Green Building Law Update

JUNE 5, 2016

Maryland Governor Lawrence J. Specifically, Governor Hogan announced he was vetoing House Bill 1106 – Clean Energy Jobs – Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Revisions, as enacted in the just concluded 2016 Maryland General Assembly session. of their total electric supply into Maryland. This includes 12.7%

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 28, 2019

The Maryland General Assembly, the state’s legislative body meets in regular session for 90 days each year beginning the second Wednesday in January to act on more than 2,500 pieces of legislation. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state.

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BD+C

AUGUST 27, 2020

submitted an emergency certificate of need to the state of Maryland’s Healthcare Commission, which one day later approved the hospital’s plan for its permanent 2 South Regional Infection Containment Wing to support COVID-19 infected patients. On March 20, Meritus Health Center in Hagerstown, Md.,

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 9, 2018

At a time when solar panels are de riguere a recent decision by a Maryland appellate court limiting the authority of local governments to regulate the location and specifics of construction of a solar farm has broad implications far beyond this case. The Washington County Board of Zoning Appeals granted the relief requested.

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ENR Construction

MAY 15, 2017

Officials in Maryland paved the way last week for what they are calling the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind projects. The Maryland Public Service Commission granted offshore wind renewable energy credits, otherwise known as ORECs, to two proposed wind projects with a combined value of $2.09

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 29, 2021

A limited number of companies are Maryland based, but the State’s newly enacted corporate diversity statute is a particularly good benchmark, among otherwise woolly risk factors, when seeking to mitigate risk in addressing the governance component of ESG. Constitution or Maryland’s Constitution. We suggest not.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 4, 2014

Given that this most recent failed solar installer was based in Maryland, one of thirty states that created a RECs market, Maryland law is a good place to start. Under Maryland law, an SREC represents the generation attributes of 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity generation from a solar installation. But that is it.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 29, 2013

MARYLAND FAST FACTS. We are proud to have a ten year track record of safe, responsible power production in Cecil County and look forward to working with the County and the State of Maryland during their review of our proposal.”. Further, Maryland’s power plant fleet is aging and unable to meet statewide energy needs.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 31, 2016

The City of Rockville, Maryland has adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as mandatory for all commercial and multi family building. city with a population below 100,000 and Rockville is in Maryland, ranked number 2 among all states for LEED building per capita.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 4, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission announced last Friday that it approved a final order settling charges that American Plastic Manufacturing, Inc. with Ida Cheinman for USGBC Maryland in Baltimore. Commission FTC Federal Green Kaplow Marketing Trade biodegradability'

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 5, 2015

While much attention was given last week to California Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order, in response to that state’s long running drought, seeking to reduce overall water use by 25%, there may be more to be learned from how the small Town of Hampstead in Maryland responded to its own water crisis in 2008.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 24, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission issued a long awaited proposed new ESG rule to mandate climate risk disclosures by public companies and other businesses in their supply chains. We posted some weeks ago when the U.S. In response to request for comment 147., “yes”

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 17, 2017

needed to be completed within 21 months after the contract award so that the Montgomery County Public Schools and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission could occupy the facilities. Delivered under a design-build contract, this project in an outer suburb of Washington, D.C.,

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

We caution companies not to make unqualified general environmental claims because ‘‘it is highly unlikely that marketers can substantiate all reasonable interpretations of these claims,’’ the Federal Trade Commission standard for environmental claims. The more likely and larger risk is certainly to reputation.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

A regulatory required program in Maryland, available through BGE and other utilities, encourages energy savings pursued through the LEED credit for implementing Enhanced Commission Services. Funding is available for up to 50% of the cost of achieving the Enhanced Commissioning LEED credit, up to $20,000 per project.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

A regulatory required program in Maryland, available through BGE and other utilities, encourages energy savings pursued through the LEED credit for implementing Enhanced Commission Services. Funding is available for up to 50% of the cost of achieving the Enhanced Commissioning LEED credit, up to $20,000 per project.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Today there are only a handful of community projects actually producing power in Arizona, Colorado, California and Maryland. But community solar appears poised to shine brightly.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 18, 2014

Susan Dorn, general counsel of the USGBC, Abbey Hopper, director of the Maryland Energy Administration, and others will be presenting with me. The White paper is legally not correct, but who would seek legal advice from architects (even a well respected architecture firm like Perkins+Will)? For details and to RSVP.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The reworked provisions for construction and plans for operation , now combined in chapter 10, are much more than systems commissioning. Washington DC, Baltimore City, Montgomery County, Maryland, etc.) This type of provision was attacked when it was proposed in the past as being anti redevelopment. Sec 1001.3.2 The 2015 IgCC (.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 10, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission issued revised “Green Guides” , 16 CFR Part 260, in late 2012 that are designed to help ensure that claims made about the environmental attributes are truthful and non-deceptive under Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. ” on March 26 at 5:30 p.m. For details and to RSVP.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 5, 2022

With proposed federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring GHG disclosure and new state statutes, including a new Maryland law that requires not only disclosure, but also a mandated reduction in GHG emissions, a greater appreciation of the subject of GHG appears in order.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 24, 2013

Each ton of coal exported supported 1,320 jobs, said the study commissioned by NMA to document the broad benefits of U.S. The benefits have been especially rich for the top exporting states, including Virginia, Louisiana and Maryland. million tons exported last year, a record volume. coal exports. “The U.S. Mid Atlantic U.S.

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Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The bill requires the California Energy Commission, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission, the Air Resources Board and other stakeholders, to evaluate and recommend policies for overcoming barriers to expanded use of geothermal heat pumps in the Golden State. Maryland Passes Geothermal Heat Pump Bill.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 29, 2014

.” In a ceremonial groundbreaking event at the construction site in O’Fallon, MO, dozens of key state leaders joined Ameren executives and special guest speakers including O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy; Missouri Public Service Commission Chairman Robert S. Kenney; and Llona Weiss, Director of the Missouri Division of Energy.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission voted to authorize $18.5 MARYLAND CONSOLIDATES ITS HIGH-TECH FIREPOWER. Tamie Howie, CRTC’s Executive Director was named as the new Maryland Tech Council CEO. The 16-employee Maryland Tech Council will be based in Rockville, and have offices in Annapolis.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Building enclosure commissioning agent (BECxA): A BECxA, if engaged on the project, provides third-party peer review of the curtain wall design and construction during design-assist, particularly for custom curtain wall projects. Testing agencies are often contracted directly to the owner or the GC.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The reworked provisions for construction and plans for operation , now combined in chapter 10, are much more than systems commissioning. This type of provision was attacked when it was proposed in the past as being anti redevelopment. Sec 1001.3.2

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation requiring selected companies to articulate their basis for ESG disclosures. By way of example, we recently penned a blog post about Maryland Enacting A Corporate Diversity Benchmark in ESG. This is at the same time the U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

According to Maryland Gov. This new 50-foot-deep berth and these cranes were absolutely critical to the long-term future of the Port of Baltimore, enabling Maryland to retain existing business and jobs while allowing us to accommodate new business and create new jobs that will come aboard the larger ships that are on the horizon,” said Gov.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 22, 2013

Frederick County, Maryland, is the prime location for bioscience companies to establish and continue their dynamic success in a global marketplace. Already home to more than 70 cutting edge bioscience companies, Frederick County has the second largest cluster of bioscience companies in Maryland. Maryland Gov.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

I am pleased to be speaking on “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” at the Maryland State Bar Association 2021 Legal Excellence Week, Corporate Council Institute on November 16, 2021. You can register to attend in person or online.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 7, 2020

The 71 day session of the Maryland General Assembly was for the first time since the Civil War cut short from the prescribed 90 days (. of note, the legislature has met for 90 days since the predecessor, appointed not elected, General Assembly of Maryland was first called together in 1635 in St. Real Estate Commission.

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Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

Texas is the top-ranked state in our new cyber growth potential standings, followed by Virginia, Louisiana, Maryland and Georgia in the top five. Since last year, Cypress Creek Renewables has asked the North Carolina Utilities Commission for solar farm certificates to facilitate 15 projects worth more than $1.8

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Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

It will augment current R&D, engineering and manufacturing capabilities in Maryland and Europe operated by AST&Science and its subsidiary AST&Defense. home to over 12 million square feet of commissioned data center space, representing over 800 megawatts of commissioned power.

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Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2012

Chatham County Commission. International Commissioning Engineers West, Inc. Commissioning & Green Building Solutions, Inc. Commissioning WorCx. TriStar Commissioning, Inc. USGBC Maryland Chapter. Center for Sustainable Building Research. Cerama-Tech of Southern Nevada. Certified Building Analysis LLC.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. The credit is prorated on an.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 11, 2021

ESG investing has been among the SEC’s priorities in 2021 and just this past Friday the Commission said that some businesses promoting ESG were potentially misleading investors having not adhered to global ESG frameworks or otherwise incorrectly pursuing those strategies from climate change to corporate diversity.

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