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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. The methodology was admittedly unscientific, if only in that the sample was too small given the large number of sustainable building being erected across the country.

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Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. With the U.S.

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Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. With the U.S.

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Moving from Design-Build, DB, to Integrated Project Delivery, IPD

Building Information Management

Through downstream agreements, the major team players can also agree to waive certain liabilities against each other. The fee structure and certain waivers of liability (shared risk) between the owner and the other key project team members. Oscia Wilson, AIA, MBA is the founder of Boiled Architecture. JOC Process.

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