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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

ASTM first published a standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in 1993, with published revisions in 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005, and 2013, so that the standard is being again revised is not surprising, but some of the changes warrant heightened scrutiny. The ASTM E50.02 This new text only exacerbates a prior bad word choice.

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Presenting At Green Legal Matters This Week in New Orleans

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Between 2005 and 2008, the Green Building Construction industry has grown by 500%, from a $10 billion industry to a $49b industry. The unavoidable marriage between the green and construction industries is why our construction law practice has paid very close attention to green legal issues. Litigation and Building Regulation.

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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

ASTM first published a standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in 1993, with revisions in 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005, and 2013, so that the standard has again been revised is not surprising, but some of the changes warrant heightened scrutiny. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

This history combined with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) in 1994 which regulates the use of IDIQ, and availability of tools, cost data, services, and technology by more innovative JOC vendors, have made JOC more transparent, efficient, and competitive. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Volume I, Subpart 16.5,

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Journal of Legal. Federal acquisition regulation. Anderson, L., & Polkinghorn, B. Efficacy of Partnering on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Project: Empirical Evidence of Collaborative Problem-Solving Benefits. Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 3(1), 17-27. Shamsuddin, S. Supardi, A., & Ahmad, N.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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Compliance/Regulations. 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. Construction Law.

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Green Building Law Blog - Untitled Article

Green Building Law Blog

Shari focuses her legal practice on next generation energy resources, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart infrastructure and green building. Shari is a member of the Legal Advisory Board for the U.S. Shari was named a 2009 “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by the Legal Intelligencer. Shari earned her J.D.