BD+C

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The Natural Resources Defense Council has released The Green Edge: How Commercial Property Investment in Green Infrastructure Creates Value -- a first-ever illustrative and well-documented report that helps demonstrate the value of green infrastructure. Body Image: read more.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

a comprehensive rating system that provides strategies and tools for resilient building and design, was approved last week and is being launched on Monday, November 12th. offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. The launch of RELi 2.0 not RELi’s 500 year storm).

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The Korte Company

AUGUST 12, 2020

Design-Build was not always accepted in the industry. So when he encountered Ralph Korte’s vision of Design-Build in action, he saw the industry’s future. . A move to Denver in 1971 landed him a role on a ten-man design team for the largest building to date in the city’s downtown, the Mountain Bell Denver Headquarters. “I

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Change orders usually include information such as the description of the requested change, an itemized documentation of additional subcontractor costs, a summary of the cost of the proposed change, and a statement that states if the project completion date will change based on the change order. Ambiguous or inaccurate drawings.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 19, 2020

This can be accomplished by asking the OSHA inspector to wait for the arrival of the designated representative before starting the inspection. Where the inspector refuses to wait or where it is impossible for the representative to personally appear, designate a back-up to fill in. If you’re unsure seek advice from counsel.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 1, 2023

Designers and contractors sow the seeds of rework in the very earliest stages of a project. Big bonus, they help create a single source of truth for all project data, communications, and documents, ensuring everyone has the correct info at the right time. A lot can happen during this time, particularly from a design standpoint.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 25, 2016

Architects are designing smart structures, including components with which contractors have had minimal experience. Document Only What Matters. Although we want to document everything, it’s not feasible. Data documented should accomplish two things: Manage projects. Work-sites too busy to document consistently.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 16, 2022

They must coordinate some of the most complex aspects of the built environment, with ever up-to-date documents, or face the consequences. Subcontractors are always on the defensive when it comes to rework, which they must mitigate and reduce as much as possible. Document work in the field with written collateral and photos .

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 28, 2017

Traditional design-bid-built has been noteworthy in its failure to deliver efficiency and long-term mutually beneficial relationships. They are designed to obtain the best functional balance between cost, quality, reliability, safety and aesthetic as determined by owner specifications. Identify, classify and document functions.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

Compliance reviews on all JOC proposals via an Informal Compliance Review ICR (TM) or Formal Compliance Review FCR (TM) at owner and/or cooperative designation. Supporting cloud technology – Program, Project, Estimate, & Document Management with export to PDF and spreadsheet formats. 3 US Department of Defense.

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Construction Lawyer

APRIL 16, 2009

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed. Categories.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 24, 2023

design and preconstruction. Consider these foundational elements to factor in when creating a technology strategy. Preconstruction Consider your preconstruction technology as your defensive strategy. These issues are prevalent in firms that implement technology in silos.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 17, 2012

Someone recently asked me why I was baffled about the Department of Defense's decision to use both LEED and a green building code. The Department of Defense has proposed a green building code in order to streamline the process of applying for LEED certification. Here are two reasons: 1. The policy is a waste of taxpayer money.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 9, 2014

As a rating system, LEED is a green building certification system, providing third party verification thru the private Green Building Certification Institute that a building was designed and built using specific strategies aimed at improving performance. provides minimum requirements for the energy efficient design of buildings.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Proper JOC contract design and management are central to improved renovation and repair outcomes. Open JOC is a standardized, independent, objective, and defensible method for organizing, describing, pricing, procuring, and managing renovation, repair, and minor new construction activities. Work execution and contract administration.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Rather than specifying design features, the project owner – through its design professionals – states the functional characteristics the completed project must possess. A problem arises, however, because many design documents are actually hybrid. They contain both design and performance features.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 7, 2018

True believers seek to design to a reality that green building, at its foundation, is fundamentally human; that engineering is second rate without aesthetics in the building architecture; and, that buildings work best when the people who will occupy the space have the most contact possible with those who will erect it. ASHRAE 189.1

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Typically, on a construction project, you will have to juggle different schedules, such as your master schedule, your 3-6 week lookaheads, your procurement schedule, and your document approval schedule. Last but certainly not least, you have to document everything no matter what. Keep claims away from your project at all costs.

