Green Building Law Update
AUGUST 13, 2017
The recommendation here is that in an environment of strict liability hazardous substance laws, from CERCLA and its state counterparts to local lead based paint codes, attorneys should be contracting with those undertaking hazardous substance investigations and the like. And it may be much more than that.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 5, 2020
This is much more than the currently proposed amendments to state constitutions, across the country, seeking to establish that every “person” has the right to a certain clean and healthy environment. And we are now seeing that legal doctrine legislatively implemented such that Mother Nature is now a proper person to pursue adjudication.
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Green Building Law Update
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
Ignorance is not a defense. There is no morally defensible reason for not doing everything in our power to end modern slavery and human trafficing. Yet today there are more than 40 million people in modern slavery worldwide. Modern slavery exists in every industry, in every country in the world.
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 9, 2016
Among the highlights, that will positively impact the built environment and create business opportunities are: The biggest announcement at the convention was the formation of a new USGBC technology organization, arc , led by Scot Horst , incoming chief executive office of arc and outgoing chief product officer of USGBC.
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
A JOC Contract is the legal, multi-party procurement and construction delivery document that specifies roles, responsibilities, workflows, deliverables, time frames, and expenditure limits for renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects. .
Construction Marketing
APRIL 25, 2016
Some companies are benefitting from the economic environment, while others are still being trampled by the lasting effects of the recession. Some factors of a complex environment: Multiple subcontractors and locations. Benefit: Documentation builds your defense, but avoiding all together avoids costly legal fees.
Constructlaw
AUGUST 3, 2023
17] The court explained that its prior precedent erroneously “equated the defenses to recognition and enforcement with the grounds for vacatur” [18] and that this was “plainly and palpably wrong.” [19] 3d at 1446 (“[T]he Convention’s enumeration of defenses is exclusive.”). [13] 11] See, e.g. , Ario , 618 F.3d 3d at 292; Yusuf , 126 F.3d
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