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NAVY TO BUILD TO LEED GOLD May 16, 2011: Beginning in fiscal 2013, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold standard will need to be met for every new Navy and Marine Corp. military construction project.

MARYLAND ADOPTS INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTUCTION CODE May 16, 2011: Maryland's new International Green Construction Code Act (H.B. 972), which goes into effect next March, will apply to all commercial buildings as well as residential properties that are more than three stories high.

TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES TAKE STEPS TO GREEN THEIR FACILITIES Feb 1, 2011: At the Transportation Research Board's recently concluded annual meeting, several officials reported that transit agencies have made significant strides in greening their facilities and operations.

GREEN HOMES EXPECTED TO GROW AS THEY BECOME MORE AFFORDABLE Feb 1, 2011: This is the message that representatives of four suppliers and product manufacturers recently delivered at the recent National Association of Home Builders International Builders' Show in Orlando.

GREEN BUILDING INSIDER'S ECOBUILD AMERICA 2010 CONFERENCE COVERAGE Dec 15, 2010: Hot topics addressed in the coverage include the 179D tax deduction, upcoming Senate legislation, the recently released "Green Outlook 2011" report, the market for building tune-ups, and various exhibitor developments.

AT GREENBUILD, CODE COUNCIL RELEASES IGCC PUBLIC VERSION 2.0, EXPERTS OFFER PLETHORA OF OBSERVATIONS DURING SESSIONS Dec 1, 2010: In addition to the International Green Construction Code, experts attending the conference provided Green Building Insider details about "tomorrow's vertical cities," opportunities for high-rise residential building ventilation, and how the Owner's Project Requirements document, commissioning process, and Basis of Design document interrelate.

DURING GBI WEBINAR, EXPERTS EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PEER REVIEWS FOR GREEN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Sep 15, 2010: Two experts with Liberty Building Forensics Group provided attendees of Green Building Insider's most recent webinar plenty of advice about minimizing the risks associated with green building projects.

JACKSON RECOMMENDS GOING GREEN 'EARLY ON' Aug 16, 2010: Allen Matkins attorney Bryan Jackson made the recommendation during an Aug. 11 webinar that Green Building Insider sponsored entitled "Green Construction Contracts."