Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

The NGBS is a uniquely drafted “standard” in that it can be used by any builder for their individual project as a rating system (including obtaining third party certification), or be adopted by a local government as a residential green building code.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

And there is no question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. However, the Department of Defense Appropriation Act precludes expenditure of funds on contracts in excess of $1 Million that require subcontractors and employees to consent to arbitration. Legal scholars can have at it.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Before being pulled, the proposed LEED 2012 rating system went through a lengthy, unexpected vetting process, culminating in a fourth draft. In 2011, Congress passed a Department of Defense Reauthorization bill that effectively banned LEED Gold or Platinum certification. The Assault on Chemicals of Concern.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 19, 2020

HB 619 was also significantly amended from the originally drafted local bill seeking to protect Baltimore County firefighters from fire-fighting foam (. The Department of Defense has identified 15 bases in Maryland “known to have releases of PFAS.” more precisely, aqueous film-forming foams) containing PFAS.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

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. Others collect building data.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 7, 2018

Following ICC’s drafting of the administrative procedures for the technical content, the document that will be the 2018 – IgCC will be published in June. The 2018 version of the IgCC has been characterized by the ICC as being powered by 189.1. ASHRAE 189.1 will be published in that same document as an alternative compliance path.

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In a payment dispute between the subcontractor and contractor, the contractor argued that the “pay if paid” clause provided an absolute defense to payment. For the contractors out there, Universal Concrete Products is a good reminder of the importance of drafting clear and unambiguous contact terms between the parties.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

A well drafted indemnity clause will ensure that all parties are liable for the result of their own work and negligence and that of any party that they have hired to work on a project. In many instances, a clause can be drafted to protect against claims asserted as well as an ultimate finding of liability. What exactly will be covered?

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BD+C

MARCH 27, 2013

An American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers committee drafting tough new standards to prevent the waterborne bacteria Legionella is focused on how to apply the standards in the real world. It's not the science or the engineering lacking here.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 21, 2015

The rule development then reverts back to the government that was unable in the first place to draft an acceptable one. Sometimes, the process breaks down when participants become intractably wedded to their views. Surely, public safety dictates that truck and bus drivers need some form of training before operating heavy vehicles.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

A well drafted indemnity clause will ensure that all parties are liable for the result of their own work and negligence and that of any party that they have hired to work on a project. In many instances, a clause can be drafted to protect against claims asserted as well as an ultimate finding of liability. What exactly will be covered?

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Construction Test

MAY 20, 2020

When you take the show to Vegas, the razzle-dazzle goes up a notch, even for one of sport’s most dramatised spectacles: the NFL Draft. . The 2020 NFL Draft was scheduled to be held in front of the Bellagio Hotel fountains in Vegas. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reads out names at last year’s Draft in Nashville, Tennessee

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 29, 2012

LiveXchange 2012 was kicked off with a nostalgic keynote from NFL Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood, who chronicled his meteoric rise from a kid playing Pop Warner football in Florida to a top pick in the NFL draft and a stellar career as an all-Pro linebacker with the Los Angeles Rams.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

LiveXchange 2012 was kicked off with a nostalgic keynote from NFL Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood, who chronicled his meteoric rise from a kid playing Pop Warner football in Florida to a top pick in the NFL draft and a stellar career as a 5-time All-Pro linebacker and defensive captain with the Los Angeles Rams.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 12, 2015

In a payment dispute between the subcontractor and contractor, the contractor argued that the “pay if paid” clause provided an absolute defense to payment. For the contractors out there, Universal Concrete Products is a good reminder of the importance of drafting clear and unambiguous contact terms between the parties.

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Construction Lawyer

MARCH 15, 2007

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. For a number of months, draft versions have been distributed to various groups for comment. AIA plans change to Statute of Limitations provisions.

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NH Construction Law

OCTOBER 22, 2023

If the account debtor has a valid legal defense to paying the contractor, the lender/assignee is stuck with that defense under Section 9-404 (a), as long as it “accrues before the account debtor receives a notification of the assignment signed by the assignor or the assignee.”

