Construction Junkie

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

2020 was a challenging year in many respects, but none greater than from a safety standpoint. Below are the 7 biggest construction safety stories of 2020: 1. While exoskeletons have been around for years, 2020 saw many new developments, including new offerings from several different makers.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a regulation to finally resolve and codify the legal principal that an incidental bird take resulting from an otherwise lawful activity, for example a sparrows flies into a solar panel, is not prohibited under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Three weeks ago the U.S. The decision has been appealed.

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Constructlaw

JUNE 11, 2020

23, 2020 BL 193791, 2020 MD LEXIS 264 (Md. May 26, 2020) Jane Fox Lehman Upper Rock II, LLC (“Upper Rock”) contracted Gables Construction, Inc. (“GCI”) Gables Construction, Inc. Red Coats, Inc.,

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 30, 2019

States In 2020 at BusinessFacilities.com. California, New York City, and the District of Columbia will experience the biggest impact of minimum wage increases next year. Read: Minimum Wage Will Increase In Majority Of U.S.

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Construction Junkie

JULY 8, 2020

Construction Junkie's 2020 Best Construction Podcast Competition Results. 5: CONEXPO/CON-AGG Radio Previous nominations: 2018 (winner) , 2019 (winner) Listen to it here: [link] The back-to-back champs are back to defend their crown in 2020, but this year they have a brand new look and a brand new host.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 12, 2023

The project was completed in 2011 at a cost of £152m but has been dogged by a series of legal rows. An initial legal dispute over cost overruns and late delivery of the project saw BAM Nuttall pay the county council £33m in an out-of-court settlement in 2013 to cover defects and extra work.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

And these questions are not unfounded because as of November 1, 2020, legal industry databases of state and federal litigation are tracking more than 6,100 cases involving Covid-19 claims. With Covid-19 spreading across the U.S. There is a great deal of uncertainty, at this time when we are still learning about this coronavirus.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 6, 2022

Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and. Collins, W., & Parrish, K. The Need for Integrated Project Delivery. in the Public Sector. Ibrahim, M. Hanna, A., & Kievet, D. 32 Quantitative. Comparison of Project Performance between Project Delivery Systems. Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(6), 04020082.

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Pro Builder

JULY 27, 2020

What Are the Legal Safeguards for Getting Back to Work? Mon, 07/27/2020 - 12:57. As builders and trade contractors start to get back on track following the impact of COVID-19 and its restrictions, there are legal concerns to consider. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor.

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Construction Junkie

MAY 20, 2020

The voting booth will be open until July 1st, 2020 until 11:59:59pm PST. CONEXPO/CON-AGG Radio Previous nominations: 2018 (winner) , 2019 (winner) Listen to it here: [link] The back-to-back champs are back to defend their crown in 2020, but this year they have a brand new look and a brand new host. Duplicate votes will be disqualified.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 15, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Today, the legal and political institutions in the United States and the EU are demanding ESG ideas be implemented by businesses posthaste.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 23, 2021

This affected the industry by limiting legal immigration, ultimately affecting the home building workforce. Soon after the Public Charge Rule was enacted, a number of entities filed suit challenging its legality. In November 2020, the U.S.

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Construction Junkie

JUNE 16, 2020

Construction Junkie’s annual Best Construction Podcast of 2020 Competition is underway and the voting booth is officially open. If you’d like to vote for the show for Best Construction Podcast of 2020, you can do so by clicking or tapping here. Next up is The Lien Zone Podcast.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Mon, 11/02/2020 - 10:44. And from the legal standpoint, the pandemic has created its own slew of court issues. What I am going to tell you about is what I see everyday going on in the trenches, meaning in the courts where so much of the legal activity relating to foreclosures takes place. cbroderick. It is a disaster.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 9, 2021

On November 3, 2020, the voters of Orange County overwhelmingly approved a charter amendment by a margin of 89.2%, creating standing for nature, itself, to sue to confront environmental degradation, with that new charter provision, providing in relevant part, Section 704.1 – Right to Clean Water, Standing and Enforcement.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

In the 2020 election year, to encourage employees to vote, it was widely reported in the media that more than 800 companies signed the “Time to Vote” pledge allocating time for staffers to vote during their workday. and might even be characterized as greenwashing). Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 9, 2022

Department of Energy, fossil fuels remain the largest sources of energy for electricity generation, with natural gas, the largest fossil fuel source, being 40% of electricity generated in 2020. electricity generation in 2020. As opposed to the renewable energy portfolio standards adopted for utilities in many U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

As a result, food service businesses and schools could continue to use existing inventories of polystyrene food service products until October 1, 2020, but were not be able to purchase additional polystyrene food service products after July 1, 2020. apparently the chickens have good lobbyists?).

