Green Building Law Update

JUNE 9, 2019

In response to an act of the Maryland legislature in 2018, the state is proposing a watershed revamp of its current mandatory green building requirements for new public school buildings. Or in the alternative, the Maryland Green Building Council finds a third party opinion (i.e., The public is being invited to comment on the proposal.

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Maryland Green Certification Guidelines 168

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 16, 2024

Inside the Baltimore Bridge Collapse & Potential Legal Liabilities ccapoccia Tue, 04/16/2024 - 11:55 In the early hours of March 26, 2024, a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The bridge’s collapse was immediate; within seconds, the span crumpled and fell into the water below.

Baltimore 366

Baltimore Liability Legal Maryland 366

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

During the 2019 legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly enacted what will be the first statewide ban of expanded polystyrene foam. But maybe not in Maryland? Maryland politicians should not be criticized because this new law will no doubt be popular in the very progressive Maryland.

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Maryland Products New York Regulation 156

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 25, 2021

The 442nd session of the Maryland legislature adjourned on April 12, 2021. Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. The new laws compiled below add to that already very green environmental regulatory scheme. Prohibition on Balloon Releases.

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Maryland Housing Commissioning Regulation 156

Green Building Law Update

JULY 12, 2020

Understanding of the sources of lead in the environment and the pathways of human exposure is necessary to understand why what Maryland has done is revolutionary. Maryland is moving beyond those sources. Effective July 1, 2020, Maryland has imposed new lead (Pb) soil screening standards. And no amount of lead is safe.

Maryland 156

Maryland Baltimore Residential Regulation 156

Business Facilities

JULY 14, 2021

In Maryland, COVID-19 has not stopped the Port of Baltimore, where shipping volume continues to increase. Read: Maryland: A Rising Tide Of Recovery at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Maryland Baltimore America Zoning 119

Green Building Law Update

MAY 23, 2021

The Maryland legislature has enacted and the Governor is expected to sign legislation that will take effect on June 1, 2021 establishing aggressive state tree planting goals and a host of other initiatives rooted in trees, all in an effort to respond to climate change.

Maryland 156

Maryland Banking Housing Sustainability 156

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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Maryland Electrical Housing Baltimore 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 17, 2022

With legislation that became law last week, without the Governor’s signature, Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. only days from now). All of which is true, but.

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Maryland Electrical Transportation Estimating 156

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 25, 2017

But today, despite Maryland having enacted a PACE enabling law in 2014, only one PACE loan has closed in the State. I was asked recently to recommend how PACE in Maryland could be improved. What follows is my top 10 list actions to make PACE a success in Maryland. real estate since the invention of the glass window.”.

Maryland 136

Maryland Lien Finance Cash Flow 136

Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Read: Vigene Biosciences Adding 245 Jobs In Rockville, Maryland at BusinessFacilities.com. The global leader in gene therapy and vaccine manufacturing is planning a major expansion in Montgomery County, MD.

Maryland 111

Maryland Plans Employment News 111

Green Building Law Update

MAY 5, 2019

Last week the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the state’s intermediate appellate court, overturned an earlier circuit court decision, reinstating a Montgomery County ordinance significantly restricting pesticide use throughout the County. Montgomery County, Maryland v. In October 2015, the Montgomery County Council enacted Bill No.

Maryland 120

Maryland Regulation Risk Permits 120

Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Increasing cargo volumes (and the largest container vessels in the world) are sailing into the Port of Baltimore, lifting Maryland’s economic tide. Read: Maryland: Getting Busy In Baltimore at BusinessFacilities.com.

Baltimore 97

Baltimore Maryland Zoning Transportation 97

Business Facilities

JANUARY 26, 2021

Read: On Demand Pharmaceuticals Picks Maryland For HQ at BusinessFacilities.com. Transformative drug manufacturer On Demand Pharmaceuticals will locate its new headquarters, manufacturing, and R&D facility in Montgomery County, MD.

Maryland 100

Maryland Defense Site News 100

BD+C

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In February 1974, a fire destroyed the Maryland Theatre’s original apartment building facade and ground floor theatre entrance, leaving a permanent void along the street fabric in Hagerstown, Md. .

Maryland 105

Maryland Fabrication 105

Construction Business Owner

JULY 10, 2020

Here’s how our team accepted the challenge of the "tall order" project at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, and hit the ground running to not just meet, but exceed, the initial project team goals. .

Maryland 276

Maryland Project Management Schedule Plans 276

Business Facilities

APRIL 13, 2022

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says that a combination of a great location, educated workforce and a streamlined attitude toward business is helping the state create the right image in the business world.

