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This evening an ordinance will be introduced in the Baltimore City Council for the purpose of adopting the International Green Construction Code. So, while it was controversial in 2007 when Baltimore mandating that privately owned building must be constructed green, Bill No. But make no mistake, Baltimore is not greenwashing.
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Washington DC, Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Maryland, etc.) Sec 901.4.1.4. Beyond a minimum 50% of nonhazardous construction and demolition waste diversion requirement, that tracks the 2012 requirement, what is new is sec 901.3.1.2 that will be best served updating those mandates with required 2015 IgCC compliance. The 2015 IgCC (.
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