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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

ASTM first published a standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in 1993, with published revisions in 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005, and 2013, so that the standard is being again revised is not surprising, but some of the changes warrant heightened scrutiny. The ASTM E50.02 of this report.

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Presenting At Green Legal Matters This Week in New Orleans

Construction Law Monitor

Between 2005 and 2008, the Green Building Construction industry has grown by 500%, from a $10 billion industry to a $49b industry. The unavoidable marriage between the green and construction industries is why our construction law practice has paid very close attention to green legal issues. Friday, 11am – 12pm.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

In his commencement speech to Stanford University graduates in 2005, he references The Whole Earth Catalog from the mid-1970’s: On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. Cloud Computing: The “Why” » Stay Hungry.

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Buying a LEED Certified Building Is Easy But.

Green Building Law Update

In such circumstances, GBCI legal works with the current owners to find ways they can demonstrate their ownership interest [a copy of a deed]. A copy of the contract, which is attached in Exhibit __ specifies the provision of 100% of the project’s energy from green power, carbon offsets, or renewable energy certificates (RECs).”.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Journal of Legal. Anderson, L., & Polkinghorn, B. Efficacy of Partnering on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Project: Empirical Evidence of Collaborative Problem-Solving Benefits. Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 3(1), 17-27. Shamsuddin, S. Supardi, A., & Ahmad, N. Conflict prevention in. partnering projects.

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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

ASTM first published a standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in 1993, with revisions in 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005, and 2013, so that the standard has again been revised is not surprising, but some of the changes warrant heightened scrutiny. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

Contracts for November 8, 2005. Journal of the Legal Profession, 19 Vol. General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and National 19 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Volume I, Subpart 16.5, Gransberg, D.D. 40 [link] Accessed June 24, 2013. 4, 2002, p.

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