Maryland 97

Maryland Education Baltimore Defense 97

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 18, 2024

Inside the Baltimore Bridge Collapse & Aftermath ccapoccia Thu, 04/18/2024 - 08:55 In the early hours of March 26, 2024, a cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The bridge’s collapse was immediate; within seconds, the span crumpled and fell into the water below.

Baltimore 240

Baltimore Maryland Accidents Roads 240

Business Facilities

JULY 8, 2019

Maryland has dedicated $56.5 Read: Maryland: Expanding Opportunity For An Expanding Workforce at BusinessFacilities.com. million to attract new businesses to its Opportunity zones. MD also has extended a 10-year tax credit for jobs created in the zones.

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Maryland Zoning 89

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.

Maryland 120

Maryland Permits Sewer Housing 120

Business Facilities

JULY 20, 2020

Representing the majority of Maryland’s population and economy, six counties will work together with each other and federal and state partners towards regional initiatives and COVID-19 economic recovery. Read: Maryland National Capital Region Alliance Formed at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Maryland 89

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The design of the 14-story, LEED Silver-certified 1331 Maryland project aims to evoke the District of Columbia’s grand residential buildings of the 1920s and 1930s.

Maryland 87

Maryland Residential Construction Design 87

Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Read: Nobelpharma Chooses Maryland For First Overseas Subsidiary at BusinessFacilities.com. The Japan-based pharmaceutical and medical device company cited local industry resources as key to locating its U.S. operations in Montgomery County, MD.

Maryland 82

Maryland Resource Industrial News 82

Construction Dive

APRIL 19, 2024

The legislation, which raises maximum fees for those caught speeding in construction areas, comes a year after six workers were killed in what police say was a speeding-related collision.

Zoning 146

Zoning Maryland Roads Construction 146

Construction Dive

JANUARY 8, 2024

One of two motorists involved in a vehicle crash at a Baltimore-area highway construction site that killed six could face 18 months in prison.

Baltimore 146

Baltimore Zoning Maryland Site 146

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Once the design-build bridge and roadway construction is complete, the existing bridge will be demolished and used to create artificial reefs in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Maryland 160

Maryland Design Construction 160

Construction Dive

MAY 4, 2020

Citing a dispute with transportation agencies over cost overruns and long delays, the three firms working on the project — Fluor, Lane and Traylor Bros. — said they will pull out of the P3 project.

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Maryland Transportation Design 167

Construction Dive

JUNE 11, 2024

The Maryland Transportation Authority contracted the Sweden-based company for $50 million to remove and dispose of debris of the ill-fated span.

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Deals Maryland Transportation Contract 163

Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina — and will build on existing offices in the area. The new region will encompass four markets — Washington, D.C.,

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North Carolina Maryland Virginia Washington 143

Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

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Maryland 143

Maryland Mobility News Industrial 143

Construction Dive

MAY 6, 2024

The state of Maryland, which will soon receive a $350 million insurance payment, anticipates the new span’s completion in fall 2028.

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Baltimore Maryland Insurance 160

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The plaintiff is the municipal government of Baltimore, Maryland. Like a number of other state and local governments, Baltimore City filed this action against energy companies in Maryland state court, seeking to recover damages under state law for harms that it claims it has sustained and will sustain due to global climate change.

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Baltimore Maryland Claims Connecticut 207

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 7, 2018

For example, in 2017 legislation was enacted in Maryland and in 2016, legislation was enacted in New York to require schools to test drinking water for lead contamination. Several states have recently taken action to address concerns regarding lead in drinking water in schools. But the testing is daunting. But the issue is real.

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Green Maryland Rhode Island Regulation 230

Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The state is seeking damages to pay for the replacement of the Baltimore span, as well as for the economic fallout from when it collapsed into the Patapsco River in March.

Baltimore 144

Baltimore Maryland 144

ENR Construction

MAY 13, 2024

Maryland subcontractor must give more than $186,000 in back pay to workers after wrongly classifying them.

Maryland 74

Maryland Concrete 74

Construction Dive

JANUARY 3, 2024

The contractors will replace the 117-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge in order to improve speed and safety on the Northeast Corridor.

Maryland 143

Maryland Safety Contractors 143

ENR Construction

JUNE 27, 2024

The Maryland Transportation Authority is now evaluating proposals to replace the bridge, which collapsed after it was struck by a cargo vessel in March, with an eye on a possible completion by 2028.

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Maryland Baltimore Transportation 78