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Read MoreRoses are Red, Energy Savings are Green
Lorax is in on the secret. Valentine’s Day used to be all about romance, but we know the real meaning. Consider this: lights are dimmed, candles are lit, the fire is roaring, the thermostat is turned down so you and your loved one are cuddling under a blanket staring deep into each other’s eyes. If…
Read MoreThe Results are in for Wintergreen 2016!
And the winner is… 7880 Milestone Parkway at Arundel Preserve, a project by COPT, won one of the prestigious USGBC Maryland Wintergreen Excellence in Green Building Awards! The first of four buildings to be built in this location at Arundel Preserve, 7880 Milestone Parkway is a distinctive Class A office building on wooded site with…
Read MoreMaryland Ranked 2nd in LEED Ranking
Maryland earned second place in the USGBC annual Top 10 list. Earlier this month, the US Green Building Council released its annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED; the world’s most widely used and recognized green building rating system. The list ranks states in terms of square feet of LEED space per state…
Read More2016 Wintergreen Awards Are Around The Corner
Congratulations to our clients and friends who were selected as finalists for the US Green Building Council Maryland Chapter’s 11th Annual Wintergreen Awards! The Wintergreen Awards Ceremony will be held on January 28, 2016 from 5:30-9:30 pm at Green Street Academy in Baltimore. We wish to send a special congratulation to 7880 Milestone Parkway for…
Read MoreGreenBuild 2015: A Monumental Success!
With more brains and bodies representing Lorax at this year’s GreenBuild International Conference and Expo, Lorax was able to soak up more information and garner more resources than ever before. While GreenBuild Monumental Green was held just a stone’s throw away in our nation’s capital, we were also able to promote the achievements of our…
Read MoreLorax is Going to GreenBuild!
This year, Lorax is taking a delegation of 9 representatives to GreenBuild International Conference and Expo Monumental Green located in Washington, DC. Lorax Project Managers will be in attendance from Tuesday evening November 17th through Friday November 20th to learn about new sustainable strategies, become familiar with green building technologies, learn from our peers,…
Read MoreBaltimore City Green Construction Code is Here!
Sustainable Development Land Since the Baltimore City Green Construction Code (BCGCC) was implemented in April 2015, navigating the new code has been a bit like playing a board game. We call the board game Sustainable Development Land; the goal is to reach Compliance Castle! Click on the picture to see Sustainable Development Land. At first,…
Read MoreVerde at Howard Square: What’s Next
With the help of Lorax’s consultation, in late 2014, Verde at Howard Square became the first LEED Platinum apartment building in the State of Maryland. As a wood framed apartment building containing 299 rental units with a 539-car parking garage, many thought this achievement would be impossible. This joint venture between The Dolben Company and…
Read MoreWhy Social Media Matters
On Friday, September 25th, Lorax Partnerships was highlighted by the US Green Building Council Maryland Chapter in their Feature Friday initiative as a Social Media Champion. See the feature image below. Why would a Green Building and Sustainability Consulting Firm take pride in being featured as a “Social Media Champion?” Why do we care…
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