Green Building Law Update
MAY 7, 2017
And while each of the core sets of documents are updated every 10 years, what is most significant about this update is the new AIA Document E204™ – 2017, Sustainable Projects Exhibit. AIA has previously published Sustainable Project versions of its core documents integrating specific green building text within each contract.
Construction Law Monitor
OCTOBER 26, 2010
AIA (American Institute of Architects ) form documents have dominated the construction industry for many years. Due to the AIA dominance, others in the industry sought out an alternative and the ConsensusDOCS were born in 2007. Many experts believe that the AIA standard form contracts are drafted to protect the Architect.
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Construction Lawyer
MARCH 15, 2007
He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.
Construction Lawyer
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 2, 2016
In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. In some of those instances, the parties used an AIA Contract Documents form (the wrong form) but not a Sustainable Project form.
Green Building Law Update
SEPTEMBER 24, 2017
The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted. That may sound self serving, but it is true.
Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 5, 2017
Legal scholars can have at it. And there is no question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. With over a million contract documents licensed on an annual basis, the AIA’s form construction documents are the most widely used contract documents in the industry.
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