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#117:  Building Information Modeling

NH Construction Law

Over the past decade, Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) – computerized 3D portrayal of integrated building elements that allows a project or project subset to be built virtually before being built in the field – has become prolific in commercial construction. This is not your father’s CAD system.

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Twists and Turbines — A New York Case Highlights an Owner’s Risk When Not Using Full-Wrap EPC Delivery

Constructlaw

The New York Supreme Court (New York’s trial court) dispatched all of the owner’s claims on summary judgment. The designer, which had specified the wrong type of turbine, invoked New York’s three-year statute of limitations to defeat the owner’s professional negligence claim.

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Severin Doctrine: It's Another Name for "Pass-Through-Plus" Claims

Best Practices Construction Law

United States , the plaintiff-contractor agreed with the defendant-federal government to build a post office in which plaster column models and ornamental work were to be supplied by the government. The claims were made by the contractor on its own behalf, as well as on the behalf of its subcontractor. A Transportation Example.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Zero costs associated with disputes and claims. Fewer disputes and claims. Conceptual model of partnering and alliancing. success through an incentive agreement: lessons learned from an underground railway. Development of a practical model of partnering for construction. Shorter construction schedules than planned.

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Demystifying carbon offsets vs direct reductions

BD+C

They may be beneficial to companies seeking early claims of carbon neutrality, but choosing offsets only delays the more immediate and long-term actions a company must take to achieve carbon neutrality. C above pre-industrial levels, as called for in the Paris Agreement, emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.

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Challenging Times = Emerging Sales Opportunities

Pro Builder

Some buyer’s agents use such persuasive statements to entice new-home shoppers to employ their services, claiming buyers need them as “protection” from a builder’s sales tactics and to help the buyer obtain better financing and options/upgrades pricing than what the builder offers.

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LEAN JOC Construction Improves Facilities Management Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

In the event the Core Team fails to reach a consensus, the objecting party may rely on the terms of its separate agreement(s). Did the Project proceed smoothly with a minimum of change orders, request for additional information, payment issues, claims and conflicts and were all records and books maintained in good order?