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The Maryland General Assembly is winding down its 2024 session with major issues related to the Port of Baltimore and Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse as well as the state budget still pending.  Legislation quickly introduced March 27 would authorize the Governor to use the state’s rainy day fund…

When Greenberg Gibbons opted to install 13 acres of porous pavement at Foundry Row, the developer knew it would realize benefits from the investment. The porous surface would qualify as stormwater management capacity, drop the need for bio-retention ponds and enable Greenberg Gibbons to boost the amount of commercial, retail…

As the largest general contracting firm headquartered in Howard County, Harkins Builders, Inc. is keenly aware of the critical importance of recruiting talented and energetic young people into the construction industry. And it is the reason why, for more than 30 years, the Columbia-based group has been supporting Howard Community…

A joint effort by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) and Baltimore County is offering free environmental site assessments (ESAs), technical advisory services and access to other grants and tax incentives to property owners looking to remediate and redevelop brownfields. The effort to spur environmental…

After some delay, the Maryland Codes Administration (MCA) has issued a report on the technologies, timing, and policies necessary to electrify the building sector. Contrary to the Maryland Department of the Environment’s Building Energy Performance Standard, which would mandate an abrupt and arbitrary energy transition, the MCA’s report sets out…

Parking garage technology at Parkway Corporation’s Lockwood Garage at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. When UBER founder Travis Kalanick announced years ago that “with the growing popularity of ride sharing apps and self-driving cars, there won’t be the need for parking lots in the future,” the entire…

Only four women have served as President of NAIOP Maryland since the Chapter’s founding in 1985, including the recently elected Kate Jordan of Lee & Associates | Maryland. The select group recently gathered in Columbia for a friendly and wide-ranging conversation designed to dole out helpful guidance as Jordan begins…

Despite economic challenges, the commercial real estate sector contributed $2.5 trillion to the U.S. GDP in 2023, generated $881.4 billion in personal earnings and supported 15 million jobs. That’s according to 2023 Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate study by the NAIOP Research Foundation. In Maryland, the CRE sector contributed…

Renew Baltimore – a group of local faith leaders, business owners and economists – is running a petition drive to put a question on November’s ballot that could, if approved, lower city taxes. The Baltimore City property tax rate of $2.25 per $100 of value is notoriously high – more…

The General Assembly committee charged with providing oversight of the regulatory activities of State agencies has officially notified the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) that it intends to put adoption of the Building Energy Performance Standard regulations on hold. The request by the Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review (AELR) Committee…