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Construction Lawyer

APRIL 27, 2012

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Fiduciary Duty by Design Professionals? Recent Posts.

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Construction Lawyer

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. The new AIA Documents and Arbitration - What Rules Apply?

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Construction Lawyer

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Limitation of Liability in new AIA Document.

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Construction Lawyer

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. « New AIA documents and Arbitration | Main.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

But the largest owner of green buildings (also the owner of the most LEED certified buildings) the Department of Defense has largely taken itself out of this discussion with a waiver that provides, Department of Defense prohibits the sharing of metered data with private entities, such as USGBC.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The labor shortage gripping the construction industry is well documented and shows no signs of letting up. Coordination is an earlier line of defense against rework. There’s a general understanding in construction that designers think in concepts and installers think in processes. Introducing field teams to the process .

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 30, 2012

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 27, 2021

Pond – an engineering, architecture, planning and construction firm serving defense, government, corporate and private sector clients worldwide. With the ability to store all project data in one place and build integrations, teams can also connect their workflows throughout the lifecycle of a project, from design to operations. .

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NH Construction Law

AUGUST 11, 2019

The Town of Chester, for example, has announced that “Any plans or applications submitted on or after September 1, 2019 must be designed to meet these codes. Section 107.3.2 of the 2015 International Building Code and Section 106.3.2 Some municipalities will take a hard line and insist on compliance with the 2015 codes.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 28, 2021

Most contractors have heard of design-bid-build, design-build, construction manager at risk, and even public private partnerships, various project delivery methods, which, at their heart, focus on balancing the interests of the various parties involved in a construction project, from owners, to design professionals, to contractors.

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Constructlaw

MAY 3, 2023

Voluminous evidence and documents. Rather, US domestic construction arbitrations often adopt practices used in US court litigation (such as some limited depositions and document production), although these practices tend to occur in a more informal and streamlined manner than in litigation. Design architects and engineers.

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Construction Claims Contractors US 52

Building Information Management

APRIL 5, 2013

One of the things learned from this study is that the Defense Department is the perfect organization to be able to provide ongoing data. NRC panel members were asked to consider whether nearly 500,000 structures owned by the U.S. What is lacking in building science has been this consistent set of data, really large samples over time.

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 20, 2009

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Liability for green design. Categories. arbitration.

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Liability Green Design Illinois 40

Construction Lawyer

AUGUST 28, 2013

No doubt as a surprise to many Illinois defense attorneys, a new Illinois law that goes into effect on January 1, 2014, will affect the way settlements are handled. Claims against design professionals alleging malpractice would also be affected. iv) documentation of any other method of resolution of the liens as agreed by the parties.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 26, 2023

How do we transform to become more data-centric? Whether you are an owner, planner, designer, builder, supplier, operator, start-up entrepreneur, or big-company innovator, you need to pay attention to the smallest details and listen to the weakest signals to create or transform. All you need is to create a document.

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 13, 2009

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Risks in LEED design. Subscribe to this blogs feed.

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Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 18, 2013

In general, it’s most effective to begin with jobs with the highest risks, such as: Documented to have frequently resulted in injury or illness. Present severe and life-threatening hazards even if there is no documented instances of prior occurrences. Next you create your job hazard analysis. Are there clearance issues?

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Safety Services Company

AUGUST 16, 2013

In general, it’s most effective to begin with jobs with the highest risks, such as: Documented to have frequently resulted in injury or illness. Present severe and life-threatening hazards even if there is no documented instances of prior occurrences. Next you create your job hazard analysis. Are there clearance issues?

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Site Injury Safety Documentation 58

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The basic characteristics of effective estimating are well-known and well documented. The associated processes for developing a cost estimate are equally well documented. Thus, focus of this discussion will be on the requirements for establishing reliable construction cost estimates. Basic Characteristics of Credible Cost Estimates.

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