Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Call it 4D modeling for infrastructure projects. " Whatever you want to call it, you will want to see this Autodesk video about Mortenson Construction that highlights the advantages of BIM for road construction and other infrastructure projects. Call it Building Information Modeling for horizontal construction.

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Construction Law

MARCH 4, 2025

Legal terms explained Nick Oury and Maddy Van Every of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP explain IBAs new Site Visit Model Protocol Guest editor Nerves of steel with millions at stake For steel importers facing retrospective duty claims in excess of 25 million due to purported, post-Brexit administrative errors, the battle against HMRC is just beginning.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 5, 2020

When building infrastructure, there is often little, if any, ability to control the environment in which the roads, bridges, drainage culverts, or other public structures are built. Infrastructure must be made to fit the environment, which already exists to support a healthily functioning society. Photo © BigStockPhoto.com.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 12, 2023

The project was completed in 2011 at a cost of £152m but has been dogged by a series of legal rows. An initial legal dispute over cost overruns and late delivery of the project saw BAM Nuttall pay the county council £33m in an out-of-court settlement in 2013 to cover defects and extra work. ”

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 28, 2015

But centralized water infrastructure of the 20 th century with the associated new laws to buttress it, the 19 th century federal government claim that it controls all navigable water and unconstitutional state claims to land beneath watercourses, all made collecting rain illegal. ” McNaughton v. Eaton, 1952.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 28, 2015

But centralized water infrastructure of the 20 th century with the associated new laws to buttress it, the 19 th century federal government claim that it controls all navigable water and unconstitutional state claims to land beneath watercourses, all made collecting rain illegal. ” McNaughton v. Eaton, 1952.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 5, 2011

Did you know that the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has graded our infrastructure sectors with mostly Ds? invest only $85 billion annually in our transportation infrastructure. AEM estimates that 35,000 jobs—many of which are in construction— are created every time $1 billion is invested in our infrastructure.

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Building Radar

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Being informed about the biggest infrastructure project in Australia for 2024 provides insights into industry trends. Recognizing the biggest infrastructure project in Canada for 2024 helps in benchmarking financial practices. Being aware of the biggest infrastructure project in the US for 2025 provides industry benchmarks.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

will help identify and reduce the risk of damage in the event of a natural disaster, economic disruption, resource depletion or other crisis for buildings, homes, neighborhoods and infrastructure. Use Legally Logged Wood from Ecologically Managed Forests , recognizes “FSC Certified Wood” only, (. The Green Business Certification Inc.’s

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

will help identify and reduce the risk of damage in the event of a natural disaster, economic disruption, resource depletion or other crisis for buildings, homes, neighborhoods and infrastructure. Use Legally Logged Wood from Ecologically Managed Forests , recognizes “FSC Certified Wood” only, (. The Green Business Certification Inc.’s

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Construction Law

APRIL 1, 2025

News Our regular news round up includes publication of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill; housebuilders demanding that product manufacturers make a bigger contribution to the Building Safety Levy; and Scottish government support for the fast developing offshore wind market.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

Sharing actionable, transparent information with all construction project participants and stakeholders early on, and throughout the construction and operations life-cycle of a built structure, would measurably mitigate change orders, legal disputes, and waste.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 16, 2023

ECF is a strategic joint venture between regeneration specialist Muse, investor Legal & General and the government’s housing agency, Homes England. Bradford Council has signed a pre-development deal to work with The English Cities Fund to deliver a city village of 1,000 homes in the heart of the city centre.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2019

Nonetheless, it would be incorrect to assume that technology alone will solve the AECOO’s dismal legacy of low productivity, waste, and legal disputes. While technology use is accelerating, similar improvement is output are not. All the tools and services are readily available to support owners in doing just that.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

based infrastructure unit of SNC Lavalin Group to compensate the design-build contractor on the East Kent Access Road Phase 2 project for remedial work on the highway and legal costs for deficient work. Technology and Construction Court ordered WS Atkins, the U.K.-based

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 23, 2023

.” Ben Wilson, President National Grid Ventures, said: “Connecting wind farms to multiple markets simultaneously is a game changer for energy infrastructure and brings us one step closer to realising the enormous green energy potential of the North Sea.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 2, 2022

domestic matter and that the recently passed infrastructure bill contains $2.9 ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group of attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm “powering sustainability for tomorrow’s business.”

