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Additional Insured Status: Playing the Speak-Out Game on a Construction Project

Best Practices Construction Law

Reading and understanding an insurance policy on a construction project can be a lot like understanding my kids playing Speak Out. Proper insurance coverage is an important risk management tool for contractors, subcontractors, project owners/developers and design professionals. Nautilus Insurance Co. ,

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Which Insurance Carrier Is Responsible for Damages on a Construction Project? Depends.

Best Practices Construction Law

There are multiple types of insurance coverage for the various risks on a construction project. However, when there are multiple insurance carriers covering the same risk (i.e., However, when there are multiple insurance carriers covering the same risk (i.e., In a recent case, Cincinnati Insurance Co.

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Virtue signallers beware

Construction Law

The next thing you might be contacting your lawyer about could be your potentially over-inflated sustainability claims. It also says that strict benchmarks and assessment criteria will soon require civil engineers to account for the carbon output and sustainability of the infrastructure they design. Nick Barrett. Editor.

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Suing But Not Because it was Not a Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Typical is the case recently commenced over the construction of the Haywood Community College Creative Arts Building in North Carolina which was pursuing LEED New Construction v2009 certification. The underlying disputes and differences are not about untested materials or new equipment, as is often the instance with sustainable construction.

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Constellium Joins *ISNetworld®

Safety Services Company

What You Should Know About Constellium Constellium is a global leader in the sustainable production and recycling of aluminum products. They are known to operate with highly ethical and sustainable standards. Certification training: OSHA 10, OSHA 30, HAZWOPER, and more.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

INSURANCE |. You need to be a certified LEED contractor, which means you’ll need to study for and take the certification test. LEED Certification and Construction Software. So what exactly does getting LEED certification have to do with business management or even construction software? STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |.

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Acoustic ceilings to support occupants’ health

Construction Specifier

With a greater understanding of indoor environmental quality, acoustic ceiling material choices, and relevant product certifications, specifiers can have a positive impact on buildings’ indoor air quality (IAQ), lighting, safety, acoustic comfort, and, ultimately, on people’s health and well-being. IEQ and influential standards.