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

Green Building Law Update

In 2008, the City Department of Planning began the current process to rewrite the Zoning Code. Last month, the City Planning Commission approved a draft Code focusing on sustainability recommending adoption by the City Council. · The keeping of livestock and animals is permitted.

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PACE in Maryland is Not Keeping Pace

Green Building Law Update

In 2008 I said Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans “ could be bigger than anything in U.S. Draft new and improved attorney prepared loan documents that work to ‘sell’ PACE. real estate since the invention of the glass window.”. By any measure, one is not an overwhelming success. the top 10% of a building).

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50 Shades of Green in Montgomery County

Green Building Law Update

Montgomery County was among the first local jurisdictions in the country, in 2008, to adopt a mandatory green building law for private building, requiring most new construction be LEED Certified. In large part, as a result of that law, Montgomery is touted as the county with the most LEED building in the nation.

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Louisiana Home Improvement Contractors License Requirements

Construction Law Monitor

Larose, LA, September 7, 2008 — (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Contractors can find out information on commercial, residential, home improvement and mold remediation. This application is less formal than the Residential Contractor license application. The LSLBC is a one stop shop for all things related to contractor licensing.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Architecture Firms Rebound in November

PSMJ Resources

While inquiries for new projects also increased sharply, the biggest gains were seen among residential and commercial/Industrial firms, and those in the Southern U.S. Commercial/industrial and residential firms are expecting stronger revenue growth than institutional firms. and Residential is up 55.8 ► 2008.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Small Cob.

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cob homes or studios that can be built in most localities without the need for a building permit, because they fall below the minimum square footage that is set by the standard International Residential Code. He is presenting a series of small (under 120 sq. Ive been around building in one form or another for most of my life.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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Since 2008, the U.S. The Marcellus Shale Formation, which contains nearly 500 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas, has seen more than 7,700 new wells drilled in Pennsylvania since 2008. With 32 ports statewide, Louisiana offers six deep-draft ports capable of transferring large quantities of cargo, is one of only two U.S.