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What Do You Think Causes Construction Claims and Disputes? Think Again.

Best Practices Construction Law

Construction is one of the riskiest businesses in the United States. What do you think causes construction claims and disputes? When a problem faced by one party in the construction process is ignored or recognized late, the problem may escalate into disputes and claims. Mandatory advance notice of claims.

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A Call for Comprehensive and Clearer ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

While the idea of ESG began in 2004 with a United Nations initiative to influence capital in non Western markets, in 2021 the legal and political institutions in the United States and the EU are demanding those ideas be implementing with due haste.

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Recent Decision Highlights the Potential Pitfalls in General Releases

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

the Court of Federal Claims reminds contractors to read claim release language carefully before executing any agreement or modification. Claims under TOs 22 and 25 were the subject of a contracting officer’s final decision, the denials of which T.H.R. The parties ultimately reached a settlement agreement regarding these claims.

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New Developments for 179D Energy Efficiency Tax Incentive

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Guest post by Kevin Sullivan of BRAYN Consulting LLC. I am a partner and the director of construction and real estate at BRAYN Consulting LLC , a specialty tax services company that works with architects, engineers and contractors in obtaining tax credits and incentives, such as 179D. LEED AP with BRAYN Consulting.

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Water is the Most Important ESG Factor

Green Building Law Update

In the Old Testament when Isaac attempts to dig anew his father’s wells the shepherds of the wadi Gerar, claim, “the water is ours” forcing the patriarch to move on to dig a well elsewhere. And while the right to water is today a momentous global problem, it is also a serious dilemma in the United States.

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Court Adopts New Evidentiary Standard for Science

Green Building Law Update

United States. In 1993 the Supreme Court of the United States upset the applecart of the admissibility of expert scientific testimony. In Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , the Supreme Court held that Federal Rule of Evidence superseded Frye’s general acceptance test.

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ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords

Green Building Law Update

making a claim that a company’s building is constructed with bird collision deterrence features, as evidenced by compliance with that particular LEED credit, but not the entire LEED rating system). government and The Group of Seven. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue).