Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In the 2016 report, construction companies indicated they were planning to implement Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) teams. It also reduces liability by enabling more accurate planning and management. in 2016 to 10.4 The 2017 report found the industry hasn’t made much progress in this regard.

BIM 223

BIM Contractors Software Software 223

BD+C

MARCH 20, 2017

Insurance premiums for architects and engineers professional liability stabilized in 2015 after three straight years of moderate increases. The survey of 14 insurance companies that write more than 75% of the architects and engineers liability (A&E) policies in the U.S.

Liability 53

Liability Insurance Engineering Plans 53

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 1, 2022

It is time for contractors to get serious about the FASB ASU 2016?02 Going forward there will be a long-term asset offset by a current liability and a long-term liability. It is time for contractors to get serious about the new accounting lease standard. Greg Ragsdale. Wed, 06/01/2022 - 12:48.

Leases 177

Leases FASB Finance Accounting 177

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 7, 2016

Given the large number of inquiries we have responded to about Zika, including about liability for building owners, this is a repost of an updated version of my February blog post on the subject. But where a building has an insect management plan, the negligent implementation of a plan may arguably give rise to liability.

Liability 120

Liability Puerto Rico Management Plans 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

Moreover, owners will only be able to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October 31, 2016 and thereafter all projects must register under LEED v4. And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. With the U.S.

Green 159

Green Contract AIA Drafting 159

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 13, 2016

Green Building Council has just announced that all new projects registering for LEED 2009 beginning on April 8, 2016 will need to satisfy increased minimum energy performance thresholds. even in this instance when the window will only be for those projects registered with GBCI through October 31, 2016).

Certification 120

Certification Modeling Green Renovating 120

FDR Safety

JUNE 27, 2017

The recordkeeping rule , put in place in May 2016 with an effective date of July 1 of this year, requires employers to electronically submit injury and illness forms to OSHA, which the agency said it would then publish on a searchable website open to the public.

OSHA 120

OSHA Injury Employment Regulation 120

Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 18, 2018

For employers, criminal liability for job site construction accidents is more and more a concern. There appears to be a trend toward construction incidents being investigated by various agencies for criminal liability. Mainstream headlines highlight several cases where construction accidents = criminal charges.

Accidents 48

Accidents Liability Safety Florida 48

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Rick Fedrizzi, USGBC CEO and founding chair, announced on October 29, 2014 that users will be able to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October 31, 2016. even in this instance when the window will only be for those projects registered with GBCI from mid January, 2016 through October 31, 2016).

Green 120

Green Renovating Modeling Liability 120

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The contracts were each received by this law firm during 2016 from clients and prospective clients in matters involving a dispute at a green building construction project. More than 60% of that subset was in jurisdictions with a mandatory green building law creating liability for the architect among others. 7% were pursuing the NGBS.

Drafting 120

Drafting Green Contract Documentation 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

Moreover, owners will only be able to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October 31, 2016 and thereafter all projects must register under LEED v4. And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. With the U.S.

Green 120

Green Contract AIA Drafting 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

EPDs, including the potential liability arising from EPDs was a hot topic and the session, EPDs: State of the Art and Advancement by Industry , where one of the presenters was be Heather Dylla, Director of Sustainable Engineering for the National Asphalt Pavement Association, drilled down into the risks associated with disclosure.

Green 120

Green Los Angeles Conference Profitability 120

NH Construction Law

JANUARY 30, 2022

When a contractor or subcontractor is sued for defective workmanship, one of his first thoughts is likely to be whether the damages are covered by his liability insurance. Many professional liability policies have them. Few commercial general liability policies do.) Vermont Mutual Insurance Co. ,

Insurance 40

Insurance Liability Defense New Hampshire 40

NH Construction Law

JULY 26, 2020

“May unintentionally faulty subcontractor work that damages an insured’s work product constitute an ‘accident’ under a commercial general liability insurance policy?” When the subcontractor installed the expansion joints in the steam boiler and related piping backwards, the heating system got damaged.

Insurance 40

Insurance Liability Accidents Michigan 40

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 30, 2019

The two newly built in 2016 homes are neighboring and two of the husband and wife plaintiffs are sisters. And there does not appear to be a valid legal theory even articulated to pierce the corporate veil and find liability in individual LLC members. However, maybe tellingly, no contracts are attached to the complaint?

Maryland 120

Maryland Housing Claims Green 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

With the maturation of the green building industrial complex it has become clear there is no more or additional liability associated with constructing a green building versus a similar non green structure. The architect’s website still highlights the project describing it as “designed to achieve LEED Platinum.”.

Green 120

Green Claims Certification North Carolina 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 25, 2017

In the event of a default, the amount in default (but not the entire principal of the PACE loan) is a liability that is a property tax lien collected by the local government with the priority associated with other real property tax liens, so existing mortgage holder acknowledgment of a PACE loan is required.

Maryland 136

Maryland Lien Finance Cash Flow 136

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

However, as I wrote in this blog on July 24, 2016, HUD Jumpstarted Financing For Homes , reversing their previous position and now widely allowing residential PACE loans. It is clear that in 2016 there will be more of them across Maryland including hopefully in Baltimore and ideally across America.

Baltimore 120

Baltimore Maryland Finance Residential 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

Green 120

Green Risk Claims Drafting 120

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 24, 2016

In the event of a default, the liability is a property tax lien collected by the local government with the priority associated with other real property tax liens, so existing mortgage holder consent is required. Commercial PACE programs are still very new.

