Green Building Law Update

JUNE 23, 2019

There are generally only two ways in which environmental liability for existing contamination can be extinguished for a prospective existing building owner, who would otherwise become responsible for that contamination upon acquisition of the property. It is estimated that there are more than 450,000 brownfield sites across the U.S.

Green 120

Green Liability Life Cycle Maryland 120

Construction Junkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

More than half of the respondents were involved in building construction, 25% in highway and transportation, and 23% in both federal construction projects and utility infrastructure. Just over 2000 firms responded to the survey, which was completed between August 4 and 26 of 2020. and $500MM, and 6% perform over $500MM.

Contractors 137

Contractors AGC Autodesk Safety 137

BD+C

AUGUST 10, 2020

Construction employment increased by 20,000 jobs in July but the gains were limited to housing, while employment related to infrastructure and nonresidential building construction slipped by 4,000, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today.

Employment 59

Employment Liability Infrastructure Industrial 59

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 23, 2019

America’s Federal Buildings and Physical Infrastructure. I first started working with public facilities and physical infrastructure capital planning and management decades ago. The cost comes in the form of auto repairs, lost productivity, and other factors caused by poor physical infrastructure. Key FY 2017 Statistics.

Leases 100

Leases Infrastructure Statistics Management 100

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.

Construction 40

Construction Insurance Contract Liability 40

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 20, 2023

Interpath said the firm had been hit by “wider group cashflow pressures and cross guarantees” which “ultimately resulted in additional liabilities arising and no access to ongoing funding.”

Contractors 97

Contractors Debt Liability Architecture 97

Construction Law

MARCH 4, 2025

Sweeping reforms expected in the Infrastructure & Planning Bill due in March are keenly awaited. Reports from the courts Our regular round up of the court decisions of most interest to construction comes from Andrew Croft , Ben Spannuth and Daniela Miklova of Beale & Company Solicitors LLP.

Construction 40

Construction Procurement Legal Insurance 40

Construction Superintendent Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2020

Construction employment increased by 20,000 jobs in July but the gains were limited to housing, while employment related to infrastructure and nonresidential building construction slipped by 4,000, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data.

AGC 52

AGC Employment Industrial Liability 52

Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

Any party who could face potential liability should be included as an indemnified party. In many instances, a clause can be drafted to protect against claims asserted as well as an ultimate finding of liability. This is an easy way to avoid unexpected liability.

Liability 69

Liability Agreement Drafting Insurance 69

Construction Superintendent Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2020

Association officials said construction employment is likely to continue falling in many parts of the country without new federal recovery measures, including liability reform and new infrastructure funding.

AGC 52

AGC Employment District of Columbia Liability 52

Construction Superintendent Magazine

JUNE 2, 2020

Association officials urged Washington officials to act quickly on measures like new infrastructure funding, liability protections for employers and extending the Paycheck Protection Program. Today’s state employment report shows how widespread—and deep—the job losses have. Read more.

District of Columbia 52

District of Columbia South Dakota Liability Employment 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

CMAR inovlves contractors is in the design process, but without design liability intended. Construction Manager at Risk – CM@R. Construction Manager at Risk, CMAR/CM@R has its beginnnings in the early 1970’s. CMAR is priced in two phases, pre-construction service fees and guaranteed maximum price (GMP) execution.

Construction 100

Construction Bidding Risk Renovating 100

ENR Construction

MAY 17, 2023

Contractor Infrastructure Energy and Alternatives faces $100M jury award liability in landowners' suit claiming sediment runoff from 100-MW project impacted 21-acre lake on their adjacent property.

Georgia 36

Georgia Liability Claims Infrastructure 36

BD+C

MAY 3, 2024

With advanced infrastructure and convenient access, these buildings cater to a wide range of patient needs, providing the right care, at the right place, and at the right time. Liability Mitigation - This robust documentation and reporting capability can also prove invaluable in addressing any potential disputes or malpractice allegations.

Office 91

Office Safety Security Liability 91

Construction and Infrastructure Law

JANUARY 9, 2020

Any party who could face potential liability should be included as an indemnified party. In many instances, a clause can be drafted to protect against claims asserted as well as an ultimate finding of liability. This is an easy way to avoid unexpected liability.

Liability 52

Liability Agreement Drafting Insurance 52

Construction Law

APRIL 2, 2024

Editor’s comment Government go-slow on infrastructure investment shows no signs of abating Editor Nick Barrett asks with a general election looming, if there is any prospect of a reversal in years of underinvestment in the UK’s infrastructure.

Construction 52

Construction Liability Risk Contract 52

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. It also says that strict benchmarks and assessment criteria will soon require civil engineers to account for the carbon output and sustainability of the infrastructure they design.

Claims 52

Claims Risk Infrastructure Finance 52

Construction and Infrastructure Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

AB 1701 “does not prohibit a direct contractor or subcontractor at any tier from establishing by contract or enforcing any otherwise lawful remedies against a subcontractor it hires for liability created…” Accordingly, direct contractors across California should take a closer look at the terms of their agreements with subcontractors.

