Design Documentation Drafting Liability 
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 2, 2016
In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. But such was not the case, The errors in the contract documents, most simply put, were all over the board. 89% of the contracts were for projects pursuing LEED.
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 3, 2016
And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract.
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Green Building Law Update
APRIL 3, 2016
And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract.
Lets Build
DECEMBER 2, 2022
It involves taking a quality-focused, hands-on approach to all stages and aspects of design, construction, and client relations. A construction quality management plan should be drafted as a standard document, to be applied to all future projects. What is construction quality management? Creating a plan.
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 18, 2017
Those responses are not inconsistent with and, in fact, should be considered concomitantly with the conclusion, having worked on LEED projects since 2001, that the second best way to mitigate risk and avoid liability in sustainable building is a green building consultant working for the owner.
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. Advance preparation is everything.
Green Building Law Update
AUGUST 8, 2015
to design the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, CBF’s headquarters, on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland. SmithGroup’s ‘green’ design called for exposed structural wood members outside the envelope of the Merrill Center, including some that penetrated the building’s façade.
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