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How Trusting Relationships Build Better Commercial Construction Projects

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Englewood Construction is currently negotiating a contract with Mrs. Green’s to convert former Fox and Obel in Chicago. Like most businesses, the commercial construction industry is a relationship business. In the negotiated process, expectations are set differently. Setting expectations.

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My Green Building Exit Memo

Green Building Law Update

It''s not because green building doesn''t interest me any more. I started this blog because I was excited about the green building movement. I started this blog because I wanted to help design and construction professionals navigate the legal hurdles certain to pop up from the green building movement. An Introduction.

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Las Vegas City Council Green Lights Mass Transit Proposal

ENR Construction

The Las Vegas City Council has approved a negotiating agreement with a company that wants to build a 19-mile light rail or other high capacity mass transit line along Charleston Boulevard, one of the main east-west arterials in the Las Vegas Valley.

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Construction Law: March 2024

Construction Law

News Our regular news round up includes a call from insurance companies for pilot projects to find investment models for green infrastructure; failure of another legal challenge to the Stonehenge project; and a warning that the new Building Safety Regulator is looking for a high profile prosecution to make a point.

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A Green Building Game of Thrones

Green Building Law Update

As I thought about the green building policy mess of 2012, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Game of Thrones. This was supposed to be the year of the USGBC's new green building rating system, LEED 2012. In July 2011, it appeared the USGBC was willing to negotiate with SFI. Then the USGBC shifted its tactics.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Construction Law. Green Building. Construction Safety. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. » 3 Tips for Better Construction Fleet Fuel Management. Tip #1: Negotiate Fuel Costs. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Construction Law. Green Building. Construction Safety. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. Mountjoy, Chilton, Medley LLP is a CPA firm with a team of accountants dedicated to construction accounting. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |.

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