California 49

California Contractors Liability Employment 49

Construction Superintendent Magazine

JUNE 2, 2020

Association officials urged Washington officials to act quickly on measures like new infrastructure funding, liability protections for employers and extending the Paycheck Protection Program. Today’s state employment report shows how widespread—and deep—the job losses have. Read more.

District of Columbia 40

District of Columbia South Dakota Liability Employment 40

ENR Construction

MARCH 10, 2015

Vastly reduced liability settlement with firm for long-term natural resource damages upsets environmentalists. Infrastructure'

Liability 28

Liability Site Infrastructure Resource 28

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Regardless, the user enjoys a significant reduction in hardware and IT infrastructure costs. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Companies generally have the option of purchasing the software or purchasing on a subscription basis. Wally Evans Blog. Recent Posts. Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software?

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Department of Defense recently started using public clouds to support some of its infrastructure. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Security measures will continue to evolve, particularly as adoption of cloud computing increases. What measures does your company implement in order to ensure your data is secure?

Security 120

Security Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 14, 2012

Infrastructure. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. The following are the primary costs to consider for both options: Hosting Services: Server resources. Data storage. DIY Hosting: Server hardware. Data storage (onsite and offsite backup). Server software. Facilities (space, racks/cabling, power, cooling).

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Security 120

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.

Drafting 52

Drafting Insurance Construction Contract 52

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 11, 2011

Another focus was on new machines used in road building (I presumed in anticipation of highway bill funding and renewed stimulus projects in the US; however, was informed that much of this is due to global growth and the expanding need for infrastructure throughout the world.) Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Green 120

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 13, 2013

Implement better planning—create emergency plans; adopt a new city code for existing buildings; support “Good Samaritan” legislation that protects architects and engineers from liability for emergency volunteer work. The specific recommendations cover important ways to make every kind of building in the city safer from future storms.”.

New York 55

New York New York City Green Infrastructure 55

ENR Construction

MAY 27, 2015

federal Appeals Court Judge rules that flooding from Katrina and other storms was a result of Corps construction, operation and maintenance.

Liability 28

Liability Construction Infrastructure 28

Construction Law

MARCH 1, 2024

Editor Nick Barrett says a Public Accounts Committee report on HS2 provides little cheer to anyone hoping that the UK could somehow successfully deliver infrastructure investment on the scale highlighted recently as essential by the National Infrastructure Commission.

Insurance 40

Insurance Claims Safety Legal 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 12, 2013

The five states that were impacted by the Deepwater Horizon disaster (including 665 miles of contaminated coastline), Gulf Coast business owners, the federal government and BP have spent the past three years dancing a slow legal tango that has assessed clean-up costs, fines and other liabilities.

Mississippi 52

Mississippi Alabama Liability Louisiana 52

Construction and Infrastructure Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The basis for the first holding is that disgorgement is both a liability created by statute and a penalty, and therefore falls under Code of Civil Procedure Section 340(a), a one year statute of limitations.

California 76

California Contractors Compensation Los Angeles 76

Construction Law

AUGUST 5, 2024

Analysis Skill shortages and planning reform at the heart of problems facing infrastructure Infrastructure procurement looked like enjoying a bit more favourable attention under the new government than it has since the introduction of the austerity programme of former prime minister David Cameron and his chancellor George Osborne some 14 years ago.

Construction 52

Construction Banking Insurance Safety 52

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Unfortunately audits by the Office of the Inspector General indicate that the VA’s decentralization, lack of management, and poor business practices are likely the cause of billions of dollars of liability while also creating significant patient safety issues. BACKGROUND. billion in FY 2013.

Management 40

Management Safety CSI Infrastructure 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 9, 2016

Economic Development Fund: The new FastTrack Economic Development Fund expands Tennessee’s current FastTrack infrastructure and job training program by providing additional grant support for companies expanding or locating in Tennessee with reimbursable grants made to local industrial development boards. FINANCING & GRANTS.

Tennessee 40

Tennessee Inventory Liability Infrastructure 40

Construction and Infrastructure Law

JUNE 20, 2023

The jury’s liability findings apply to a broader class of owners, whose damages will need to be individually proven in a yet-to-be defined second phase of proceedings. In California, for example, there is no intent element, and inverse condemnation claims are strict liability claims.

Oregon 52

Oregon Claims California Liability 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Kansas passed a business income tax exemption which eliminates certain non-wage business income on lines 12, 17 and 18 of IRS Form 1040 for Partnerships, Limited Liability Corporations, Limited Liability Partnerships, Sole Proprietorships and Subchapter-S Corporations that have elected at the federal level to be taxed as a pass-through entity.

Kansas 49

Kansas Wichita Income Infrastructure 49

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 9, 2016

Overseen by the Coordinating Council for Economic Development, it is the Coordinating Council’s primary business development tool for assisting local governments with road, water/sewer infrastructure or site improvements related to business location or expansion. Unused credits can be carried forward up to five years.

South Carolina 40

South Carolina Income Liability Leases 40

ENR Construction

JUNE 24, 2015

Concerns about legal liability may have prompted a legislative committee in Washington to disband an expert advisory panel.

Seattle 28

Seattle Liability Legal Washington 28