Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. And while this law firm makes a business of drafting and revising contact documents, there are very good contracts available in the marketplace. It is now the time to revise your contracts for sustainable projects.

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Green Contract AIA Drafting 159

Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

These OSHA violations frequently occur in industries handling hazardous chemicals. Provide industry-specific respirators for dust, chemicals, or fumes. Trend to Note: Silica dust exposure has led to stricter industry oversight. This standard is heavily cited in the manufacturing and industrial sectors.

OSHA 112

OSHA Safety Injury Inspections 112

Cassell Construction Estimating

OCTOBER 1, 2015

When the Internet was introduced in the early 1990s, no one really knew that complete industries, cultures, governments and businesses would be transformed by this innovative platform for sharing information, learning and transacting. According to Gartner, the cross-industry average of IT spending is 3.3% Don’t Stay Stuck in Your Ways.

Industrial 100

Industrial Construction Budgeting Budget 100

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted. That may sound self serving, but it is true.

Green 153

Green Risk Drafting Sustainability 153

FDR Safety

APRIL 28, 2021

In a press release on Tuesday April 27th, the Department of Labor said of the proposed standard’s advancement, “Today, OSHA sent draft standards to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for review,” the department spokeswoman said in an emailed statement.

Safety 156

Safety Housing OSHA Drafting 156

Lets Build

JULY 15, 2022

Construction design software is a necessity in today’s digital landscape, giving industry professionals an easier way to create blueprints and drawings of new designs. Construction professionals worldwide have used AutoCAD construction design software since the ‘80s for 2D and 3D drafting.

Software 148

Software Software Design AutoCAD 148

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Modern slavery exists in every industry, in every country in the world. If businesses, including in the real estate industry look hard enough, they will find it in their supply chains. found construction as one of the top 25 industries where slavery takes place today. It is no longer acceptable to look the other way.

Equity 257

Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. And while this law firm makes a business of drafting and revising contact documents, there are very good contracts available in the marketplace. It is now the time to revise your contracts for sustainable projects.

Green 120

Green Contract AIA Drafting 120

FDR Safety

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Establishments with 20 to 249 employees that are identified as being in alleged “high hazard industries” are also required to submit their 300A Annual Summaries by the same date. While one might think that the list of supposed “high hazard industries” is short, it is actually extensive.

OSHA 185

OSHA Employment Injury Drafting 185

Lets Build

APRIL 1, 2020

Draft contracts. Draft contracts. All the work that needs to be done in the project should be written in a draft contract. I’m talking about the draft contracts with: The architects. Keeping all these parties covered with draft contracts is important for completing the whole puzzle called construction project.

Project Management 173

Project Management Management Construction Drafting 173

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Construction is a vibrant industry full of innovative and talented professionals. At Autodesk, part of our mission is to create a better industry for today and tomorrow. I believe that this scholarship has given me a huge step into the computer drafting and design field. What impact do you hope to make in the industry? .

Innovation 105

Innovation Industrial Construction Massachusetts 105

Green Building Law Update

MAY 7, 2017

The new Sustainable Projects Exhibit is a potential game changer that could revitalize the now sluggish if not moribund domestic green building industrial complex, that suffers from the lack of regular involvement of the legal profession, and as I recently wrote the resultant, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted.

AIA 168

AIA Documentation Sustainability Contract 168

Carol Hagen

JANUARY 10, 2012

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become an industry standard on complex construction projects. Your local universities also offer training and educational programs as do the think tanks of the construction industry. As more Construction owners reap the benefits of BIM, more projects add a modeling component.

BIM 185

BIM Bidding Modeling Revit 185

Construction Marketing

MARCH 28, 2022

This movement is said to be currently being applied to many premises that are present in a large span of industries. The result of air leaks is cold outside air entering the home through the wall, ground floor, and ceiling gaps, causing cold drafts. You can do your part by designing an energy-efficient building.

Electrical 252

Electrical Commercial Equipment Green 252

Construction Marketing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

So what about the construction industry? The code will link to a message from one of our company founders on how companies can use CAD drafting outsourcing for their architectural projects.” The hype is backed up by statistics such as 14 million American’s scanned QR Codes in June, 2011 alone! The answer is yes!

Mobility 276

Mobility CAD Construction Drafting 276

BD+C

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing (CEIR) has released the first public draft of PV Racking and Attachment Criteria for Effective Low Slope Metal Panel Roof System Integration for an initial round of public comment. read more.

Drafting 40

Drafting Documentation Innovation Industrial 40

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Classification Criticality – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, & Life-cycle Facility Management – A Draft White Paper. JOC Performance – 2016 Industry Study . BIM for Facility Management. The Evolution of Construction Cost Estimating Technology. Maintenance and Repair of Federal Facilities.

BIM 100

BIM Life Cycle COAA Construction 100

Lets Build

DECEMBER 2, 2022

It’s a curious paradox that few industries are as tightly regulated and controlled as the construction sector, yet at the same time, few industries are as vulnerable to unexpected events. A construction quality management plan should be drafted as a standard document, to be applied to all future projects. Creating a plan.

Management 156

Management Construction Risk Cash Flow 156

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. The USGBC has also been stuck in a long standing siege with the wood industry. On the other side is the non-FSC timber industry -- those wood providers that can't attain FSC certification.

