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LEED can Help Mitigate Legal Risks in ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that with green building practices companies can mitigate their legal risk while still being responsive to the trend of investor demands for more disclosure. But the risks associated with ESG disclosures are real and should not be underestimated.

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You Can’t Treat Construction Claims Like Your Grandkids

Best Practices Construction Law

25, 2018) involved the construction of a biolab facility at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The contracting officer denied the claim, and the contractor appealed. As appellant concedes, design risk is transferred to contractors in the design-bid context, but not the risk of DSCs. Appeal of John C. Grimberg Co., 58791 (Oct.

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Dissecting code language updates to lightning protection systems

Construction Specifier

In 2018 (latest data available), insurance companies paid nearly $1 billion in lightning-related claims to some 78,000 policy holders, according to the Lightning Protection Institute (LPI). In addition, approximately 3 to 5 percent of all commercial insurance claims involve lightning, which is a reliably preventable issue.

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No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test

Constructlaw

a Connecticut court considered for the first time whether the performance of warranty work tolls the statute of limitations on payment bond claims. s (ALS’s) bond claim because ALS admitted that it last performed non-warranty work on the project more than one year before filing suit, meaning the statute of limitations barred its claim.

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Travelers Insurance Wants to Pay You to Use Procore

Construction Junkie

“Procore’s platform can help contractors avoid many costly losses and delays through effective risk management and cross-team collaboration,” said Lisa Morgan, President of Construction at Travelers. This exclusive offering is one more example of how we’re always looking for innovative ways to help our customers manage risk.”

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Phase l Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Buried in the more than 800 page Consolidated Appropriations Act signed on March 23, 2018 was Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act). 9601 et seq., So while instructive, it provided little, if any, comfort to tenants.

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Flying high with SILCOR® liquid waterproofing

GCP Applied Technologies

Tue, 02/27/2018 - 14:43. February 27, 2018. These podium decks serve multiple purposes, serving as car parks, baggage claim areas, service areas, and more. Concrete decks like this need to withstand not just incredibly high vehicle and foot traffic but the risk of fuel spills. michael.delros…. GCP Applied Technologies.

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