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50 Shades of Green in Montgomery County

Green Building Law Update

Green building will remain mandatory for new construction in Montgomery County, Maryland and effective December 1, 2017, the International Green Construction Code 2012 will be a permitted alternative. And the Council approved Executive Regulation 21-15 which adopts the IgCC 2012.

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Fireworks Cause Air Pollution But

Green Building Law Update

With that wide public sentiment for fireworks, there is actually almost no environmental regulation for the setting off of millions of little explosions of the more than 99% of fireworks imported from China. In many locales individual fireworks displays do not even require a permit. Levels drop back down by noon on July 5 (.

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The Ramifications of this IgCC Enactment are of National Import

Green Building Law Update

On September 28, 2016, the County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland submitted Executive Regulation 21-15, which adopts the International Green Construction Code 2012, to the County Council. Note, that Montgomery County is not adopting the current 2015 version of the IgCC.

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Montgomery County to Abandon LEED Mandating IgCC for All Building

Green Building Law Update

Proposed as Executive Regulation #21-15, by a notice published in the Montgomery County Register on December 1, 2015, the green building code will cover all new buildings and additions 5,000 square feet and larger. Note, that Montgomery County is not adopting the 2015 International Green Construction Code. buildings, anywhere.

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Rare Earth Metal Theft by Catalytic Converter

Green Building Law Update

The National Insurance Crime Bureau, the public source for vehicle theft data reported to insurance companies, stopped tracking catalytic converter thefts in 2015. EPA generally does not permit the installation of used catalytic converters , so it is clear they are being stolen for recycling of the rare earth metals.

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City of Rockville Implementing the IgCC

Green Building Law Update

And while some observers expressed surprise that the City with all those LEED projects opted to repeal that mandate in favor of the IgCC effective July 1, 2015, no one is surprised that with all that green building experience, the local regulation enacting the IgCC is elegant. or the National Green Building Standard (ICC 700-2012).

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Baltimore City is Adopting the IgCC

Green Building Law Update

A change in the existing code is necessitated by the USGBC’s June 1, 2015 effective for LEED v4, when projects will no longer be able to register under LEED 2009, because the Baltimore City Green Building Standard piggybacks on LEED 2009 metrics and forms. Waivers may be key for projects that have been designed, but not yet permitted.

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