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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

The Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 will sunset in late 2021, eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013. Task Group, after more than a year of work, has balloted a draft revised standard and results are expected as early as next week. The ASTM E50.02

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Comment on the Permit to Kill Eagles with Wind Turbines

Green Building Law Update

Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it is soliciting comments through November 12, 2013 on the issuance of a take permit “for recurring eagle mortalities” associated with the operation of the Shiloh IV wind turbine project in Solano County, California. To appreciate this take permit some content may be useful.

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Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Subcontracts Require Careful Drafting

Construction Lawyer

17, 2013), demonstrates the difficulty faced by parties in drafting appropriate forum selection provisions in construction agreements. That party was Ryan Associates, since it was Ryan Associates — not Welch — that drafted Paragraph 24.3.3. An unpublished California opinion, Paul Ryan Associates v. Welch Marble & Tile, Inc.

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OSHA to Hold Construction Safety Advisory Committee Meeting

Construction Equipment

5 and 6, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The agenda also includes updates from the Directorates of Construction and Standards and Guidance, a presentation on the draft proposed standard on occupational exposure to beryllium and a discussion on the OSHA 10- and 30-hour training courses.'

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LEED Creates Business Opportunities Beyond The Environmental Industrial Complex

Green Building Law Update

It is now common that snow removal businesses market their services to building owners by offering a draft hardscape plan and then services that are LEED ready. Of course, the services provided do not include the materials and products sectors that drive LEED building and will also experience tremendous growth.

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HRECs in a Phase l are Not Recognized Environmental Conditions

Green Building Law Update

A properly drafted Phase I can create huge dollar advantages serving as a marketing piece in an associated real estate transaction, be it a sale, a lease or a loan secured by real estate or., I wrote a blog post in January about the huge expansion in the space, Phase I Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020.

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Revit Does Power Point

Revit OpEd

When Revit 2013 came out it expanded on what we could do with the View Reference tool ( wrote about that before too ). I used a screen capture of each slide as an image inserted into drafting views. Those are my back and forward buttons, they are just referencing the previous and next drafting views (slides).

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