Draft Environmental Report Details Controversial California Water Diversion Project
ENR Construction
JULY 28, 2022
Plan to build a tunnel to draw water from the Sacramento River into the state's supply network moves forward.
Cob on Wood Homeless Community in Oakland, California
Natural Building
MAY 10, 2021
A group of homeless people and activists have built their own unsanctioned community center from the ground up — creating a kitchen, shower, toilet, health clinic, and free store in Oakland, California. The post Cob on Wood Homeless Community in Oakland, California appeared first on Natural Building Blog.
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California approves rail plan that includes $77B bullet train
Construction Dive
MAY 23, 2018
The final draft acknowledges that there is not enough money to complete the high-speed train's initial San Francisco Bay-area route.
California High-Speed Rail Authority Unveils New Draft Plan
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Pandemic affected every aspect of the program, says spokesperson.
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Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Subcontracts Require Careful Drafting
Construction Lawyer
JANUARY 30, 2014
An unpublished California opinion, Paul Ryan Associates v. 17, 2013), demonstrates the difficulty faced by parties in drafting appropriate forum selection provisions in construction agreements. Weisel, a California resident hired Ryan, a California corporation, to be the general contractor for a residence in Hawaii.
Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors
Construction and Infrastructure Law
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Nevertheless, critics of the bill anticipate that it will ultimately increase building costs, and will only exacerbate the current shortage of affordable housing in California. Joint employment liability has been an ongoing trend in California. The bill also precludes recovery of liquidated damages or penalties. Section 2810.3
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California Legislature Further Helping Subcontractors
Construction Law Monitor
AUGUST 24, 2012
I recently found a good article on JDSupra.com , always a great source for solid legal content, regarding California Senate Bill 474. It seems from the face of California Senate Bill 474 and many others like it across the country, that we are on a path toward heavy government regulation of our business relations.
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Housing Giants 2022 Entry Form
Pro Builder
JANUARY 6, 2022
As you complete each page, click Save Draft and you will be able to close the survey and come back to complete it. . The Housing Giants entry form below requires your company information for the calendar year 2021, or your latest fiscal year. Floor/Suite.
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Should the Government Buy At-Risk Coastal Homes?
Pro Builder
APRIL 5, 2021
Fast Company reports that one California legislator is proposing the government purchase these threatened homes and rent them out until the homes are no longer safe to reside in. “We Yet property values remain unchanged.
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2022 Housing Giants Survey Form
Pro Builder
JANUARY 5, 2022
As you complete each page, click Save Draft and you will be able to close the survey and come back to complete it. The Housing Giants entry form below requires your company information for the calendar year 2021, or your latest fiscal year. Floor/Suite.
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Comment on the Permit to Kill Eagles with Wind Turbines
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 16, 2013
Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it is soliciting comments through November 12, 2013 on the issuance of a take permit “for recurring eagle mortalities” associated with the operation of the Shiloh IV wind turbine project in Solano County, California. To appreciate this take permit some content may be useful.
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Water is the Most Important ESG Factor
Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 5, 2021
And just last Wednesday the California Department of Water Resources announced for the first time it is not going to allocate any water next year to local water districts. As weather induced droughts in the U.S. make interstate groundwater disputes increasingly likely in the coming years there are real implications for our future.
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DRAFT Article – Where Will We Find The Next Generation of Construction Managers? — Northern California Edition
C-School
MARCH 4, 2007
Below you will find a draft article that I am writing for Construction Management Association of America’s (CMAA) Northern California Chapter Newsletter. In all areas of construction, the problem is the same – There are not enough construction professionals to support the future demands of the California construction market.
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Officials Outline 'Preferred' Path Forward on California's Bay Delta.
ENR Construction
JULY 31, 2012
ENR California. Officials Outline Preferred Path Forward on Californias Bay Delta. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar supports $14-billion proposal to transfer water from northern California to the Central Valley, but several lawmakers in the region to be tapped blasted the plan. ” Salazar and California Gov.
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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: California.
