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Recent BEPS Articles
France is an Example of How Not to do Residential Greenhouse Gas Reduction
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-02-07T21:51:13-05:00Saturday, February 3rd, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, building energy performance standard, Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
The country that is home to some of the most iconic buildings erected by humankind, from the Eiffel Tower to the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Palace of Versailles is failing its current inhabitants and decimating residential real estate with deeply flawed greenhouse gas emissions ...
BEPS on Hold in Maryland
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-01-14T10:26:36-05:00Tuesday, January 30th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, building energy performance standard, energy use intensity, EUI, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
After this was posted, on January 13, 2025 citizen groups and business associations jointly filed suit in the U.S. District Court against the Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment challenging the Maryland BEPS program as preempted by Federal statute and unenforceable as a ...
Federal Appeals Court Delivers Coup De Grace in Berkeley Attempt to Ban Natural Gas
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-03-26T18:11:34-04:00Saturday, January 6th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ban natural gas, BEPS, building energy performance standard, City of Berkeley, Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, Court Saves Gas Stoves from the Government, EPCA, preemption|
After this article was posted, on March 22, 2024, the California Restaurant Association announced that the group and the City of Berkeley entered into a settlement agreement halting enforcement of the City’s ban on natural gas piping as the City Council takes steps to repeal ...
Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards Effective January 1
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-01-30T17:03:41-05:00Saturday, December 9th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, building energy performance standard, direct GHG emissions, GHG, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
On January 29, 2024, after this article was posted, the Maryland legislature's Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR) put a “hold” on the proposed regulations to create the Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) as required by the Climate Solutions Now Act ...
Greenhouse Gas Data Must be Collected Beginning January 1 in Maryland
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-01-30T17:04:51-05:00Saturday, December 2nd, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, Building Energy Performance Standards, Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, maryland department of environment, Stuart Kaplow|
On January 29, 2024, after this article was posted, the Maryland legislature's Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR) put a “hold” on the proposed regulations to create the Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) as required by the Climate Solutions Now Act ...
Advantages of Adopting the Model State Indoor Air Quality Act: Prioritizing Human Health Amid Energy Concerns
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-10-22T19:12:24-04:00Saturday, October 21st, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, building energy performance standard, clean air, global warming, IAQ, indoor air quality, Kaplow, LEED, Model State Indoor Air Quality Act, Stuart Kaplow|
The quality of the air we breathe is fundamental to our well being if not life itself. With Americans spending nearly 90% of their lives indoors, the importance of healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) cannot be overstated. In response to the growing concerns about IAQ, ...
Tenants Monetizing their Greenhouse Gas Emission Data
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-10-15T17:05:27-04:00Saturday, October 14th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, building energy performance standard, direct GHG emissions, GHG, GHG emission data, greenhouse gas, SB 528|
In response to new building energy performance standards and other laws requiring reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, tenants are beginning to monetize their GHG emission data, including their utility data. In recent days we have seen a drugstore chain, a general merchandise retailer, ...