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Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

Moreover, owners will only be able to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October 31, 2016 and thereafter all projects must register under LEED v4. And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. With the U.S.

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Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

Moreover, owners will only be able to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October 31, 2016 and thereafter all projects must register under LEED v4. And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. With the U.S.

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You Need a Green Building Consultant (Who Speaks for the Trees)

Green Building Law Update

Those responses are not inconsistent with and, in fact, should be considered concomitantly with the conclusion, having worked on LEED projects since 2001, that the second best way to mitigate risk and avoid liability in sustainable building is a green building consultant working for the owner.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Beane didn’t achieve success by drafting players based on his emotional judgments or media-based hype. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009.

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Relationship between the designer and the contractor

Construction Business Owner

Many of the contractors immediately shot down the concept with the age old line of questioning that pertains to the architects’ inability to draft an affordably reproduced plan and a perceived desire to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright on a modest budget. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. December 2009.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

In that relatively short time frame I am able to draft an email from 30,000 feet and send it into the ether to any number of project team members. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009.

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constructionattorneyblog: AIA plans change to Statute of Limitations.

Construction Lawyer

Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. For a number of months, draft versions have been distributed to various groups for comment. With the latest draft of A201, this provision is completely removed, making this decidedly unfriendly for contractors. Tracked on April 30, 2009 at 04:00 PM. Disclaimer.

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