House Bill 207, approved unanimously in both the Maryland House and Senate and expected to be signed by Governor Martin O’Malley this Thursday, May 15, 2014 broadens the definition of a “high performance building” to include any building that complies with a nationally recognized and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...