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Arbitration including Religious Arbitration in Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

There is little question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. With over a million contract documents licensed on an annual basis, the AIA’s form construction documents are likely the most widely used contract documents in the industry. The Supreme Court, in American Express v.

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

The reason for the dearth of court cases is not that there are no disputes and differences arising from green building design and construction, but rather that many, if not most of the contracts in sustainable construction require mandatory arbitration, in lieu of a judicial contest. Legal scholars can have at it.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Philip Chan , 37, Principal Architect, AIA, PDS Studio, Arcadia, Calif. Mariel Heredia , 39, Director of Design, AIA, Van Metre Homes, Fairfax, Va. Principal Architect, AIA . Director of Design, AIA. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Philip Chan, 37.