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Constructlaw

MAY 30, 2023

Introduction America’s water infrastructure has long faced a critical need for funding and modernization. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, there is a $105 billion funding gap for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projected over the next two decades. [1] billion to the U.S. billion to the U.S. Indeed, $1.5

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ENR Construction

JUNE 19, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency guidance aimed at streamlining permit approvals for natural gas pipelines and other energy infrastructure projects is murky, at best, and could lead to more frequent legal skirmishes, some observers say. The outlook for new U.S.

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Carol Hagen

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The larger the enterprise the greater the impact on the IT infrastructure. Yes, your Legal and Information technology teams will probably influence (scare) you enough that risk tolerance decisions will need to be made. Social Media Policy is a hot topic for most businesses. Establish a Social Media Policy.

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Construction Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Editors comment Infrastructure strategy says all the right things, but Government has started discussions on a proposed Infrastructure Strategy, that says most of the right things. Legal terms explained Jason Han of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP explains what is meant by Pure Economic Loss.

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Safety Services Company

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Importance of Risk Management Risks involve various operational hazards, such as equipment failure, oil spills, environmental damage, explosions, and more, which can have reputation, financial, and legal consequences for oil and gas companies. Otherwise, they can get fined or face legal action.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Financing difficulties and a legal challenge are hindering progress on first-of-its-kind carbon capture and sequestration project in Illinois. Infrastructure'

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Best Practices Construction Law

OCTOBER 1, 2012

What are some of the most important legal aspects when looking at a public private partnership? As evidenced by the new Pennsylvania law, each state will have to explore whether use of PPPs for roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects can be successful. " According to Schmitz, 33 other states have similar laws.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 9, 2018

Though the use of asbestos products has drastically declined in recent decades, evidence of its excessive use still lies within the country’s infrastructure. Though the mineral is no longer mined in the United States, asbestos products are still imported legally and by the tons. What’s So Dangerous About Asbestos?

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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Legal terms explained Tom Cadman of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP explains what is meant by Building Liability Orders. News Our regular news round up reports on a major review of water industry regulation; a rail group urging the use of private finance; and a call for standard form contracts to be left unamended.

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BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

The increased focus—and strengthened legal requirements—on biodiversity will have significant reverberations. Taking the broader natural capital impact into account when carrying out an infrastructure project can deliver both climate and biodiversity benefits.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This could extend the life span of infrastructure or minimize the risk of failures, ultimately leading to increased safety and reduced maintenance costs. Structural failures would raise ethical and legal questions regarding the responsible party. Improve construction automation.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 24, 2023

We expect that trajectory to continue as more states legalize recreational marijuana use and cannabis firms expand into new markets. Because of the change in use, we are required to install sprinklers throughout the entire building – the biggest infrastructure line item for the entire project.

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Constructlaw

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2023, the construction industry saw significant developments, such as a downward trend in the commercial real estate market, a continued focus on sustainability, and the ongoing impact of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Read our full report here.

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Construction Law

JULY 1, 2024

Editor’s comment Supreme Court judgment likely to lead to more judicial reviews Editor Nick Barrett warns that a Supreme Court judgment is likely to see an increase in the already growing number of judicial review challenges to infrastructure projects. Planners could respond with knee-jerk rejections of some applications, it is feared.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 5, 2018

Surveying is done to find out the legal boundaries among the parcels of property, the position of current infrastructure, the topography as well as slopes of the land. While going to layout something for road, bridge, dam or pipe line, land surveying plays an important role.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

ICE’s report says accurate emissions reporting must become integral in the design of major infrastructure if private finance is to help fund green projects. Interest from private funders to invest in low carbon infrastructure is said to be growing, but financial markets are highly sensitive to risk and see climate change as a big risk factor.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Coordination of teams and information, reducing errors, omissions and miscommunications, and virtual elimination of change orders and legal disputes. Centralized oversight and coordination, yet enabled use of local management and expertise, within a shared environment. Fully verifiable processes, procedures, and projects.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

MARCH 24, 2020

California’s list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” [1] exempts all construction work from the purview of California’s statewide “Stay at Home” Order. [2] This alert is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice and is not intended to form an attorney client relationship.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

MARCH 24, 2020

California’s list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” [1] exempts all construction work from the purview of California’s statewide “Stay at Home” Order. [2] This alert is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice and is not intended to form an attorney client relationship. FOOTNOTES. [1]

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Safti First

DECEMBER 16, 2024

For architects, this investment highlights a growing trend: the prioritization of innovative, sustainable, and safety-focused materials in transportation infrastructure. According to the report, this funding will support 125 airport projects aimed at enhancing passenger experience, accessibility, and sustainability.

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