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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

And the power utilities protect themselves from liability related to data. Many of those local laws are poorly drafted and do not insulate the reporting parties from liability for errors, harmless or otherwise. A claim pending against a major U.S. The similar waiver for LEED v2009 is still in effect.

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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different. The crux of this case is one of those differences, claims arising from materials.

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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different. The crux of this case is one of those differences, claims arising from materials.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

Responding to all document and other information requests by the OSHA inspector. An effective company representative is essential to the company’s success in minimizing OSHA liability. Good documentation of what happened during the inspection is essential to refuting any citation issued. Advance preparation is everything.

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Digital Builder Podcast Ep 22: How Specialty Contractors Can Navigate Contracts & Get Paid On Time

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In reality, it’s often a monster document packed full of legalese that can be difficult to understand. A contract should really be a tool to help everyone in the construction industry; it doesn’t have to be this monster document that you just hold your nose, sign, and hope for the best.” Make sense of your contracts.

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Four New LEED Pilot Credits Respond to COVID-19

Green Building Law Update

creating a re-occupancy assessment and requirements for an operations plan and the drafting of a management and operations plan. It is a social science study that requires keeping a daily journal of plan implementation including answering questions like, “Are you in control of your life?”.

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ConsensusDOCS v. AIA – Form Contract Wars

Construction Law Monitor

AIA (American Institute of Architects ) form documents have dominated the construction industry for many years. Many experts believe that the AIA standard form contracts are drafted to protect the Architect. The contract documents should be drafted to protect this individual. More on this form at Christopher Hill’s blog.

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