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Regulation Legal United States New York 288

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 25, 2021

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.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 31, 2016

The City of Rockville, Maryland has adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as mandatory for all commercial and multi family building. city with a population below 100,000 and Rockville is in Maryland, ranked number 2 among all states for LEED building per capita. or the National Green Building Standard (ICC 700-2012).

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Construction Specifier

AUGUST 31, 2021

Beyond the global pandemic and events in the news, both episodic weather events and new environmental regulations are placing extreme demand on building materials, including insulation. Extreme weather, climate concerns, and new regulations. Managing stormwater runoff is a good example.

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Regulation United States Life Cycle Sustainability 52

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

It is important to accept that EPA’s authority to regulate recycling is fuzzy at best, beyond the agency’s implementation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. What may be called for is a better approach to resource use and operation of buildings. Most solid waste collection in the U.S. is at the municipal level.

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Drafting Resource Baltimore Materials 234

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 30, 2022

In the most compelling response, 86% believe there will be mandatory ESG disclosures and more ESG regulation within the next 12 months. Particularly forward thinking and looking for certainty, 62% favor mandatory ESG disclosures and more ESG regulation within the next 12 months. This post originally appeared in that blog.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

management. Journal of Management in Engineering, 10(6), 26-29. management in the UK construction industry. Management, 6(3), 159-168. International Journal of Project Management, 25(4), 386-393. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(3), 225-234. Management Institute. Akintoye, A.,

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Construction Project Management Engineering Management 222

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

While there are more than 2,000 new federal, state and local statutes, regulations and executive orders enacted in a matter of months to respond to the pandemic, likely more than have ever been enacted in the U.S. With Covid-19 spreading across the U.S. on a single topic in such a short period, few have directly impacted matters of liability.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 10, 2019

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. who was sterile), and was a contributing factor in the fall of the Roman empire.

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Leases Inspections Contract Regulation 136

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Some of what we will write about does not exist, from proposed state statutes to promised federal regulation, and more. Gleaning the Direction of ESG Regulation. Department of Labor Proposes to Remove Barriers to Considering ESG in Plan Management. Bury Your Head in the Sand and ESG will Go Away.

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Risk US Regulation Innovation 156

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. Creating an site-specific occupational safety and health program by mid-management (foremen, superintendents, directors).

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OSHA Safety Injury Employment 149

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Bill 10-20 dramatically upgrades the Maryland county’s existing green building real property tax credit, prioritizing energy reduction in the name of GHG emission reduction, in new and existing commercial and multifamily buildings and ensuring incentives are now given only for buildings that surpass requirements of the County’s building code.

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Green Certification Maryland Commercial 177

FDR Safety

JUNE 19, 2018

Hiring managers, the people responsible for filling positions, make up this group. New employees must be properly trained, reminded and encouraged to consistently follow the safety rules and regulations of the job site, but also to understand the reason why they must follow all rules.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 2, 2022

assets under management are dedicated to ESG related strategies, according to the Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, and that dollar amount is expected to grow at a greater velocity in 2022than the 20% last year. There has been an obvious if not dramatic shift in Western society’s demand for matters ESG.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

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 901.4.1.4. Sec 1001.3.2

Green 156

Green Maryland Site Certification 156

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 24, 2019

Samples shall be accompanied by a map of the Forest Management Unit of origin. Documentary proof that the products are backed by a FLEGT license accepted under the European Union Timber Regulation. Wood that is not certified as managed is not illegal. It is simply not from a managed tree.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 22, 2015

These are pre-hire agreements between a general contractor or a construction manager and a designated collective bargaining representative for all labor on the project. By Bruce Jervis Project Labor Agreements are controversial. The court concluded there was conflicting evidence on the effect of PLAs on non-union contractors.

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Agreement Union Bargains Maryland 48

Green Building Law Update

MAY 29, 2016

possibly rooftops are better utilized for greywater collection, storm water management, combatting urban heat island effect, etc.)? Whether in Santa Monica or Baltimore, there is still the very real unanswered question of whether or not onsite renewable energy mandates are good energy policy or environmental policy (e.g.,

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Baltimore Los Angeles Electrical San Francisco 198

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Numbers are difficult to quantify but one of the world’s largest investment banks, based in Europe, has said that by 2020 it expects half of assets managed by investment companies to have expressed ESG considerations. If public companies determine that investors desire ESG disclosures, management will evaluate the risk and respond.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

California ranks highest overall in efforts to modernize its electric grid, while Illinois, Texas, Maryland and Oregon round out the top five, according to the fourth Grid Modernization Index (GMI-4). Maryland and Oregon rank fourth and fifth respectively.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 29, 2016

possibly rooftops are better utilized for greywater collection, storm water management, combatting urban heat island effect, etc.)? Whether in Santa Monica or Baltimore, there is still the very real unanswered question of whether or not onsite renewable energy mandates are good energy policy or environmental policy (e.g.,

Baltimore 120

Baltimore Los Angeles Electrical San Francisco 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 26, 2020

EPA has managed an extensive cleanup at the site, working with Atlantic Richfield to remediate more than 800 residential and commercial properties; remove 10 million cubic yards of tailings, mine waste, and contaminated soil; cap in place 500 million cubic yards of waste over 5,000 acres; and reclaim 12,500 acres of land.

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Claims Montana Permits Liability 156

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Maryland and Delaware (leaders on the East Coast) each move up a spot to fourth and fifth respectively. Utilities’ proposals include additional smart meters, experiments with time-of-use and critical peak pricing tariffs, and DER management systems. Rounding out the top 10 are Washington, DC; Oregon; Arizona; Pennsylvania; and Georgia.

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Illinois Electrical California Texas 40

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Making the Shift to Off-Site Construction Requires Change Management Top to Bottom. Van Metre Homes , which builds 400 to 600 single-family homes per year in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia, manufactures walls, roof trusses, stairs, and doors from its own factory on 26 acres in Winchester, Va. | Photo: courtesy Entekra.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

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. Sec 501.3.8.1 Sec 901.4.1.4. Sec 1001.3.2 It is not clear that ongoing requirements are desirable, like the sec 1001.1.3.2.1.5

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Green Certification Site Sustainability 136

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 11, 2017

King, Managing Director of the Quonset Development Corporation. Our highly educated workforce, dynamic ecosystem of technology companies and proximity to policymakers and regulators make this region highly attractive to companies looking to start or grow a technology business or practice here,” said Kilberg.

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Rhode Island Colorado Maryland Innovation 56

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 24, 2022

As noted in the proposal itself, the regulation builds on the SEC’s previous rules and guidance on climate related disclosures, which date back to the 1970s. The resultant regulation will change the way business and the economy function. This proposed rule may well alter the trajectory of the U.S.

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Regulation Accounting Drafting Organization 156

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 11, 2021

13, 2020, Labor published a final rule on “ Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments ,” which adopted amendments to the “Investment Duties” regulation under Title I of ERISA. including, advancing the use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in investments. By way of background, on Nov.

Regulation 156

Regulation Security Plans Risk 156

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

And we wrote in a blog post in 2019 about a claim some 3,000 miles away on the opposite coast in Maryland, Net Zero Lawsuit filed Against Home Builder. For years, in our sustainability law practice, we have assisted businesses manage carbon asset risk. The more likely and larger risk is certainly to reputation.

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Risk Claims Legal Agreement 156

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. To receive abatement for any or all of these taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation.

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