Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission announced six enforcement actions last week, including against companies that marketed supposedly biodegradable plastic rebar cap covers, plastic golf tees, and plastic shopping bags, as part of the agency’s ramped up crackdown on environmental claims. ECM Biofilms, Inc. Clear Choice Housewares, Inc.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 24, 2023

This keeps the office team aware of project progress and empowers field teams with productivity forecast to adjust or make improvements. The post New in Autodesk Build: Product Releases to Check Out in the New Year appeared first on Digital Builder.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 22, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission will begin to ramp up enforcement of deceptive environmental claims, according to Jessica Rich, director of the commission’s consumer protection bureau. “A growing number of consumers are looking to buy green products and companies respond with green marketing.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

And the new emphasis on building materials and product makeup in LEED v4 will greatly favor environmentally conscious brands and businesses, far beyond LEED’s influence on the real estate industry. But the legal implications for green marketing claims call for caution. § 260.9(c)

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission made public that its staff sent letters to 15 businesses last month warning that their biodegradable claims related to “oxodegradable” plastic waste bags may be deceptive. “Claims that products are environmentally friendly influence buyers, so it’s important they be accurate.”

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Construction Dive

APRIL 18, 2023

SafeGuard claims its software can predict hazardous jobsite incidents before they occur.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 6, 2021

2021 Pro Builder Top 100 Products. The Top 100 is Pro Builder 's annual recap of the building products readers wanted to know more about during the past year. From windows to water generators, these 100 products and building materials piqued reader interest for a range of reasons. Products from DuPont, Fi-Foil Co.,

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Pro Builder

JULY 31, 2020

2020 Pro Builder Top 100 Products. Pro Builder 's annual list of the building products that garnered the most reader interest through the year. Pro Builder 's Top 100 building products: . Exterior Products. Interior Products. Bathroom Products / Ferguson. Structural Solutions / LP Building Products.

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Contractor Magazine

MAY 14, 2019

ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) has issued Uponor a marketing claim verification report (ESV-1012) for a Pre-Sleeved AquaPEX product.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 6, 2021

Roofing Products: Asphalt Is Tops, But Metal Grows in Popularity. And, increasingly, homeowners are also paying attention to a products' sustainability and energy efficiency as well. Asphalt products continue to raise the bar when it comes to today’s roofing material choices, making them the most popular choice for protecting U.S.

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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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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 27, 2019

million to settle a Federal Trade Commission greenwashing complaint alleging that their nationally marketed bath and beauty products are neither “certified organic” nor “vegan” as falsely claimed. Truly Organic sold products nationwide using its own website and voracious social media accounts. and its founder will pay $1.76

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Could This Product Approach to Building Maximize Efficiency? Two previous Apple, Tesla, and Burberry employees believe their company’s product-like approach to home building can help solve the housing crisis. Juno launched 18 months ago, and its founders think housing should be built much like a product. cbroderick.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 22, 2017

Our industry's wagons are circling the productivity puzzle and its lucrative paybacks as we explore how our new IoT presences will provide more than energy and operating savings for our clients. Ken Sinclair, Editor/Owner/Founder, AutomatedBuildings.com. read more.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Sourcing materials for a project that meet a client’s need for durable, sustainable products that won’t have a negative impact on the project timeline can feel like a search for the Fountain of Youth.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

And these questions are not unfounded because as of November 1, 2020, legal industry databases of state and federal litigation are tracking more than 6,100 cases involving Covid-19 claims. All of this begs the question if a business owner’s premises liability insurance covers such claims? With Covid-19 spreading across the U.S.

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Construction Dive

OCTOBER 6, 2016

By Bruce Jervis The “Measured Mile Method” is a technique used for quantifying equitable adjustments (pricing claims) when repetitive or recurring items of work are affected by delay or disruption for which the project owner is responsible.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Alternative Deck Footing Product, Diamond Pier, Releases 10-year Study Examining Frost Heave Performance. The study included all warranty claims in the designated area from 2009 to 2019. Meaning there were zero product failures due to frost in areas that met the soil requirements defined in the Installation Manual. kcichowicz.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 16, 2016

The word is “organic” as it relates to non-agricultural products is the topic of the October 20, 2016, roundtable sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. If a business makes environmental claims in its ads or on its products or in its building, the Federal government offers guidance through the FTC’s Green Guides.

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

When dealing with construction claims—whether one for construction defects, outstanding payment, or delay damages—an initial hurdle is making sure that proper notice has been given. This decision illustrates the importance of following a process when dealing with a claim. Identify issues and establish a roadmap. If not, why not?

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Natural Building

MAY 2, 2020

This recent article at insideclimatenews.org titled Inside Clean Energy: 6 Things Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Gets Wrong , written by Dan Gearino claims that t he documentary’s “facts” are deceptive and misleading and way out of date. First, the power lines can be used to export any excess electricity.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 24, 2020

With all 50 states now in some stage of reopening from coronavirus pandemic closures, many commercial real estate owners are questioning if they can be liable for damages when someone, whether an employee of the business tenant or someone else, claims to have contracted COVID-19 at their building.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 29, 2014

The correlation between safety education and training and the production levels necessary to achieve profitability in construction is not difficult to understand. Performance leads to profits, and fewer accidents result in fewer expenses and insurance claims.'

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Good for the agency, but disappointing for our society, in FY 2020 among the agency’s priority cases were an onslaught of violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) by persons hoping to cash in on the fear of the coronavirus by making fraudulent claims that their products or devices kill that virus.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 15, 2016

When you deal with construction claims, many believe that the largest component of any request for additional compensation is generally labor costs. In general, labor productivity refers to the measurement or unit of work that is accomplished for a designated period of time. Out of sequence work. Crowding and stacking of trades.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 1, 2017

for falsely advertising its sunscreen product as “all natural” in violation of Sections 5 and 12 of the FTC Act. However, the FTC is clear that “marketers must identify all express and implied claims that the advertisement reasonably conveys” and “ensure that all reasonable interpretations of their claims are truthful.”

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GCP Applied Technologies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

A material warranty promises that the manufacturer properly constructed the product. In other words, that the product is free from defects in material and manufactured quality. The selection process of products to be used for a residential building project is critical. Have their products performed well over many years?

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2022

Any professional construction cost estimator worth their salt will not talk about “accuracy” In fact, it may be best to avoid any person or vendor that makes claims about the accuracy of their estimate or cost information. The reason is simple, an estimate, by nature, is an approximation. Improving productivity.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 28, 2023

According to the Economic Policy Institute , securing a job in a production plant might result in the creation of more than two other positions since the income earned is exhausted in another sector of the economy. The significance of the manufacturing industry on a worldwide scale cannot be overlooked.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 27, 2016

The case is Resolute Forest Products Inc., Resolute alleges in its pleadings that in 2012 Greenpeace published defamatory articles critical of Resolute’s forestry and corporate practices, even after publicly retracting its claims after Resolute threatened litigation, and secretly disseminated them to Resolute’s customers.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2022

Since the closing years of the Sixties, productivity in construction has been declining at a rate many industry leaders find appalling. . The resulting Construction Industry Cost Effectiveness Project outlined the need for quality, efficiency, productivity, and cost-effectiveness in the industry, and steps for achievement.

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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. Even on a perfect day, when no problems arise and production is favorable, effective project management principles require more detailed reporting. Include work categories and/or cost codes.

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Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

On a construction project, one of the foremost problems a contractor may experience is how to identify and quantify the effects of a complex claim. Disruption costs and time can be difficult elements of a claim to recognize, identify and quantify—and sometimes are the most disputed. Delayed impact (a combination of any of the above).

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

CertainTeed is the first manufacturer to complete the UL Environmental Claim Validation (ECV) process for its full line of gypsum products. Specifically, UL Environment provided third-party verification for environmental claims including Recycled Content, Regional Materials and Mold Resistance.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 3, 2015

In 2012, the FTC issued updated Green Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims , 16 C.F.R. The Green Guides provide businesses with detailed information about how to make non-deceptive environmental marketing claims, including through environmental certifications and seals of approval. Section 260.4(b). Section 260.6(d).

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Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 24, 2012

Now the disclaimer part: I have not used or test-driven any of the services offered by Zlien.com and this post here is not an endorsement of the product. The untrue part of the statement is that it’s not always a “mechanics lien” per se, it could be, for example, a state bond claim or a miller act claim.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 8, 2016

That includes health expenditures and lost productivity. Cardiovascular disease also claims more lives than all forms of cancer combined. Direct and indirect costs of cardiovascular diseases and stroke total more than $316.6

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