Green 120

Green Certification Drafting Drawings 120

Construction Marketing

APRIL 3, 2015

The event produced by the OHL School of Construction at Florida International University was sponsored by Dodge Analytics , Bosch Power Tools , Digital Drafting Systems, and the Construction Marketing Association. Scott Judy of ENR magazine offered a broad analysis of the construction industry. Technology Panel.

America 120

America Construction Florida Miami 120

Construction Marketing

APRIL 24, 2019

The most common types of events that these organizations host are multi-day conferences, industry trade shows/conventions, single-day seminars, workshops, etc. You’ll also want to draft post-invent surveys to send along. You’ll want to follow up with each of these groups, even those who didn’t respond to your event invitation.

Conference 226

Conference Organization Drafting Statistics 226

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 7, 2018

I am not naïve enough to think that the new 2018 versions of green building standards, codes and rating systems will do all of that or what “The Jungle” did to meat packing or what “Unsafe At Any Speed” did to the automotive industry, but it is clear that the real estate industry is developing out of its green building adolescence.

Green 185

Green Residential Documentation United States 185

Construction Marketing

JULY 6, 2010

nonresidential construction industry is one of the larger sectors of our economy. [ Census Bureau , with about 45 percent coming from the more volatile commercial and industrial sectors and 55 percent from the typically more stable institutional building categories. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how billings at U.S.

Architecture 231

Architecture Construction Commercial AIA 231

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 22, 2012

As reported by Rick Moriarty, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notified the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency on March 17 (2011) that it would be auditing the Green Bonds issued by the Agency to the Destiny USA developer. The developer recently revealed the many of the green technologies will not be incorporated as promised.

Green 120

Green IRS Income Drafting 120

Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40. For example, starting in the industry with no home-selling experience and rising to be a top producer, division manager, or even developing and leading the training regimen for new salespeople. Wed, 04/07/2021 - 15:02. Jude Dream Home Giveaway Home in 2010.

Industrial 98

Industrial El Paso Education Cleveland 98

Constructonomics

JANUARY 31, 2010

AutoDesk also provides the software AutoCAD which has long been the most widely used computer aided drafting program for the AEC industry. Craig also provides a podcast of an interview he did with Chris Ruffo, the senior industry marketing manager for design visualization at Autodesk’s Media and Entertainment Division.

Autodesk 100

Autodesk Construction Visualization AutoCAD 100

Pro Builder

JANUARY 6, 2022

Enter your company to be on Pro Builder's 2022 Housing Giants list—a ranked list of the housing industry's largest home builders. For more than four decades, Pro Builder has ranked the industry's largest home builders by home building revenue and closings. Housing Giants 2022 Entry Form. Thu, 01/06/2022 - 10:30.

Housing 98

Housing Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Rhode Island 98

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2015

“Professionally, I learned early in my career from people who applied the concept of stewardship to everything they do – whether it’s volunteer leadership, politics, the environment or industry.”. All of which gives her street cred in the green building industrial complex. Leave it in a better way than you found it.”.

Green 120

Green Consulting Organization Environment 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

There is little question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. And while much of the recent discourse has been about contracts with consumers, alternative dispute resolution provisions, including those requiring arbitration are common in construction industry contracts.

Green 120

Green Contract DC Documentation 120

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 15, 2022

Autodesk University 2022, a top construction industry event, will be here before you know it. Autodesk University 2022 is a global event that will offer exciting keynotes, interactive workshops, and valuable learning sessions from some of the industry’s leading innovators. . Call for Construction Session Proposals.

Autodesk 119

Autodesk Industrial IDEA Management 119

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Industry standard terms, and clear, concise definitions in plain English are REQUIRED, as well as standardized data formats (CSI MasterFormat). Classification Criticality – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, & Life-cycle Facility Management – A Draft White Paper. BIM for Facility Management.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle COAA CSI 100

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Cannabis cultivation is not new, but beginning in the 1990s when states began to legalize medical marijuana and recently as state laws evolved, decriminalizing and legalizing recreational use of cannabis, the burgeoning industry has brought with it environmental implications, including of water and energy use.

Legal 120

Legal Regulation Oregon Colorado 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 24, 2022

We are drafting comments to the SEC on behalf of clients to the proposed, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” rule. One can only speculate that as proposed, a whole new cottage industry of large accounting firm associated businesses would spring up to begin to calculate GHG emissions?

Regulation 156

Regulation Accounting Drafting Organization 156

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

It is surprising to many in the environmental industrial complex that there has been relatively little litigation arising out of green building. And there is no question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. Legal scholars can have at it. The Supreme Court, in American Express v.

Green 120

Green Contract Documentation Claims 120

C-School

MARCH 4, 2007

Below you will find a draft article that I am writing for Construction Management Association of America’s (CMAA) Northern California Chapter Newsletter. According to FMI Research Services Group, labor shortages within the industry exist in most occupational areas, including management. How about your own firm? THE SOLUTION?

Drafting 40

Drafting California Management CMAA 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The OmniClass Construction Classification System (known as OmniClass™ or OCCS) is a classification system for the construction industry. Pre Consensus Approved Draft. Pre Consensus Approved Draft. Pre Consensus Approved Draft. Pre Consensus Approved Draft. Pre Consensus Approved Draft. Draft for Comment.

BIM 49

BIM CSI Drafting Products 49

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 4, 2020

At a time when the building industry is principally concerned with the impact of COVID-19 and the luster is off green building, the Montgomery County Council last Tuesday unanimously approved legislation “to accelerate the construction of highly energy efficient buildings and green retrofitting of existing buildings.”.

Green 177

Green Certification Maryland Commercial 177