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Tenant’s New Defense to Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. provides an important liability protection, including from cleanup costs, for parties who qualify as bona fide prospective purchasers (BFPPs). 9601 et seq.,

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Tenants Order Phase l to Avoid Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. provides an important liability protection, including from cleanup costs, for parties who qualify as bona fide prospective purchasers (BFPPs). 9601 et seq., 9601 et seq.,

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Phase l Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. provides an important liability protection, including from cleanup costs, for parties who qualify as bona fide prospective purchasers (BFPPs). 9601 et seq., 9601 et seq.,

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I Just Read my 1000th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this Year

Green Building Law Update

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. provides an important liability protection, including from cleanup costs, for parties who qualify as bona fide prospective purchasers (BFPPs). 9601 et seq., 9601 et seq.,

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Unlimited liability for designers and contractors

Construction Lawyer

Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. All references to "Sabo & Zahn" refer to Sabo & Zahn LLC. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors. The bridge was designed in 1962 by Sverdrup. This effectively wiped out the existing statute of repose and revived Sverdrups liability.

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PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Green Building Law Update

PFAS is very persistent in the environment and in the human body, meaning these chemicals don’t break down, accumulating over time, and as such have been referred to ‘forever chemicals’ making them an emergent environmental catastrophe. The EPA reports, “there is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse health outcomes.

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A glossary of terms with reference to Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

It is used to organize the finances of the entity and to segregate expenditures, revenue, assets and liabilities in order to give interested parties a better understanding of the financial health of the entity. The estimated costs of the known-unknowns is referred to by cost estimators as cost contingency. May also be called pricing.