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How Trusting Relationships Build Better Commercial Construction Projects

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Englewood Construction is currently negotiating a contract with Mrs. Green’s to convert former Fox and Obel in Chicago. In our experience, we have found clients who care about producing the best commercial construction projects are more likely to engage in the negotiated contract process. Setting expectations.

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Balancing Work and Study: How an Online MBA in Construction Management Helps Working Professionals

Construction Marketing

Professionals learn about budgeting, risk management, contract negotiation, and leadership strategies while actively managing projects. Negotiation and conflict resolution courses prepare managers to handle disputes effectively, while financial management lessons improve budget oversight.

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My Green Building Exit Memo

Green Building Law Update

It''s not because green building doesn''t interest me any more. I started this blog because I was excited about the green building movement. I started this blog because I wanted to help design and construction professionals navigate the legal hurdles certain to pop up from the green building movement. But what''s the point?

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Arbitration including Religious Arbitration in Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

Arbitration is particularly wide spread in green building and has had the impact of so few green building disputes ever reaching a courtroom. Even the LEED Green Building Certification Inc. Many green building materials suppliers have provisions in their purchase contract requiring arbitration.

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A Green Building Game of Thrones

Green Building Law Update

As I thought about the green building policy mess of 2012, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Game of Thrones. This was supposed to be the year of the USGBC's new green building rating system, LEED 2012. In July 2011, it appeared the USGBC was willing to negotiate with SFI. Then the USGBC shifted its tactics.

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

It is surprising to many in the environmental industrial complex that there has been relatively little litigation arising out of green building. There have been only a very modest number of cases commenced in courts across the country involving construction of green buildings. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

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Las Vegas City Council Green Lights Mass Transit Proposal

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The Las Vegas City Council has approved a negotiating agreement with a company that wants to build a 19-mile light rail or other high capacity mass transit line along Charleston Boulevard, one of the main east-west arterials in the Las Vegas Valley.