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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

Major Holdings, LLC , held a party could not assert a CERCLA defense because its Phase l report did not comply with the EPA rule. Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 sunset eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013 and the new E1527-21 was as of last week published and now available for use, but.

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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. A Legally Inclined Weblog. >.

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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

Levelset

Medical expenses, property damage, and legal defense costs can grow quickly. An uninsured business would likely not have the financial resources to pay a large legal settlement. Since you’re likely familiar with personal auto insurance, commercial coverage works much the same way. Commercial umbrella insurance.

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Community-based Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

The OpenCost TM Approach provides the following features, benefits, and core defensible elements: Consistent and localized labor cost by trade. Costs reflect standard commercial construction specifications for the location. Major reductions in errors, omissions, change orders, and legal disputes. Crews reviewed and updated.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

But the largest owner of green buildings (also the owner of the most LEED certified buildings) the Department of Defense has largely taken itself out of this discussion with a waiver that provides, Department of Defense prohibits the sharing of metered data with private entities, such as USGBC. A claim pending against a major U.S.

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

LEED AP, Vivian Volz, CSI, AIA, LEED AP, SCIP Photo courtesy Tao Group Solutions After years of grappling with client callbacks, legal disputes, and financial losses from poor polished concrete installations, the industry has reached a breaking point: prohibit polished concrete. Ryan Stoltz, P.E.,

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Pennsylvania Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act: What Residential Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

The rationale is that homeowners aren’t as sophisticated and/or construction savvy as commercial owners. On-demand legal help you can afford. Legal Guard puts a team of construction attorneys in your corner, on call for contract review or legal advice when you need it. Learn more.