Capital Projects - High Performance and Green Buildings - Alterations (Green Building Restoration Act)
What this bill does
Altering the definition of 'high performance building' to include certain schools and public safety buildings; altering the application of certain high performance building requirements to apply to capital projects for which more than 25% of the funding for the acquisition, construction, or renovation of the project is from State funds; repealing a requirement that the Maryland Green Building Council develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve a certain rating without requiring a certain certification; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (11)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Parts, Chris | AIA Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Parts, Chris | AIA Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ferretto, Lisa | Baltimore Sustainability Commission | Oral |
| FAV | Doo, Peter | Doo Consulting LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roush, Benjamin | FSi Engineers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hettleman, Shelly | MGA- Senator Hettleman | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Conner, Charleslobbyist | Office of the Baltimore County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Berman, Sara | US Green Buildings Council Maryland (USGBC Maryland) | Oral |
| FAV | Ferretto, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hettleman, Senator Hettlemanlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |