Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Despite that the Zero Waste movement peaked in about 1998, in the modern context of Net Zero from Net Zero Energy to Net Zero Carbon, we are today with surprising frequency asked about a business being able to claim it is Zero Waste. No company should claim to be Zero Waste. There is a lot of waste out there. But it is not easy.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The next thing you might be contacting your lawyer about could be your potentially over-inflated sustainability claims. Virtue signalling by ‘greenwashing’ could end up being more expensive than taking the measures you have wrongly claimed to. Those projects failing to meet these criteria may struggle to access financing.

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Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As a contractor, you likely know that your business is always at risk. Between the potential for accidents and injuries on the job site and the risk of lawsuits, it’s important to have insurance to protect yourself from financial losses, but what kind of insurance do you need? Builders Risk Insurance.

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Wolgast Corporation

JULY 6, 2022

Members include architects, risk managers, parking specialists, lawyers, and perimeter safety professionals. The emergency response report is also useful in your insurance claim for timing and dates. Additionally, you will want to call your insurance company (after emergency units) to make a claim and so they can assess the damage.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In 2018 (latest data available), insurance companies paid nearly $1 billion in lightning-related claims to some 78,000 policy holders, according to the Lightning Protection Institute (LPI). In addition, approximately 3 to 5 percent of all commercial insurance claims involve lightning, which is a reliably preventable issue.

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Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

This past May the Construction Claims Advisor summarized a Washington Court of Appeals case against an engineer for faulty design and a contractor for faulty construction. Although no damage, or economic loss occurred, the building was subject to failure from seismic activity, and thus posed a safety risk.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

When it comes to protecting your contracting business from claims and lawsuits, it can be tough to know what type of insurance you should purchase. Liability insurance protects your business against claims for damages caused by you and your workers, if you have any. What are general liability and professional liability insurance?

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Construction Dive

MARCH 12, 2014

If the bidder fails to do so, it will not be allowed to recover extra performance costs necessitated by the owner’s interpretation of the design documents. Bidders are not expected to be design experts. After all, it was the project owner that commissioned the design.

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BD+C

MARCH 29, 2024

Rob Atkinson and Chris Forney Office Buildings Headquarters Architects Regulations Energy Efficiency Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction Many companies are striving to achieve climate neutrality , which involves bringing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions down to net zero on an annual basis. Buyers must beware.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

JUNE 20, 2023

PacifiCorp prevailed against the plaintiffs on the claim of inverse condemnation. With respect to the tort-based claims, the jury awarded approximately $72 million in compensatory damages to 17 plaintiffs. This intent standard for inverse condemnation claims in Oregon differs from those in other states.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

General contractors know these risks when they take the role. However, the types of policies and their limits (the maximum amount claims can pay out) are limited. However, with the amount of risk involved in a standard construction project, general contractors typically need to hold multiple policies. Builder’s risk insurance.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 31, 2021

Traditional contracting methods typically involve the non-owner participants tendering a lump-sum price based on the owner’s proposed allocation of responsibilities and risks. Scoping and design of conventionally procured projects is generally completed, or well progressed, before the owner calls for proposals from constructors.

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ProcurementExpress.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Do you know if any of your projects are at risk? A huge topic of discussion in the Construction Industry consistently, is the scope of financial risk on a construction project. Why do these financial risks take place. Unfortunately the owner’s representative let this issue go and it was installed as designed.

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Levelset

AUGUST 31, 2022

And they offer risk specialists to help your business minimize losses. Next does not offer specialty coverage, like builders’ risk or pollution liability. Nationwide Insurance provides specialized coverage packages to cover the risks that contractors face every day. Get a quote. Find an agent. Hiscox is not available in Alaska.

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Construction Dive

JULY 23, 2014

By Bruce Jervis It has long been controversial: Should design professionals be directly liable to construction contractors for deficiencies in the drawings and specifications? On one hand, contractors necessarily rely on the design documents when bidding and performing the work. There are arguments on each side. ” Read more.

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Constructlaw

JUNE 17, 2022

Most frequently, the Economic Loss Doctrine bars negligence claims. Its outer bounds begin with intentional torts, and most jurisdictions do not apply the Economic Loss Doctrine to fraud claims. Weyerhaeuser, a designer and manufacturer of lumber products, sold wooden support joists to Dream Finders Homes.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 21, 2012

This type of report will usually prove insufficient to support a request for additional compensation or change order claim. Admittedly, contractors can claim success when they devise a system that provides detailed reporting on days problems occur. Reports should be designed to operate as checklists.

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Levelset

JUNE 3, 2022

Project loss insurance, or PLI, is designed to mitigate catastrophic construction project losses. Once the policy has been purchased, the insurance company helps the contractor mitigate risks by improving their processes. The insurer starts a claim on their end and assigns a claim professional.

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Construction Dive

JULY 9, 2014

If the design professional in a construction project approves a shop drawing that is contrary to the prime contract specifications, does the owner have a claim against the design professional either for negligence or breach of contract?

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Safety Services Company

AUGUST 21, 2020

Insurance companies use the number to assess the cost of injuries and future risks. Your company has filed one or more workers’ compensation claims. When this happens, your insurer raises your insurance premium to mitigate risk. When this happens, your insurer raises your insurance premium to mitigate risk.

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Insurance Compensation Injury Claims 62

GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

These podium decks serve multiple purposes, serving as car parks, baggage claim areas, service areas, and more. Concrete decks like this need to withstand not just incredibly high vehicle and foot traffic but the risk of fuel spills. Design Advantage experts provide technical consultation throughout project design and construction.

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ProcurementExpress.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Do you know if any of your projects are at risk? A huge topic of discussion in the Construction Industry consistently, is the scope of financial risk on a construction project. Why do these financial risks take place. Unfortunately the owner’s representative let this issue go and it was installed as designed.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The floater can stand alone or be a limited part of a builder’s risk business policy. This broader category of commercial insurance is designed to cover things like building materials, tools, or equipment, regardless of where these items travel. . Learn more – Builder’s Risk vs. General Liability for Contractors: What’s the Difference?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 12, 2022

Preconstruction planning gives all stakeholders the opportunity to get on the same page to discuss the crucial project details—including objectives, design, schedule, budget, etc. This mitigates risk and uncertainty, ultimately increasing the chances of a successful and well-executed project. . Conduct a Risk Assessment.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

By choosing the right one for your project, overall risk can be reduced, and budget and schedule can be better managed. There is no optimal project delivery method, but choosing the right method for your project helps reduce risk, improve your schedule, and keep your budget on track. Schedule: a timetable for completion and payments.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 17, 2018

There is little real dispute that given humans take shelter from the climate inside buildings, humans need to design and construct those buildings to be resilient in whatever climatic zones the building is located. Green building is a low risk geoengineering solution to many of the environmental issues of the day.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MARCH 5, 2018

Sometimes, we avoid doing bad things because of the risk of getting caught. Waukegan Steel, LLC , an employee brought a False Claims Act (FCA) against his employer for false billing and certification on a goverment project. Other times, we avoid doing bad things because we simply choose to do right things. Jesse Sloan v. Jesse Sloan v.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 15, 2018

When you are looking for a solution, you have the ability to choose from a wide variety of vendors who claim to offer the best solution for one particular component of your construction enterprise resource planning. Adding a complicated ERP architecture risks an increase in the amount of time needed to coordinate with suppliers.

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Lets Build

APRIL 21, 2022

With a software system specifically designed for construction management, companies are able to automate their business processes, enable real-time communication, and even automate and optimize their marketing plan. Minimized risk of legal claims. Running a large construction business can put you at risk of legal trouble.

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Lets Build

MAY 11, 2022

Even though the owner might state which items qualify as prelims, it’s the contractor’s responsibility to claim the amounts for each of those items—they’re in the best position to estimate preliminary costs. A general allowance for risk. The costs of design work. Planning and design costs. What are prelims? Site security.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 14, 2020

something I rarely do) because I believe the two new LEED pilot credits can contribute to a meaningful consideration of how to adapt to keep people safe in buildings and how to mitigate risk to owners of those buildings. . Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the coronavirus pandemic era.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 6, 2012

CW: Report Claims Caltrans Ignored Bridge Safety Issues. Description: CB&I offers $3 billion to buy Shaw; newspaper claims Caltrans ignored safety issues on Bay Bridge. Risk management. BONUS: ENR Future Tech & ENR Risk Review at no additional charge. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 19, 2020

Busy design professionals with limited budgets may not have the time to read all the owner’s Division 00 documents and may assume that certain topics are covered therein, as they are in the design professional’s own Division 00 documents. Increased potential for changes, claims, and disputes. Conflicting requirements.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2015

With an Order Of Judgment, in favor of Permapost Products Company against Weyerhaeuser Company filed on November 17, 2015, resolving the final third party claims, the more than 15 year old disputes and differences over the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Environmental Center, in Annapolis, Maryland, are over.

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Levelset

OCTOBER 14, 2022

A plumbing contractor’s insurance policy covers claims for property damage, but it may also help defend against lawsuits resulting from a work-related incident. The average cost for a workers comp claim in 2019-20 was $41,353. The coverage might also assist with programs designed to help workers recover and return to the job. .

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Wolgast Corporation

JANUARY 12, 2023

Our expertise is with the following delivery types of construction: Design-Build. The complexities are reviewed and resolved in the pre-construction phase with the Architect and Construction experts working together with you to determine the best course of action while your project is still in the design phase. Construction Management.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

Then there’s the deeply infomative and serious stuff, including, for example, a column: Three risk factors of IPD (Integrated Project Delivery). This is undeniably an important topic — and, while I’ve seen articles extolling IPD’s virtues, I haven’t seen as many looking into the challenges and risks.

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