The Maryland House of Delegates concurred with amendments approved by the Senate and Maryland has become the first state in the country to approve the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). HB 972, sponsored by Delegate Dana Stein (Dem, Baltimore County) enables the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt the IGCC, and adoption of the IGCC by local governments in Maryland. The adoption of green building codes fundamentally advances and transforms the way buildings are designed, built and operated.

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