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Is There Lead in the Drinking Water of Your Green School?

Green Building Law Update

Though most lead exposure occurs when people eat paint chips and inhale dust, the EPA estimates that up to 20% of lead exposure comes from drinking water. Other green building programs have similar targets. And you might want to test the water in your green building for lead. Lead is harmful to health, especially for children.

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New Green Building Tax Credit is a Progressive Effort

Green Building Law Update

At a time when the building industry is principally concerned with the impact of COVID-19 and the luster is off green building, the Montgomery County Council last Tuesday unanimously approved legislation “to accelerate the construction of highly energy efficient buildings and green retrofitting of existing buildings.”.

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ICC 700 Residential Green Certifications Will More Than Double in 2014

Green Building Law Update

Today there are 29,724 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard certified homes and lots. As the residential green code is on the cusp of eclipsing 30,000 certifications, more than a dozen governments across the country are evaluating adopting mandates or incentives tied to ICC 700.

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India Launches Estimated $21.6B First Green Hydrogen Hub

ENR Construction

Complex will develop 20 GW of clean energy projects and produce 1,500 tons per day of green hydrogen and 7,500 TPD of green methanol, sustainable aviation fuel and other derivatives, would finish in 2027, with second hub to complete by 2032.

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Brownfield Laws can Save Green Building and the Planet

Green Building Law Update

So, why then on the 20 th anniversary of many state brownfield programs, is there so little correlation between green buildings and brownfields? It is estimated that there are more than 450,000 brownfield sites across the U.S. the Assessment reveals a recognized environmental condition on the property).

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WELL at the Intersection of Human Health and Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council’s LEED certification program. Delos has joined forces with the Green Business Certification Inc. CBRE says it invested an estimated $3.60 The WELL Building Standard is designed to complement and work seamlessly with the U.S. GBCI is now also providing third party certification for WELL.

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FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Constructor

Organizing projects means defining roles and responsibilities, create a project charter, and develop high-level time and cost estimates. While doing planning for the project, effective and clear estimate of the time and costs are done. Organizing of the project is an important step towards planning of the project.