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Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law. Task Group, after more than a year of work, has balloted a draft revised standard and results are expected as early as next week. 9601) and petroleum products.” The ASTM E50.02
In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. More than 60% of that subset was in jurisdictions with a mandatory green building law creating liability for the architect among others.
Home » Blogs. Beane didn’t achieve success by drafting players based on his emotional judgments or media-based hype. I enjoy your blog and believe that there is something to be learned from applying lessons learned from the movie to the construction business. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.
Home » Blogs. Points to Ponder: I am writing this blog entry from a Delta 757 enroute from Atlanta to West Palm Beach for a meeting in the morning. In that relatively short time frame I am able to draft an email from 30,000 feet and send it into the ether to any number of project team members. David Brown Blog.
Those responses are not inconsistent with and, in fact, should be considered concomitantly with the conclusion, having worked on LEED projects since 2001, that the second best way to mitigate risk and avoid liability in sustainable building is a green building consultant working for the owner.
What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., so that investigation derived wastes, such as drill cuttings and bailed groundwater, are properly disposed of by the consultant).
By way of background, a Phase I environmental site assessment is the process of evaluating a property’s environmental conditions and assessing potential liability for contamination. I wrote a blog post in January about the huge expansion in the space, Phase I Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020.
Those interested in the procedural history of this case may look to my earlier blog post Litigation Over First Ever LEED Platinum Building. Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different.
Those interested in the procedural history of this case may look to my earlier blog post Litigation Over First Ever LEED Platinum Building. Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different.
Home » Blogs. Many of the contractors immediately shot down the concept with the age old line of questioning that pertains to the architects’ inability to draft an affordably reproduced plan and a perceived desire to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright on a modest budget. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Mark Reich Blog.
And the power utilities protect themselves from liability related to data. Many of those local laws are poorly drafted and do not insulate the reporting parties from liability for errors, harmless or otherwise. The similar waiver for LEED v2009 is still in effect. cities to report data to the local government.
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. the top 10% of a building).
Construction Law, Policy & News blog provides worthy insights — even if you don’t live anywhere near North Carolina. Construction Law, Policy and News blog continues its multi-year reputation of providing solid and relevant information for the AEC industry within North Carolina. Matt Bouchard’s N.C.
Many experts believe that the AIA standard form contracts are drafted to protect the Architect. AIA documents are formed on the premise that an owner will seek out a qualified architect to begin a project, thus placing more liability and responsibility on that architect. More on this form at Christopher Hill’s blog.
This blog post is an update to my June 6th post, Two New LEED Pilot Credits Respond to COVID-19 , describing that the U.S. creating a re-occupancy assessment and requirements for an operations plan and the drafting of a management and operations plan. You may reasonably infer that I have posted an update (.
Disputes in construction can arise from a variety of issues, including contract terms and interpretations, delays or disruptions, payment disagreements, changes in project scope, liability issues, and the quality of workmanship or materials. Ambiguities in contracts can lead to misunderstandings and conflicts between parties.
Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. For a number of months, draft versions have been distributed to various groups for comment. With the latest draft of A201, this provision is completely removed, making this decidedly unfriendly for contractors. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors.
This blog entry was co-authored by Oscia Wilson and Lisa Dal Gallo. Through downstream agreements, the major team players can also agree to waive certain liabilities against each other. The fee structure and certain waivers of liability (shared risk) between the owner and the other key project team members.
Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. " The Commercial/Multifamily Mold Working Group took careful steps to fully research, draft and finalize this paper. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Blog powered by TypePad. Copyright Notice. Disclaimer.
Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. If they just read the articles that claim that litigation is the automatic "default," they may not even look at this provision when drafting the documents if they actually want to have litigation as the real default. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors.
Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. The AIA document does not change that, although a more careful drafting of the above-quoted language could have done so. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Blog powered by TypePad. Copyright Notice. Disclaimer.
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