Natural Building
SEPTEMBER 13, 2006
California Sustainable Healthy Home Waiver. They are now in the process of drafting this Initiative and are soliciting support and feedback from anyone who is interested in the issue. A draft of their initial campaign framework can be read at [link] , where contact information to communicate witht them can also be found.
LEED is the Tool to Restrict Water Use in This Town
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 5, 2015
While much attention was given last week to California Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order, in response to that state’s long running drought, seeking to reduce overall water use by 25%, there may be more to be learned from how the small Town of Hampstead in Maryland responded to its own water crisis in 2008.
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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted
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. Surprisingly, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing the disputed green building matter that was the issue resulting in a party to the contract seeking legal advice.
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The Real Lemon in the Bunch: Understanding Pay-If-Paid Clauses
Best Practices Construction Law
JUNE 12, 2015
For example, in the Universal Concrete Products case, the 4th Circuit reasoned that Virginia courts favor the freedom to contract and that parties are freely able to negotiate and draft these types of provisions. It is worth the effort to seek legal advice on these issues prior to drafting and executing contracts with other parties.
Examining OSHA’s Pending IIPP Standard
Safety Services Company
JULY 24, 2013
OSHA’s Assistant Secretary of Labor David Michaels calls this their highest priority and said this could go into effect in the next one to two years in order to reduce injuries and the associated costs to business like California has seen after implementing the requirement. How has the standard fared in California?
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How to Protect Your Business When Employees Get Poached
Pro Builder
MAY 27, 2022
Here’s an example: A California sales executive who jumped ship for a competing employer took along a folder of customer lists and marketing plans. Some employers draft restrictive covenants knowing they will not be enforceable, but will still scare people into behaving as they desired,” warns Mathis.
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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit. Thus far, California hasn’t dived head-first into an embrace of fracking. Source: Energy Information Administration based on data from various studies.
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It’s All a Matter of [Statutory] Construction: Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets the Good Faith Dispute Exception to Prompt Payment Requirements in United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. Coast Iron & Steel Co.
Construction and Infrastructure Law
MAY 16, 2018
On May 14, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. Coast Iron & Steel Co. , S231549, slip. May 14, 2018). Reading the statute in context, the Court explained that “Section 8814 is one of a series of provisions meant to ensure timely payment to contractors and subcontractors.”
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There are More than 40 Million People in Modern Slavery
Green Building Law Update
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
This law firm has worked with businesses, non real estate and real estate alike, in their disclosures required by the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 describing their “efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from [their] direct supply chain for tangible goods offered for sale.”
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Construction Law Monitor
MARCH 9, 2012
For more information see Wolfe Law Group’s website regarding contract drafting and contract review. If you as a contractor are considering using or signing a contract given to you by a contractor you are subbing to, then you should have that agreement reviewed by a professional so as to make sure the sub’s rights are protected.
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Moving from Design-Build, DB, to Integrated Project Delivery, IPD
Building Information Management
AUGUST 6, 2013
Several recent and current projects in California are operating on the far right side of this Design-Build collaboration spectrum, by crafting a custom version of Design-Build that uses IPD principles. She serves on the AIA California Council’s committee on IPD. Here’s how they’re doing it: Skipping the Bridging Documents.
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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)
Levelset
JUNE 29, 2022
Construction is an inherently dangerous business,” says Peter Lindborg , a construction attorney based in Los Angeles, California. A decent subcontract is drafted so that the subcontractor is responsible for complying with OSHA regulations as it affects your scope of work and your people,” says Lindborg. “So
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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 14, 2016
USDOT developed the Smart City Challenge as a response to the trends identified in the Beyond Traffic draft report. The report, issued last year, revealed that the nation’s aging infrastructure is not equipped to deal with a dramatically growing population in regions throughout the country.
Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Even though they are located in two different geographic locations in Cameron Parish, combined, the ports service commercial fisheries, shall draft manufacturing and oilfield services. West Cameron Port is located on the Gulf of Mexico and provides deep water access, shallow draft capabilities and heavy infrastructure provisions.
