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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs.

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Homes LEEDing the Way to Sustainability and Resiliency

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Homes LEEDing the Way to Sustainability and Resiliency. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 07:00. Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards for single-family residential projects. These are the single-family homes USGBC deemed outstanding in 2020. More 2020 LEED Homes Awards winners: Outstanding affordable projects.

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Good ESG Guidance Available in a Matter of Days

Green Building Law Update

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) plans to publish guidance for raters of corporate ESG performance in July. Alongside enhanced definitions, the EU is in the process of adopting standardized processes through its Non-Financial Reporting Directive and Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. In the U.S.,

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Maryland to Commit to World Economic Forum’s One Trillion Trees Initiative Tree Planting

Green Building Law Update

As such, the bill retroactively allows forest conservation that was completed in a then qualified forest mitigation bank on or before December 31, 2020, to be used, under both State and local forest conservation programs.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

As such, the bill retroactively allows qualified conservation that was completed in a forest mitigation bank on or before December 31, 2020, to be used, under both State and local forest conservation programs. The bill provides that it is the intent of the General Assembly that at least 500,000 of those trees be planted in underserved areas.

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SEC Alters Environmental Disclosure Requirements for First Time in 30 Years But

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A final rule the SEC adopted on August 26, 2020 and effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register may be more significant for what is not in the rule. Just last Saturday, the Wall Street Journal published an Op-Ed, “Sustainable Investing is a Self-Defeating Strategy.”.

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The Wild West of Solar Renewable Energy Credits

Green Building Law Update

Currently being phased in, the law requires that 2% of the energy come from solar-photovoltaic by 2020. In order to begin producing SRECs, a solar installation owner must apply for a one time certification from the Maryland Public Service Commission. REC SREC Sustainability credits energy renewable solar'

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