Lien 120

Lien Finance Commercial DC 120

Construction and Infrastructure Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

AB 1701 “does not prohibit a direct contractor or subcontractor at any tier from establishing by contract or enforcing any otherwise lawful remedies against a subcontractor it hires for liability created…” Accordingly, direct contractors across California should take a closer look at the terms of their agreements with subcontractors.

California 49

California Contractors Liability Employment 49

Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 27, 2016

Murphy , (May 18, 2016), the Federal Circuit recently held that, for purposes of the six-year limitations period of the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), a contractor’s claim did not accrue when a terminated subcontractor stopped its work. For liability to be fixed, some injury must have occurred. In Kellogg Brown & Root Servs.,

Claims 63

Claims Liability Contract Contractors 63

NH Construction Law

JUNE 30, 2020

A few years back I blogged (#24) on the Spearin doctrine, which holds that adherence to government-imposed design specifications absolves the contractor from contract liability to the government when the finished product fails to perform as intended. Spearin does not address tort liability to third parties injured by defective designs.

Contractors 40

Contractors Liability United States Defense 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 4, 2022

In 2016 , a 3D-printed mansion was completed in China. Also in 2016 , the Dubai Future Foundation built its Office of the Future via 3D printing , a major milestone for the technology in the commercial construction sector. In 2014 , a full canal house built using 3D printing was completed in Amsterdam.

Construction 105

Construction Concrete Innovation Regulation 105

Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 12, 2016

Recently, the blog has not been updated frequently — and on checking, I discovered that we hadn’t received a nomination for this blog in the 2016 competition. However, while Bouchard writes with his market area in focus, the content undoubtedly has relevance to readers elsewhere. Secure your payment rights.

North Carolina 48

North Carolina News Lien Construction 48

Construction Law

AUGUST 1, 2022

The false information was supplied to the regulator when it was carrying out an audit quality review (AQR) on KPMG’s 2016 audit of Carillion and an audit in 2014 of Regenersis, an IT outsourcer. KPMG admitted its liability for the acts of all the individuals and accepts that those acts amounted to misconduct.

Regulation 52

Regulation Inspections Legal Accounting 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 8, 2016

For FY16 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016) EDD has received an appropriation of $50 million in LEDA CO. The credit may be applied against the taxpayer’s gross receipts tax liability or compensating tax liability. LEDA funds are provided on a reimbursable basis only. Are eligible for the Job Training Incentive Program.

New Mexico 40

New Mexico Compensation Income Railroad 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 11, 2014

Qualified employers: Must have made more than 50% of its sales to persons outside New Mexico during the most recent 12 months of the employer’s modified combined tax liability reporting periods ending prior to claiming this credit. The credit may be applied against the taxpayer’s gross receipts tax liability or compensating tax liability.

New Mexico 40

New Mexico Compensation Income Finance 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

By Jack Rogers From the January/February 2016 Issue. As part of the package, Google will receive an investment credit of up to $50 million, spread out over 10 years, from the state to offset a portion of its income and utility tax liabilities.

Alabama 40

Alabama Site Mobility Infrastructure 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

By Jack Rogers From the January/February 2016 Issue. As part of the package, Google will receive an investment credit of up to $50 million, spread out over 10 years, from the state to offset a portion of its income and utility tax liabilities.

Alabama 40

Alabama Site Mobility Infrastructure 40

GCP Applied Technologies

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Using a rain-resistant air barrier may help avoid financial liabilities due to project delays, which means one less potential problem to worry about. Air leakage in residential and commercial buildings is a major source of energy waste. According to the U.S. That’s not a simple question to answer.

Materials 60

Materials Products St. Louis Estimating 60

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2017

Because contractors can now plan their liability for premiums, and because they get unliquidated/unneeded premiums reimbursed by the bonding agent, payment incrementally through the use of the coefficient becomes both logical and reasonable. This page last modified 06/21/2016 16:00:09. Best Practice Job Order Contracting. (c)

Contract 100

Contract Office Negotiation Procurement 100

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Additional construction will continue into 2016 and the plant is anticipated to begin commercial production in 2018. This is especially true with the sites that are owned by local government units as they have generally completed the environmental review which then ends environmental liability for future users and property owners.

Site 49

Site Iowa Tennessee Georgia 49

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Available to businesses of all sizes and a wide variety of industries, these incentives benefit business in many ways, including reduction or elimination of property, payroll, income and/or sales tax liability; customized job training; and special financing, grants and loans. Those include five on the Fortune 500 list—Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,

Omaha 76

Omaha Mobility Georgia Arkansas 76

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 8, 2016

Total credits are limited to $2 million in any per calendar year for 2013-2015 and $500,000 per calendar year for 2016 and 2017. A credit allowed to a corporation included in a consolidated North Dakota income tax return may be used to reduce the aggregate tax liability of all corporations included in the return.

North Dakota 40

North Dakota Income Finance Equipment 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

SMUD is setting aggressive goals for renewable energy production, including 125 megawatts of customer-sited, net-metered solar power by 2016. Based on hiring 15 full-time employees, and a state income tax liability of $31,500, an industrial business could realize a five-year state income tax savings of $157,500.

California 47

California Sacramento Zoning Los Angeles 47

Business Facilities

AUGUST 20, 2014

The M-1 Rail line is expected to open mid-2016. “These commitments are just a further indication of the level of support that we have for the city of Detroit and its resurgence.”. WEDC: OPERATING AT THE SPEED OF TODAY’S BUSINESS. The 12 new businesses are projected to invest about $50 million and create nearly 400 jobs.

Florida 68

Florida Michigan Wisconsin New York 68