Construction Law

AUGUST 1, 2022

Headlines about fines levied on the accountants that were supposed to be auditing the accounts of Carillion before its spectacular collapse in 2018 are far from the end of that affair. Billion legal claim against KPMG, which says it will defend this action. Carillion’s liquidators have also launched a £1.3

Regulation 52

Regulation Inspections Accounting Legal 52

Green Building Law Update

MAY 6, 2018

With the upcoming May 25, 2018 effective date for the new European General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union law drafted to provide greater protections for the personal data of individuals, it is a good time to review and consider the large quantity of data generated by green buildings. Many small U.S.

Green 120

Green Organization Regulation Risk 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. so there was room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. The 2018 IgCC applies to “1.

Green 156

Green Maryland Site Certification 156

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 by the U.S. So there is room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC. the IgCC and the LEED green building program,” the ICC was only responsible for Chapter 1, Scope and Administration of the 2018 IgCC. The 2018 IgCC applies to “1.

Green 136

Green Certification Site Sustainability 136

Construction Law

AUGUST 3, 2021

It would be hard to find evidence of anything good that came out of the collapse of Carillion; it was in fact an unmitigated disaster that will resonate deeply within the construction industry for years to come, and around which legal actions are still in the offing.

Procurement 52

Procurement Contract Office Commercial 52

NH Construction Law

JANUARY 30, 2022

As I have noted elsewhere ( Blog # 37 ), the cost of repairing defective work itself (as opposed to the cost of addressing any resulting damage to other property) is rarely covered by the defendant’s insurance policy.

Insurance 40

Insurance Liability Defense New Hampshire 40

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Green Building Council issued a LEED Interpretation in 2018 ruling, “smoking of cannabis is considered a form of smoking for the purposes of both the interior and exterior smoking provisions of the LEED Prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control.”. whether or not there is an tobacco involved).

District of Columbia 226

District of Columbia Legal Green Residential 226

HardHatChat

JANUARY 6, 2020

The Green Rush Surges On: Between 2018 and 2019, Englewood’s work in the cannabis industry grew by 100%, and we expect that trajectory to continue as more states legalize recreational marijuana use and cannabis firms expand into new markets.

Retail 31

Retail Commercial Housing Construction 31

Revit OpEd

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Editor’s note : This blog was originally published as a Client Alert by Seyfarth Shaw LLP. The Tax Bill suspends the exclusion for qualified moving expense reimbursements for taxable years 2018 through 2025. The Tax Bill also suspends the deduction for qualified moving expenses for taxable years 2018 through 2025.

Employment 85

Employment Compensation Agreement Income 85

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 28, 2018

confronting profound and difficult issues about the nature of law in our society and the rights of citizens to have unfettered access to the legal edicts that govern their lives” to hold that no valid copyright interest can be asserted in any part of a code adopted by government. 17-11589, filed October 19, 2018.

Green 159

Green United States Commissioning Foundation 159

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

In a recent blog post, Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020 , I reviewed other key environmental bills passed in most recent legislative session, including interestingly HB 1442 altering the definition of “expanded polystyrene food service product” enacted the year before to exclude egg cartons (. But, of course, that is not true.

Maryland 156

Maryland Products New York Regulation 156

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 8, 2016

But the daunting engineering challenge of building a third set of new locks—and a toxic combination of legal and labor issues—rendered that deadline unrealistic almost from the get-go. Savannah is deepening its harbor to 47 feet from 42 feet, and aims to complete the project in 2018.

NJ 40

NJ Los Angeles Long Beach New Jersey 40

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Then Palo Alto based private company, Propy, announced that in a Vermont pilot program it had used blockchain for a property purchase on February 20, 2018 in Chittenden County, Vermont, a first in the U.S. Propy later announced on July 23, 2018 a blockchain recorded property transaction in California involving the sale of 10 acres of land.

Vermont 136

Vermont San Francisco United States Leases 136

ENR Construction

AUGUST 8, 2012

Phase two started in 2011 and is expected to be completed by 2017 or 2018. View all Videos » Blogs: ENR Staff. Blogs: Other Voices. Washington Observer. Economic Stimulus. -->. Product Snapshot. Interviews. People on the Move. Obituaries. Multimedia. Special Reports. Annual Photo Contest. Vote on Photo Contest Entries.

New York 51

New York Equipment Electrical FAQ 51

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

Green 120

Green Risk Claims Drafting 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 9, 2020

Montgomery County, Maryland is on the cusp of being the first to adopt the 2018 International Green Construction Code. But in what is being described as a requiem to LEED in America, the 2018 IgCC will now be required, but LEED will no longer satisfy the local legal green building mandate in Montgomery County.

Regulation 69

Regulation Green Denver Permits 69

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

In fact, such non-optimal activities cost the industry more than $175 billion in labor costs in 2018 alone. In our blog, we’ll define what it means to have a grip on construction document control and 10 practices that are essential to success. Construction is one of the most ferocious fields when it comes to legal disputes.

Documentation 52

Documentation Construction Management Organization 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

In fact, such non-optimal activities cost the industry more than $175 billion in labor costs in 2018 alone. In our blog, we’ll define what it means to have a grip on construction document control and 10 practices that are essential to success. Construction is one of the most ferocious fields when it comes to legal disputes.

Documentation 52

Documentation Construction Management Organization 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 28, 2014

As we recently reported in the BF Blog , technology experts are warning the U.S. The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled in favor of the city in 2007, beating back legal challenges from private service providers who tried to block the project. million BTOP grant.

Indiana 108

Indiana NJ Georgia Kentucky 108

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 15, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). million after the 2018 report.

Legal 156

Legal Bargains Sustainability IDEA 156