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Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Green Building and Smart Growth Events
There are a couple of interesting upcoming events and presentations concerning green building and smart growth in Maryland that you may want to consider attending.
1. Green Building: An Overview of Tax Incentives and Local Regulations (co-presented by yours truly). Details: This breakfast seminar will feature two components: An exploration of available federal and state tax incentives for green building practices; and a review of existing and proposed green building regulations affecting Montgomery, Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s, Howard and Anne Arundel Counties and the District of Columbia. Your presenters are Kevin Jones, Esq., CPA of Watkins Meegan and William M. Shipp, Esq. & LEED AP and Megan L. Reuwer, Esq. & LEED AP of O’Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.
- When: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 8:30am-10:00am
- Where: Amicus Green Building Center, 4080 Howard Ave., Kensington, MD
- How to Register: http://www.mncbia.org/cde.cfm?event=283562 Cost is $20 for members of the MNCBIA and $35 for non-members (includes breakfast).
2. The Task Force on the Future for Growth & Development presents a Stormwater Management Forum that is open to the public.
- When: January 15, 2010 from 1:00-4:00pm
- Where: MDE, Aqua Conference Room - 1st Floor, 1800 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD
- For further details, please see: http://www.mdp.state.md.us/YourPart/773/773Meetings.shtml#20100115
Hope to see some of you at these events.
Happy Holidays!
I am on vacation this week in sunny Florida (woohoo!), but I wanted to wish you all good times, good cheer, and a happy "green" new year!
Welcome to Building A Green Maryland!
Welcome! My name is Megan Reuwer and I am an attorney with the law firm of O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A. In my capacity as an attorney, I assist builders and developers throughout Maryland to obtain the local government and state agency approvals needed for their residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects.
These days, it's becoming more commonplace for administrative bodies, municipalities, and local governments to ask builders and developers to incorporate green elements into their new construction and major renovation projects. In fact, four jurisdictions in Maryland now require compliance with green building practices, including USGBC's LEED certification, and many others offer various incentives. As governments and the general public become more aware of the benefits of building green, the green building movement is only going to continue to evolve and expand.
The purpose of this blog, therefore, is to serve as an informative resource on green building law, environmental impacts, and sustainability issues from the perspective of the land development and building industries. As new laws are passed and as new practices are implemented, my task is twofold: first, to make you aware of these changes, and second, to provide a timely analysis of the impacts that these changes will have on you, a Maryland builder, land developer, or other related professional.
I hope that you will find this blog a useful resource, and I welcome your participation in this ongoing dialogue regarding the green building movement.
