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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

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. 9601) and petroleum products.” Importantly, the ASTM E1527 is recognized by the U.S. The ASTM E50.02 Any exceptions to, or deletions from, this practice are described in Section [?]

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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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Buying a LEED Certified Building Is Easy But.

Green Building Law Update

More than 39% of LEED NC 2009 projects have achieved the Green Power credit, arguably the most common rating system for a building being sold this year, but we know anecdotally the obligation is rarely disclosed in a contract of sale; something potentially imposing post closing liability on the seller.

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Unlimited liability for designers and contractors

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. Copyright 2005-2012 Sabo & Zahn, all rights reserved. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. A Legally Inclined Weblog. >. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors. Copyright Notice.

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constructionattorneyblog: Liability for green design

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. Copyright 2005-2012 Sabo & Zahn, all rights reserved. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. A Legally Inclined Weblog. >. Liability for green design. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

In his commencement speech to Stanford University graduates in 2005, he references The Whole Earth Catalog from the mid-1970’s: On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. Cloud Computing: The “Why” » Stay Hungry.

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constructionattorneyblog: Limitation of Liability in new AIA Document

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. Copyright 2005-2012 Sabo & Zahn, all rights reserved. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. A Legally Inclined Weblog. >. Limitation of Liability in new AIA Document. Copyright Notice. Disclaimer.