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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

The Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 will sunset in late 2021, eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013. This is hugely significant because a Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is conducted in the vast majority of the 5.6 9601) and petroleum products.” The new definition is explained in an appendix.

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PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Green Building Law Update

The question de riguer in commercial real estate transactions is if PFAS is included in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? PFAS has been manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the globe, including in the United States since the 1940s and have been the most extensively produced and studied of these chemicals.

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An HREC is Not a REC in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

Green Building Law Update

I review a large number of Phase I environmental site assessments, and year in, year out, the largest number of questions I field are about Historical Recognized Environmental Conditions. The environmental professionals who perform those assessment generally do not take heed of Eduardo Galeano’s quote, “History never really says goodbye.

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Attorney General’s End of Third Party Settlements is Good for the Environment

Green Building Law Update

Billion Volkswagen Clean Air Act violation settlement, and more than $1 Billion in commitments of responsible parties to clean up Superfund sites. It is now again clear that the lawful and proper goals of any settlement are, first and foremost, to compensate victims, redress harm, or punish and deter unlawful conduct.

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Factors to Know About Crane and Rigging Insurance

Construction Marketing

Construction sites are full of activity due to moving parts and heavy machinery. For those installing properties using rigging equipment, the complexities of these job sites are even worse. For those installing properties using rigging equipment, the complexities of these job sites are even worse.

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9 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Contractor Business

Construction Marketing

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? If you have equipment that creates risks to public health or the environment, this type of policy will cover any damages.

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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

10% are due to site related productivity issues, most of which could have been foreseen. All off the require tools and support services to create integrated environments, to address all of the above issues, and more, are readily available. The errors and poor processes result in change orders, project delays, and legal disputes.

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