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

Green Building Law Update

Whether that query is from a Fortune 1000 businesses or an architect, the answer is the same, have the owner engage an experienced green building consultant as early as possible in the project. My go to move is to recommend Lorax Partnerships based in Baltimore who are among the best of green building consultants we work with.

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Defining Diligence & Scope of Work

Construction Business Owner

The errors and/or omissions related to engineering and architectural designs, land surveys, construction management and technical consulting are just a few of the areas where problems can lead to significant professional liability issues.

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Before delegating design, consult your manufacturer

GCP Applied Technologies

Before delegating design, consult your manufacturer. Delegated design—the process by which a principal architect, engineer, or for the sake of this discussion, a design professional of record (DPR) delegates certain structural elements to the contractor, sub-contractor, etc. Why delegate any portion of the design at all?

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Before delegating design, consult your manufacturer

GCP Applied Technologies

Before delegating design, consult your manufacturer. Delegated design—the process by which a principal architect, engineer, or for the sake of this discussion, a design professional of record (DPR) delegates certain structural elements to the contractor, sub-contractor, etc. Why delegate any portion of the design at all?

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Liability Rates Hold Steady as Risks Grow More Complex

ENR Construction

Insurers are writing more professional liability coverage for designers, with rates holding steady in the buyer’s market, says a new survey by insurance broker and risk consultant Ames & Gough.

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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law, something that is expected to happen by rulemaking at some point in 2022. Liability from old dry cleaners in retail sites that are beyond the boundaries of the “subject property” (.

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Unlimited liability for designers and contractors

Construction Lawyer

Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. You should consult an attorney licensed in your jurisdiction before using any of the information contained at this site. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors. The bridge was designed in 1962 by Sverdrup. Sverdrup no longer exists.