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 3, 2019

With the countdown on to 2020 – and the start of a brand-new decade right around the corner – it’s time for our annual look back at the commercial construction industry “highs” and “lows” from 2019. And with recreational marijuana now legal in 11 states and Washington D.C. –

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Owners of wind turbines and of solar panel farms have had their modern environmentally friendly and legal businesses criminalized under the World War I era MBTA regulatory scheme. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2020, beginning a 45-day public comment period.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 29, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency announced last Thursday retroactively beginning March 13, 2020, a temporary policy regarding EPA enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. a]ct responsibly under the circumstances in order to minimize the effects and duration of any noncompliance caused by COVID-19.”.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 24, 2021

There is legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and I have assisted companies for years in mitigating their liability while still being responsive to the trend of investor demands for these disclosures. and the legal adage that bad facts rise to bad law may certainly have been at play in those instances. best practices.

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Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Avoiding Legal Issues Hiring clients hire a licensed contractor to save themselves from legal liabilities and low-quality work. In that case, the responsibility of dealing with workplace accidents or unsafe job sites will fall upon them, causing legal issues.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 28, 2020

McKinsey & Company 2020. Collaborative behavior is somewhat foreign within an industry segments known for mistrust, antagonistic relationships and legal disputes. McKinsey & Company 2020. Maximizing benefits required collaboration planing, procurement, and project delivery. Ready to learn more?

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

A final rule the SEC adopted on August 26, 2020 and effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register may be more significant for what is not in the rule. The rule is silent on ESG disclosures, including climate risk.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 6, 2020

Englewood’s business development team attended ICSC’s CenterBuild conference in December, where conversations revolved around retail activity and opportunities in 2020. As we kick off 2020, we have a lot of optimism about our industry and the sectors we’re active in, but we also recognize there will be challenges ahead.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 18, 2021

30 under Biden’s plan, with the addition of funds set aside for at-risk families needing legal assistance. The CARES Act included an eviction moratorium through late July 2020 that only applied to certain, federally-funded rental units. Both evictions and foreclosures will be barred until Sept.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 5, 2020

And we are now seeing that legal doctrine legislatively implemented such that Mother Nature is now a proper person to pursue adjudication. This may be the first time in America that an ecosystem has been given the legal status of a “person.”.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

As described in a blog post I penned in 2016, Lawyer’s Opinion Matters in Green Building , this law firm has been regularly called upon to give legal opinions that a green building is LEED certified, certifiable or otherwise ‘really’ a green building. Public school construction is a big deal in the state. Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. Nasdaq said in a study conducted in 2020 that more than 75% of its listed companies would not have met these requirements. yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 13, 2021

In a parallel but not directly related action, on August 11, 2020, Judge Valerie Caproni, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, struck down that same Interior legal opinion, It is not only a sin to kill a mockingbird, it is also a crime,”. paraphrasing Harper Lee.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 4, 2021

And in 2020, the tiny home industry saw huge technological advances and innovations. BIG CITIES ARE STARTING TO LEGALIZE TINY HOMES ON WHEELS. A need or want for a tiny home may seem to counter recent homebuyer trends, but Fast Company says tiny home living remains a reasonable way to address the country’s housing crisis.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 3, 2020

Mon, 08/03/2020 - 10:53. The reasons are clear and fundamental: from staying alive to being there for family, and from avoid life-changing injuries to saving money, mitigating legal risk and gaining productivity. Select the right programs to best educate & protect your workers. Greg Ragsdale. Why is safety so important?

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Construction Test

MAY 6, 2020

Maundy money is made up of coins that have been specially minted for the occasion – they are legal tender and are highly collectable. The post Maundy Thursday 2020: What’s the meaning behind it and what is Maundy money? The sovereign hands out “Maundy money” to pensioners from local communities. What is Maundy money?

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Construction Specifier

APRIL 14, 2023

In 2020, the Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence surveyed 300 chief security officers (CSOs), chief legal officers (CLOs), chief compliance officers (CCOs), and physical security decision-makers at companies with more than 5000 employees in the U.S.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The legal limit for high-cost areas is 150% of the total baseline limit, meaning that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could back loans with a value of up to $970,800. . In response to rising home prices across the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will support mortgages up to $1 million beginning January 1st, reports MarketWatch. Financing.

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