Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The methodology was admittedly unscientific, if only in that the sample was too small given the large number of sustainable building being erected across the country. More than 60% of that subset was in jurisdictions with a mandatory green building law creating liability for the architect among others.

Drafting 120

Drafting Green Contract Documentation 120

Levelset

AUGUST 24, 2022

Two of the most common insurance policies that contractors have are builder’s risk and general liability, which serve very different purposes. Builder’s Risk Insurance General Liability Insurance Coverage Covers a building under construction—and often tools, equipment, and materials related to the project.

Liability 52

Liability Risk Insurance Contractors 52

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

EPA has withdrawn the new ASTM E1527-13 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process” as satisfying the requirements for conducting all appropriate inquiries under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. the Superfund law).

Site 120

Site Liability Compensation Certification 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 4, 2021

This unfair capital subsidy stymies climate progress by siphoning investment from profitable green building including net zero projects, for non sustainable carbon polluting projects. It is dinosaur lending practices that force green buildings to subsidize more risky conventional buildings through artificially low interest rates.

Green 293

Green Debt Security Commercial 293

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. With the U.S.

Green 120

Green Contract AIA Drafting 120

Job Order Contracting

MAY 17, 2022

“ESG- Using Environmental, Social and Governance factors to evaluate companies and countries on how far advanced they are with sustainability. The proposed rules contain a “safe harbor” for liability for Scope 3 emissions disclosure. (SEC 17 CFR 210, 229, 232, 239, and 249). ” ISO 14064.

Regulation 264

Regulation Risk Equity Organization 264

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Those lawsuits primarily assert that the extraction, production, sale, and promotion of fossil fuels constitute a public nuisance and give rise to product liability under state common law and state consumer protection statutes; the plaintiffs are seeking relief largely in the form of compensatory and punitive damages.

Baltimore 207

Baltimore Maryland Claims Connecticut 207

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 7, 2016

Given the large number of inquiries we have responded to about Zika, including about liability for building owners, this is a repost of an updated version of my February blog post on the subject. But where a building has an insect management plan, the negligent implementation of a plan may arguably give rise to liability.

Liability 120

Liability Puerto Rico Management Plans 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law, something that is expected to happen by rulemaking at some point in 2022. Liability from old dry cleaners in retail sites that are beyond the boundaries of the “subject property” (.

Site 156

Site Liability Green United States 156

Construction Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Legal terms explained Tse Wei Lim and Yun Wen Soh of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP explain what decennial liability means. Only claims against bodies subject to a relevant liability will succeed, the TCC has ruled.

Drafting 40

Drafting Insurance Construction Liability 40

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

The thousands of attendees represent more sustainability and green building business opportunities in a single place than will exist anywhere else on the planet this year. My response, Greenbuild is “the” target rich environment for green building people. So, the highlight is the people. Arguably, that is where the action was.

Green 120

Green Los Angeles Conference Profitability 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different. The crux of this case is one of those differences, claims arising from materials.

Liability 120

Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different. The crux of this case is one of those differences, claims arising from materials.

Liability 120

Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2015

The case instructs there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different. At its core this was a case arising from an improperly specified material.

Foundation 120

Foundation Liability Maryland Claims 120

Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 1, 2023

With growing scrutiny on job site dangers and liability concerns, prioritizing safety is crucial in sustaining a competitive edge. A Good Safety Record Presents You as a Lower Risk Liability Contractors frequently operate in risky and hazardous environments. Your safety and compliance track record. Let’s look at why that is.

Safety 126

Safety Bidding Contract Liability 126

Constructonomics

JANUARY 28, 2010

Liability Waivers Among Key Participants. Cohen goes into analysis about each individual project but sums up the study by writing: In every case these projects met or exceeded the owner’s expectations with respect to budget, schedule, design quality, and sustainability and also met the financial expectations of designers and builders.

Bidding 149

Bidding Liability Negotiation Risk 149

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 13, 2019

The Bill if enacted would also create a new permanent Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee that must within 180 days of first meeting submit to the SEC “recommendations about what ESG metrics” the SEC should require be disclosed. But again, there is no realistic scenario under which this becomes law. The failure of H.R.4329,

DC 120

DC Sustainability Risk Liability 120

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2019

There are currently two (2) proven forms of LEAN construction delivery , Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, for major new construction, and Job Order Contracting , JOC, for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. Characteristics of Integrated Project Delivery.

Management 147

Management Life Cycle Budget Budgeting 147

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

With the maturation of the green building industrial complex it has become clear there is no more or additional liability associated with constructing a green building versus a similar non green structure. The architect’s website still highlights the project describing it as “designed to achieve LEED Platinum.”.

Green 120

Green Claims Certification North Carolina 120

FDR Safety

MARCH 9, 2023

After several hours, one subcontractor employee working on the third level of the scaffold fell 25 feet, sustaining serious injuries. The JSA required fall protection, and they entered the heater wearing harnesses but without lanyards, self-retracting lifelines (yo-yos), or fall-restraining devices.

