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No Free Warranty: Connecticut Court Adopts Correction or Repair Test

Constructlaw

Travelers Cas. & Travelers Casualty & Surety Company of America (Travelers) issued the payment bond for the project. In March 2020, ALS completed a claim form and certification of claim against the Travelers payment bond in which it attested that it last performed non-warranty work on July 31, 2019.

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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Here, Texas Central was created for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating lines of electric railway between Texas municipalities. Approximately 24,300 people travel daily between Dallas and Houston by air or personal vehicle. [4] 4] Thus, the demand for easy travel between the two major cities exists.

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5 Current Construction Industry Challenges and How Technology Can Help

Fieldwire

Construction hasn’t always been the most technologically advanced industry, but recent years have shown that technology has been beneficial in nearly every aspect of it. From safety training and accident prevention to AR building assistance, technology does indeed belong on the drafting table and the construction site alike.

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High-performance air- and water-resistive barriers deliver improved sustainability

Construction Specifier

Construction is no different. Products and construction methodologies that provide immediate reductions in embodied carbon must be weighed against building longevity, lifecycle cost, energy consumption, and a host of other variables. These challenges play out across the construction industry. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

2] Here, Texas Central was created for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, or operating lines of electric railway between Texas municipalities. 3] Impact on Texans and Industries Approximately 24,300 people travel daily between Dallas and Houston by air or personal vehicle. [4] FOOTNOTES [1] Miles v. 3d 613 (Tex.

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

Howard County, Maryland has become the first jurisdiction in the state and one of few places in the country to pass a mandatory “bird-friendly design” law for new construction of privately owned buildings. SSpc55 credit , but zealots may have preferred the originally drafted version by the American Bird Conservancy?

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Time travel: Communication and marketing then, now, and in the future

Construction Marketing Ideas

I unfolded copies of the published articles submitted to a Canadian news wire service, correspondence (snail mail) to and from family and friends in Canada, some Rhodesian government papers, an old stamp album (I was a philatelist), and writing drafts of stories submitted, but not published (or perhaps written but not sent.).

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