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• May Legislative Update

  A roundup of local, state, and federal legislation and government news affecting green home building.

• Maryland Adopts International Green Construction Code

  Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the state’s adoption of the IGCC into law, enabling all local governments in the state to adopt the code.

• What the Market Needs Next

  Deploying efficient design in the new residential reality.

• Absolutely Accessible

  Universal design is architecture's next great frontier.

• NIST Test Home to Demonstrate, Research Net-Zero Construction Methods

  A house under construction in Maryland will showcase technologies for achieving net-zero efficiency while providing long-term, real-world performance data.

• 2,000th Project Certified to National Green Building Standard

  Barry Andrews Homes’ Murphy’s Run community in Maryland reaches certification milestone.

• Downtown Turnaround

  Communities across the country are contending with devalued real estate, and architects need to step up and help rethink these cities.

• Part 8: Marketing

  When it comes to branding its high-performance homes, the builder now relies on social media, SEO, and blogging just as much as (and sometimes more than) traditional yard signs and print ads.

• Part 2: Deconstruction 101

  For green infill builder Bethesda Bungalows, the first step to a high-performance house is tearing down an old, inefficient one.

• Merit Award: The Incredibly Green Home, Chevy Chase, Md.

  Arts-and-Crafts details mingle with an abundance of healthy and efficient products in this top-rated infill home.