Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 30, 2013

In an all-out brawl within the environmental industrial complex, last week the American Society of Landscape Architects filed a lawsuit over the ownership of the trademark for the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) against the Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center at the University of Texas.

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 14, 2023

It is governed by the contract, which means it’s part of the agreement between two parties. If they let the filing deadline lapse without filing a lien claim, lien rights may be lost forever. Contractors often have to decide whether to file a lien or hope that their hiring party follows through on their agreement.

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Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Delay claims on a construction can be confusing, especially when you think about the delay to the work being performed and the disruption to other activities. Triple B Services, LLP , decided on May 26, 2016, the Court of Appeals of Texas reviewed a contractor’s claim for damages on a road expansion project. The Contract.

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Claims Compensation Contract Contractors 118

Levelset

JULY 21, 2022

A contractor bond is a three-party agreement. In the event of a valid claim against the license bond, the principal must reimburse the surety company for any payouts. The surety company is responsible for requesting reimbursement from the contractor after a claim payout has been made on the contractor’s behalf.

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Contractors Claims Oregon Residential 52

Construction Dive

JULY 23, 2014

The Texas Supreme Court recently came down on the latter side of this argument. A contractor “must look to its agreement with the owner for damages if the project is not as represented.” On the other hand, the design professional contracts with the project owner, not the constructors. ” Read more.

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Drawings Contractors Design Liability 54

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 26, 2014

“Whenever we hear about a major employer expanding or relocating to Texas, it affirms what we’ve been telling people all these years,” Gov. Like many cutting-edge companies, GEICO knows that Texas is a great destination for innovative companies looking to excel.”. The Katy expansion will support GEICO claims operations.

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Houston Austin Texas Office 102

CivilJungle

AUGUST 8, 2022

Sale Agreement. The sale agreement documents carry all crucial facts about the land ownership and the customer and dealer. Only after the sale agreement can we tell the sale of custody becomes finished. Mother Agreement. A deed represents the right of the owner to claim the property. Deed of Land.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

There is no coverage for liability the contractor assumed under a contract or agreement. This exclusion was the subject of a recent decision by the Texas Supreme Court. There is another exclusion common in CGL insurance policies. A project owner sued a prime contractor for defective workmanship. ” Read more.

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Insurance Contractors Liability Injury 54

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

Zero costs associated with disputes and claims. Fewer disputes and claims. success through an incentive agreement: lessons learned from an underground railway. University of Texas at Austin, August 1989. Texas at Austin, July 1991. Texas at Austin, July 1991. Projects completed at or under budgeted cost.

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Construction Project Management Engineering Management 222

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Courts have applied that still governing law to rule that the building codes of various governments from Massachusetts to Texas cannot be copyrighted. The 2014 confidential agreement signed by ICC, ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, the IES, and the USGBC “to collaborate on the development of future versions of Standard 189.1,

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Green United States Commissioning Foundation 159

Construction Lawyer

DECEMBER 28, 2007

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. « Florida Supreme Court follows Texas Lamar Homes | Main. Non-signatory bound by agreement to arbitrate. Normally, only a party to an agreement to arbitrate is bound by the arbitration provision.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 12, 2013

In December, a federal judge approved the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damages Settlement agreement, which covers individuals and businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and certain coastal counties in eastern Texas and western Florida, as well as specified adjacent Gulf waters and bays.

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Mississippi Alabama Liability Louisiana 52

Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 31, 2016

Triple B Services, LLP , decided on May 26, 2016, the Court of Appeals of Texas reviewed a contractor’s claim for damages on a road expansion project. The County entered into an agreement with the Contractor to expand a three-mile stretch of road. This is a must read! In County of Galveston v. The Contract.

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Claims Compensation Contract Contractors 48

Construction Lawyer

DECEMBER 21, 2007

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. Non-signatory bound by agreement to arbitrate » December 21, 2007. Florida Supreme Court follows Texas Lamar Homes. This follows the lead of the Texas Supreme Court in Lamar Homes, Inc.

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Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 5, 2013

Several states—including Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Washington and Utah—deserve a shout-out for their overall performance in our 9th annual rankings festival. Using these criteria, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana and Georgia took the top five slots in Best Infrastructure, respectively. This brings total U.S.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Whether those talks will resume—and result in an agreement— in an expected lame duck session also would likely be affected by the outcome of the presidential contest. In Travis County, Texas, which includes the state capital of Austin, a funding measure for the $7.1-billion With an average elevation of 3.4

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Construction ABC Infrastructure Transportation 59

Pro Builder

AUGUST 5, 2022

Selective Insurance recently released the results of a 10-year study of workplace injury trends , based on 110,000 workers’ compensation claims between 2011 and 2021. That’s a telling statistic for an industry that has been suffering from a labor shortage for more than a decade and struggles to attract younger workers to its ranks.

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Safety Resource Injury Construction 72

Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

It’s no surprise that Utah and Texas, two of the business-friendliest states in the nation, round out the top three in our Best Business Climate ranking. As part of the incentive package, Volkswagen Group of America has agreed to waive its right to claim certain statutorily available tax credits directly related to the expansion.

Louisiana 111

Louisiana Tennessee North Dakota Utah 111

Construction Lawyer

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. Florida Supreme Court follows Texas Lamar Homes » November 11, 2007. One of the new 2007 AIA documents is B103 -- Owner-Architect Agreement for a Large or Complex Project. Here it is: § 8.1.3

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Liability AIA Documentation Illinois 40

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I would say the vast majority of my clients are very fearful of losing their jobs, even with a collective bargaining agreement in place. Texas’ system is so restrictive, there are hardly any claimant’s workers’ compensation practitioners in the state, and as a result, the inured workers suffer.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

At the top of the list are California (an estimated 225,464 jobs lost), Virginia (207,571), Texas (159,473)), Maryland (114,795) and Florida (79,459). Most Vulnerable States (job losses/sequester budget cuts). Credit: Aerospace Industry Association). A consensus of independent analysts warns that the U.S. economy and our sputtering recovery.

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Budgeting Budget Montana Defense 51

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

A business that applies for the exemption must enter into an agreement with the Governor of Alabama. This credit can also be claimed against the insurance premium tax, the oil and gas production and property taxes, the fisheries business and landing taxes, and the mining license tax.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

The program is capped at 10,000 new jobs being claimed each year by all participants; whereas a taxpayer is limited to a maximum of 400 new jobs per year. The business must sign a job-creation agreement under the Advantage Arkansas program within 24 months of signing the Tax Back agreement.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

Natural Building

JANUARY 14, 2007

Several years ago, on a geology field trip while I was working for an oil company, I stood on an ancient beach deposit about 40 million years old in deep east Texas about 150-200 miles north and 200 feet higher in elevation than the current sea shore. At one time all the Scientists were in agreement that the world was flat.In

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