Remove 2008 Remove Drafting Remove Green
article thumbnail

New Green Building Tax Credit is a Progressive Effort

Green Building Law Update

At a time when the building industry is principally concerned with the impact of COVID-19 and the luster is off green building, the Montgomery County Council last Tuesday unanimously approved legislation “to accelerate the construction of highly energy efficient buildings and green retrofitting of existing buildings.”.

Green 177
article thumbnail

Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

Howard County has since 2008 been one of a limited number of jurisdictions across the country with a mandatory LEED green building law for private buildings. So yes, it is an unintended consequence of LEED green building that creates the solution to this environmental issue that it arguably contributed to.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Most Green Building Friendly Zoning Code in the Nation - Baltimore?

Green Building Law Update

Baltimore City is poised to adopt a new zoning code that is among the most ''green building friendly'' land use ordinances in the country. A green building friendly zoning ordinance is significant when so many local codes including land use ordinances across the country stand in the way of sustainability efforts.

Baltimore 120
article thumbnail

LEED is the Tool to Restrict Water Use in This Town

Green Building Law Update

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.

article thumbnail

Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. Beane didn’t achieve success by drafting players based on his emotional judgments or media-based hype. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |.

article thumbnail

Relationship between the designer and the contractor

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. Many of the contractors immediately shot down the concept with the age old line of questioning that pertains to the architects’ inability to draft an affordably reproduced plan and a perceived desire to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright on a modest budget. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008.

article thumbnail

Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. In that relatively short time frame I am able to draft an email from 30,000 feet and send it into the ether to any number of project team members. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. August 2008. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |.