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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. The new “Department of Defense Sustainable Building Policy” supersedes the October 25, 2010 policy that authorized only LEED.

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

Job Order Contracting

Supporting cloud technology – Program, Project, Estimate, & Document Management with export to PDF and spreadsheet formats. Unite States Government Printing Office, House Document No. General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and National 19 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Department of Defense recently started using public clouds to support some of its infrastructure. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. document management. August 2011. April 2011.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery. 2004; Black et al., 2000; Grajek et al., 2000; Gransberg et al., Badenfelt, U.

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#93:  Spoliation During Construction

NH Construction Law

Parties to a lawsuit, or who reasonably should anticipate future litigation, have a duty not to destroy evidence crucial to their opponents’ claims or defenses. But what about a building under construction? ” Murray v. In a Massachusetts Superior Court case, 333 Massachusetts Avenue Limited Partnership v.

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2011 Construction Law Update Is Available

Best Practices Construction Law

The document is a compilation of cases and legislation affecting the construction industry. 35, (2011), the Arizona Court of Appeals held that the defense of lack of licensure could be waived if not timely and appropriately raised in an arbitration proceeding. This year, Division 10 released its 6th Annual Update. In William Smith v.

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Prepare for Management Compensation and Bonus Reviews

PSMJ Resources

Even if you have not encountered any scrutiny of these issues in past years, you should expect that increased attention will be paid to these areas through the remainder of 2010 and in 2011 proposals. It is your firm management’s responsibility— not the contracting or audit group— to have documentation of the following: 1.