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Behind the Build: Interview with Chad Demick, BIM Manager at Control Air Enterprises
Autodesk Construction Cloud
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Control Air Enterprises is an HVAC & Plumbing contractor that focuses on designing and installing multifaceted systems across multiple market sectors in California. In high school, I was interested in drafting and blueprints. Tell me a little bit about Control Air Enterprises and what you specialize in.
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Natural Building
NOVEMBER 23, 2009
I met John at the 2008 Natural Building Colloquium in Santa Barbara, California, and instantly recognized his gentle soul and passion for designing and building small cob structures. My working life has been in construction, architectural drafting, hand crafts design and production, and for the past almost 30 years professional architecture.
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5 Best Women’s Work Jackets
Work Gearz
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Features include a hem cord, an adjustable hood, a center front zipper with an inside draft flap, outer and inner zip pockets, and elastic cuffs and hem. The cold in California will be much different than the cold in Michigan, or the cold in Texas. Waterproof. Ample sizing choices. Zip pockets. Adjustable hood. Somewhat expensive.
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Grover Cleveland High School: A modern solution for a mid-century facility
Construction Specifier
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The choice of this architectural scheme, with its single-story structures and low-pitched roofs, was representative of the prevalent architectural trends observed in the rapidly growing Southern California communities of that time.
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For Construction Technology Manager Alex Ayres, it’s not just about technology
The Korte Company
OCTOBER 14, 2022
He started as a project engineer, specializing in Army Corps of Engineers and Naval Facilities Engineer Command work, including the Joint Simulation Environment facility at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in California. What would’ve taken hours to solve on the drafting table, Alex could verify in seconds with P6. “It
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Design Trends Survey: What's in Store for Housing's Look and Feel
Pro Builder
JUNE 14, 2021
It’s a glimpse into the future, the closest thing we can get to a crystal ball to see what’s on the drafting tables of architects across the country.”. . In California, designers must also adhere to local guidelines for exteriors, some of which may include using specific materials on a home, no matter the style.
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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40
Pro Builder
APRIL 7, 2021
Kaylee Smith , 29, VP Sales and Marketing, Southern California, Landsea Homes, Irvine, Calif. Education • BA, Business Administration, University of California, Riverside. VP Sales and Marketing, Southern California. Education • BA, Business Administration, California State University San Marcos. Itasca, Ill.
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List of Common Construction Abbreviations
Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 13, 2017
CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. C: Courses, Curb, Channel, Degrees Celsius, Clock Outlet, Calcimine. C/C: Center to Center. C TO C: Center to Center. CA: Compressed Air. CAB: Cabinet. CAIS: Caisson. CAP: Capacity. CAR: Carpet. CARP: Carpenter. CAT: Catalog. CAV: Cavity. CB: Catch Basin, Concrete Block, Cast Brass, Coal Bin.
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 8, 2014
With 32 ports statewide, Louisiana offers six deep-draft ports capable of transferring large quantities of cargo, is one of only two U.S. While nowhere near the capacity of California—the nation’s leader in installed capacity for geothermal resources at 2,732.2 Already the nation’s No. 2 crude oil producer and No.
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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 12, 2014
From New Mexico, it’s possible to reach Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Utah within one day’s trucking, and California markets in two days. The cost of transporting goods from the ports of California, for example, also is reduced by utilizing the railroads that come directly into New Mexico.
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LEED can Mitigate Legal Risks in ESG Disclosures
Green Building Law Update
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
Again, utilizing a third party created criteria, in this instance a LEED credit (actually originally drafted by the American Bird Conservancy for the U.S. Recent U.S. case law underscores that ESG disclosures may be actionable if found to be materially false or misleading.
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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2023
Autodesk Construction Cloud
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Project Engineer, Webcor Builders San Francisco, CA A true construction champ, James actively represents Webcor at diverse supplier events, leveraging his role to connect with numerous suppliers across California and neighboring states through affiliations with WRMSDC and NAMC.
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State by State Incentives Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 15, 2014
CALIFORNIA – updated for 2014. The California Capital Access Program (CalCAP): Encourages participating banks and lending institutions to provide loans to small businesses that fall outside of conventional underwriting standards. Any unused credit may be carried forward for a period of nine years.
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