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Marijuana Smoking is Allowed in LEED Buildings
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:20:05-05:00Saturday, May 10th, 2014|Categories: Environmental Law|
Today 20 states allow medical marijuana use and Colorado and Washington state have laws allowing recreational marijuana use. Colorado started allowing recreational marijuana use in January and Washington is expected to allow sales this summer. While there are a patchwork of current laws for legal ...
Green in the 2014 Session of the Maryland General Assembly
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:20:16-05:00Sunday, April 27th, 2014|Categories: Environmental Law|
During the 2014 session of the Maryland General Assembly, legislators introduced 2,672 bills and after adjourning at midnight on sine die, 90 days later on April 7 all that remains is the Governor Martin O’Malley’s determination of what bills to sign or veto. This was ...
LEED Reaches 3 Billion Square Feet Certified
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:20:14-05:00Sunday, April 20th, 2014|Categories: Environmental Law|
This article first appeared on my Green Building Law Update blog. The Green Building Law Update blog is intended for the entire environmental industrial complex (not just for lawyers). Please sign up for notice of new blog posts, either RSS or for emails, at Green ...
The Single Most Significant Change in LEED v4
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:20:06-05:00Thursday, April 10th, 2014|Categories: Environmental Law|
By Jacqueline Lusk and Stuart Kaplow The newest version of LEED, with the designation LEED v4 is not simply another step in the continuous improvement of the third party verified green building rating system, and while not paradigm shift equal to a Neil Armstrong “giant ...
Environmental Product Declarations are New and Untested but in Short Order will Dominate
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:20:12-05:00Monday, March 10th, 2014|Categories: Environmental Law|
This article first appeared on my Green Building Law Update blog. The Green Building Law Update blog is intended for the entire environmental industrial complex (not just for lawyers). Please sign up for notice of new blog posts, either RSS or for emails, at Green ...
EPDs are the Hottest Opportunities in Green Building
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:20:10-05:00Monday, March 10th, 2014|Categories: Environmental Law|
This article first appeared on my Green Building Law Update blog. The Green Building Law Update blog is intended for the entire environmental industrial complex (not just for lawyers). Please sign up for notice of new blog posts, either RSS or for emails, at Green ...
EPA Issues New Phase I Standard Effective Immediately
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:20:09-05:00Friday, January 10th, 2014|Categories: Environmental Law|
This article first appeared on my Green Building Law Update blog. In an effort to promote and expand the emergent body of sustainability and green building law, I blog weekly. The Green Building Law Update blog is intended for the entire environmental industrial complex (not ...
GSA Selects Both Green Globes And LEED For Federal Buildings
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:20:11-05:00Thursday, October 10th, 2013|Categories: Environmental Law|
This article first appeared on my Green Building Law Update blog. In an effort to promote and expand the emergent body of sustainability and green building law, I am blogging. The Green Building Law Update blog is intended for the entire environmental industrial complex (not ...




