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Top 10 Environmental Blog Posts of 2020

Green Building Law Update

As we look back at my most read blog posts in 2020, at a time when most of us have accepted that we will never go back to exactly the way things were, we are no doubt collectively ready for a new year, and I am incredibly excited about the prospects for environmental law. Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS.

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HRECs in a Phase l are Not Recognized Environmental Conditions

Green Building Law Update

By way of background, a Phase I environmental site assessment is the process of evaluating a property’s environmental conditions and assessing potential liability for contamination. I wrote a blog post in January about the huge expansion in the space, Phase I Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020.

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Supreme Court to decide Climate Change Case

Green Building Law Update

Those lawsuits primarily assert that the extraction, production, sale, and promotion of fossil fuels constitute a public nuisance and give rise to product liability under state common law and state consumer protection statutes; the plaintiffs are seeking relief largely in the form of compensatory and punitive damages.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril

Green Building Law Update

Or, if you are moving to a new home in the same utility district, then where permitted by the local utility, the system can be moved to your new home. In 2020, when cursed energy is “out” and dark energy is “in” leaders in the solar industry have projected there will be more than 2 Million new solar installations this year alone.

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Will GFCI Revisions for Manufacturers Confuse the Trades?

Pro Builder

Mon, 09/21/2020 - 06:00. However, the 2015 revision unfortunately permitted differing sets of requirements for GFCI circuit breakers and for GFCI receptacles. Will GFCI Revisions for Manufacturers Confuse the Trades? The first GFCI’s were circuit breakers and GFCI receptacles were introduced in 1971.

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GIVEAWAY #5: AUTODESK SWAG PACK

Construction Junkie

The final contest for giveaway week 2020 is Autodesk! Last day to subscribe and be entered is May 5, 2020. No transfer, substitution or cash alternative permitted, except by Construction Junkie, LLC in its sole discretion. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Limit: One Prize per person/family/household.

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GIVEAWAY #1: DEWALT PRIZE PACK

Construction Junkie

Comment on our Instagram contest post (tag a construction buddy and say something nice about them) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Construction Junkie (@constructionjunkie) on Apr 27, 2020 at 9:43am PDT Official Contest Rules for DeWalt Prize Pack Giveaway No purchase is necessary to enter or win.

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