Employment 120

Employment OSHA Commissioning Safety 120

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2019

There are currently two (2) proven forms of LEAN construction delivery , Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, for major new construction, and Job Order Contracting , JOC, for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. Characteristics of Integrated Project Delivery.

Products 127

Products Construction Life Cycle Renovating 127

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The education sessions covered technology, applications, leadership, sustainability, and management of public works projects. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. The show had more than 125 education sessions and hundreds of exhibitors covering nearly 90,000 square feet of exhibit space. Wally Evans Blog. Recent Posts.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Cash Flow 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Therefore, DoD sustainable proponents have brokered this waiver with USGBC, allowing DoD to continue to utilize LEED without compromising data. And the power utilities protect themselves from liability related to data. This waiver is specific for LEED Version 4.0. The similar waiver for LEED v2009 is still in effect.

Green 120

Green Risk Claims Drafting 120

Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Sustainability for the author, a door hardware professional, means specifying and correctly installing high-quality products on door openings that will not be damaged during occupancy and do not require extensive maintenance. In short, sustainability in an opening means the specified hardware will last for years. by Jacob Wexler.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Security Liability Products 52

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 11, 2011

Some themes of this year’s show can be summed up as follows: focus on sustainability and green practices—or at least an emphasis on how products kind of “leaned into” that category, even if you had to squint to see the connection at times. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Wally Evans Blog. Recent Posts.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Green 120

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 7, 2017

Responsibilities are clearly defined in a no-blame culture leading to identification and resolution of problems, not determination of liability. High Performance: Integrated projects will lead to optimized design solutions, higher performance buildings/physical structures, and sustainable design.

Contract 100

Contract Construction Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 23, 2019

Managing the numerous repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and construction projects required for any building or asset portfolio is a daunting task. As a result, the impact of lack of proper funding and management at the GSA presents staggering liabilities. The truth is likely that both are to blame.

Leases 100

Leases Infrastructure Statistics Management 100

Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 27, 2016

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) defines “accrual” as: the date when all events, that fix the alleged liability of either the Government or the contractor and permit assertion of the claim, were known or should have been known. For liability to be fixed, some injury must have occurred.

Claims 63

Claims Liability Contract Contractors 63

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 4, 2011

We needed this recession to help reset wages and prices back to a more normalized (thus sustainable) rate. Not to double digit profit growth and sales increases, but to a more sustainable, long term path. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. We needed this wake up call. My sons are 4 and 7 years old.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software US 120

Chianelli Estimating

JANUARY 30, 2020

They do not have the burden of carrying costs like workmen’s compensation, general liability insurance, unemployment related costs, vacations or sick days, etc. Many times contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, only to find that the contractor cannot perform the work or sustain the additional costs not allowed for in the bid.

Estimating 78

Estimating Construction Bidding Bankruptcy 78

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2012

The topic of cash flow never seems to get old – after all, sustained negative cash flow often results in slashing budgets, personnel, and in the worst cases shutting down of a company. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Home » Blogs. « The Year of Mobile Technology? Wally Evans Blog. Recent Posts.

Cash Flow 120

Cash Flow Construction Software Software 120

Construction Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The next thing you might be contacting your lawyer about could be your potentially over-inflated sustainability claims. 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. Nick Barrett. Editor.

Claims 52

Claims Risk Infrastructure Finance 52

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2019

billion which agencies reported in 2012 as cost savings from real property disposal, space management, sustainability, and innovation activities were not reliable. For example, agencies use different approaches to counting structures—undermining any cross-agency comparisons. We found that the $3.8 GSA has identified $4.6 GAO-12-646.

Inventory 100

Inventory Management Comparison Leases 100

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 12, 2012

Markets are always looking to go green whether it be going paperless, green building, or sustaining natural energy. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Technology really is evolving everyday and the world is constantly relying on technology each and everyday. Wally Evans Blog. Recent Posts.

Construction 120

Construction Certification Green Software 120

Natural Building

JANUARY 28, 2022

Adaptive reuse fits the sustainability mantra of the “three Rs,” (reduce, reuse, recycle) but all too often we overlook the green side of architectural conservation. Demolishing an existing building, throwing it away in a landfill, is a staggering act of conspicuous consumption.

Architecture 52

Architecture Sustainability Liability Modeling 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This training must cover policy and procedures for the operation of a JOC and shall specifically address the ordering officer’s authority, limitations, and responsibilities, including ethics, conflict of interest, and potential pecuniary liabilities. c) Authorization and limitations. (1)

Contract 264

Contract Office Negotiation Documentation 264

Green Building Law Update

JULY 24, 2016

Under this July 19, 2014 guidance in the event of a default on a residential property PACE loan, the liability is a property tax lien collected by the local government with the priority associated with other real property tax liens.

Finance 120

Finance Lien Residential Commercial 120