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The Korte Company

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Over time, as procurement decisions are delivered and design challenges are overcome, a program (and the drafts and renderings that bring them to life) becomes more detailed. Department of Defense. This process is dynamic and iterative. Building programs start out as broad strokes.

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Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

ft) flame under controlled conditions of draft and temperature onto the surface of a 7.4-m Fire performance is evaluated using UL 723, Standard for Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials. The test consists of a 7.6-m m (25-ft) long rectangular tunnel with two gas burners at one end that direct a 1.4-m wide specimen.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 19, 2020

Because these statements are drafted in the inspector’s own words, counsel or the employer representative should make certain that the statements are correct in all respects before the witness is allowed to sign. There may be defenses to the citations that you have not considered.

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Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 20, 2024

While often unseen, the importance of AWBs cannot be overstated, as they serve as a critical line of defense against the elements, ensuring the structural integrity and longevity of buildings. Poorly designed and installed AWBs can create unintentional leaks and uncomfortable hot or cold drafts throughout the enclosure.

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Construction Lawyer

JANUARY 29, 2014

Under the newer version of the AIA documents, the architect here would not have had this defense and the case would likely have gone to trial. Any architect drafting an agreement with an owner should look at inserting the 1997 version of the accrual provision in the contract so as to limit liability exposure to a reasonable time period.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 21, 2013

A draft of the report, leaked to Reuters and The New York Times , says the panel now is “95 percent certain” that human activity is the cause of most of the increase in global temperatures in recent decades. The British scientists found that current flood defenses have been designed for past conditions (i.e.

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Construction Lawyer

JUNE 13, 2005

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. " The Commercial/Multifamily Mold Working Group took careful steps to fully research, draft and finalize this paper.

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Construction Lawyer

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

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. He has handled all facets of litigation from pleading to motion practice to discovery to trial. They may be surprised years later to receive a demand for arbitration.

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Constructlaw

MAY 3, 2023

Practitioners arbitrating construction disputes rely heavily on these concepts to present claims and defenses. For more on change orders, see Changes in the Work in Construction Contracts: Drafting Strategies on Practical Law.)

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BD+C

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Collectively, this information was used to put all parties, brokers, and insurers on notice; evaluate design and construction defects; determine applicable law and forums for resolution; and carefully draft our pleadings. Walter P Moore and Munsch Hardt reviewed the subcontractors’ contracts to determine their scope of work.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Aerojet, a major space and defense contractor also based in Folsom, has a corporate mandate for sustainability in all areas of its organization. After several months of work, the Draft EIR for the Super Wal-Mart project is now complete and is currently being circulated for review. gigawatt hours of electricity a year.

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The Korte Company

AUGUST 12, 2020

The work was labor-intensive at the time—everything was hand-drawn on drafting boards—and everyone still wore white shirts and ties. Postal Service, and several agencies in Department of Defense. Right out of college, Dennis worked for a couple of different architectural practices in Decatur, Illinois.

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Constructlaw

JULY 13, 2021

While thoughtful arbitration clause drafting should generally enable parties to avoid confusion over which set of the ICDR/AAA rules should apply, the ICDR’s clarification of the term ‘international’ refines what parties should expect. These rules, however, do not expressly give the tribunal exclusive authority over these issues.’

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Appendix 2 illustrates the fair opportunity for consideration approach used in the Defense Enterprise Integration Services II (DEIS II) multiple award contracts. The goal was to expedite the process of providing draft RFPs to industry and obtaining their feedback, a process which can take six months to a year to finalize.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Program regulations are currently being drafted to include the expanded definition for “Advanced Manufacturers.” Higher credits (3% to 8%, depending on tier status) are available for investments in recycling or pollution control equipment and for defense plant manufacturing conversion to a new product.

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Construction Test

APRIL 28, 2020

By suppressing the exaggerated defense mechanism, it may prevent the virus from damaging the lungs. . Within 72 hours the drugs giant had drafted a COVID-19 clinical trial and submitted it to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a process which normally takes more than three months. .

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Construction Lawyer

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

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. The AIA document does not change that, although a more careful drafting of the above-quoted language could have done so. So what, you might ask. Absolutely!

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 15, 2018

The Trump administration is reportedly drafting an order to force energy system operators to keep coal and nuclear plants operating for at least two years.

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