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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. 100 contracts involving green building construction projects were reviewed. 89% of the contracts were for projects pursuing LEED. 7% were pursuing the NGBS.

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Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. With the U.S.

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You Should Not Contract With Your Environmental Consultant

Green Building Law Update

In an effort to mitigate risk you should not contract directly with an environmental consultant, but rather your attorney should contract with that consultant. What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., And it may be much more than that.

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Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. With the U.S.

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You Need a Green Building Consultant (Who Speaks for the Trees)

Green Building Law Update

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.

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Construction Law – April 2025

Construction Law

Legal terms explained Tse Wei Lim and Yun Wen Soh of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP explain what decennial liability means. A fresh approach to drafting and risk allocation will be needed, they argue. Only claims against bodies subject to a relevant liability will succeed, the TCC has ruled.

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Professional Liability Insurance Explained

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Professional liability insurance provides contractors coverage from financial losses that happen as a result of their errors, mistakes, or negligence. In that case, professional liability insurance would generally provide the plumber with reimbursement for legal fees, settlements, and judgments.