Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Among the most misunderstood term in a Phase I environmental site assessment is the Historical Recognized Environmental Condition. By way of background, a Phase I environmental site assessment is the process of evaluating a property’s environmental conditions and assessing potential liability for contamination.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 13, 2017

What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., Third, environmental services contracts with an attorney almost always also include a broad confidentiality provision encompassing the contract itself, the scope of services, any test result, all reports (that should be only in draft form), and more.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Responding to consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. Reviewing and approving quotes in draft third party journal article on defects in green building contracts. Drafting form contract for LEED consultant to use in responding to RFPs. Lunch with prospective client]. 01:30 p.m.

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Green Drafting Contract Sustainability 149

Lets Build

JULY 7, 2023

On-site, ChatGPT can clarify project requirements, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate schedules. Off-site, it fosters remote collaboration, facilitates decision-making, and supports documentation reviews. More to read: Trade coordination: how to coordinate technical teams on site efficiently without BIM 2. Enter LetsBuild.

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Documentation Construction Schedule Safety 78

Lets Build

JULY 7, 2023

On-site, ChatGPT can clarify project requirements, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate schedules. Off-site, it fosters remote collaboration, facilitates decision-making, and supports documentation reviews. More to read: Trade coordination: how to coordinate technical teams on site efficiently without BIM 2. Enter LetsBuild.

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Documentation Construction Schedule Safety 78

Constructlaw

MARCH 10, 2023

ALS’s subcontract permitted the DOT to hold back 60% of its payments to assure ALS would warranty the work, which ALS did with site checks performed between June 2019 and May 2020. At trial, however, ALS attempted to portray its 2019-2020 site checks as part of its “core contractual obligations.”

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 16, 2022

In construction, however, some courts have held that the type of contract delivery method do not change the treatment of the other contract clauses, such as the applicability of a differing site conditions clause. This crowded the site and prevented scheduled commencement of grade beams and rough-in of underslab MEP work. Grimberg Co.,

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Contract Administrator issues a Request for Proposal (RFP) to JOC contractor (alternately process can require contractor to submit a draft detailed SOW for owner review prior to issuance of RFP). Owner regularly inspects the site. Request for Proposal. Proposal form contractor is due within established timeline.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As a result, contractors are starting to take action and are now drafting and implementing policies to respond to and stop these events. Included in these policies are site-wide reviews of the incident, counseling for employees who need support, and ways to preserve evidence on a jobsite until officials or law enforcement can investigate.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 29, 2012

29 – Site Selection professionals attending the 8th annual Business Facilities LiveXchange event at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point here were given some sage advice about maintaining an appropriate perspective when evaluating a bevy of enticing incentives offered by candidate locations to lure big-ticket projects. “If

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Fieldwire

MAY 16, 2022

From safety training and accident prevention to AR building assistance, technology does indeed belong on the drafting table and the construction site alike. The fact is, without material, a job site is at a standstill. Technology is assisting construction sites with materials and procurement through payment.

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Industrial Accidents Construction Safety 98

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

It is now common that snow removal businesses market their services to building owners by offering a draft hardscape plan and then services that are LEED ready. A great example is snow removal.

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Industrial Drafting Green DC 120

Green Building Law Update

MAY 31, 2020

creating a re-occupancy assessment and requirements for an operations plan and the drafting of a management and operations plan. This includes the procurement of cleaning and disinfecting products, procedures and training for cleaning personnel, occupant education, and services that are within the project and site management’s control.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

By Bruce Jervis Claim settlement agreements can be drafted any which way. Sometimes they are drafted with broad, general language. Featured … Claim against Testing Lab Extinguished by Separate Settlement AgreementEngineer’s On-Site Labor Was Incidental Sometimes they produce unexpected consequences.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 28, 2017

meeting and drafts a JOC task order signed by the JOC contract. Owner team and JOC contractor make a joint site visit and confirm. work scope, site conditions and any unusual requirements. Owner conducts weekly site visits and reviews progress reports. Owner team (technical/facilities management, JOC program/project.

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Lets Build

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Unexpected site issues or setbacks. A construction quality management plan should be drafted as a standard document, to be applied to all future projects. These are some of the issues which may require consideration over the course of a construction project: Changes in the style or quality of supplied materials. Auditing and testing.

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CivilJungle

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The drafting process may impose limitations on the size that is realistically workable. Site Plans. Site plans A site plan is a large-scale drawing that shows the full extent of the site for an existing or proposed development. #7. Size and Scale. Section Drawings. Shop Drawings. Technical Drawings. Block Plan.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

is significant because it is widely suggested, just as a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is now standard practice in nearly every commercial real estate transaction in this country, that in the future the same will be true of a resilience assessment. is made clear by the draft’s own words, “[t]he RELi 2.0 Of note, RELi 2.0

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Guidelines Certification Green Drafting 180

Construction Lawyer

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The site is ClauseBuilder.org. Anyone drafting a contract, including non-attorneys, can take advantage of this site. One of the criticisms of arbitration is that the parties who draft the agreements do not give any thought to how disputes will be resolved. This site should help to address these issues.

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CivilJungle

JANUARY 24, 2021

Also, Read: What Is Quarrying of Stones | Methods of Quarrying | Selection of a Site for Quarrying of Stones. Pitched Dressing: Hammer Dressing: Chisel Drafting: Rough Tooling: Punched Dressing: Close Picked and Fine Tooling: Boasted Finish: Scabbling: Reticulated Finish: Vermiculated Finish: #1. Objects of Dressing of Stone.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 18, 2023

Reviews | Duplicate Draft Workflows – Now on web, project administrators can duplicate their draft approval workflows, reducing time and potential rework in a manual process. The default setting of calculating materials on site is still available and has not been changed. This keeps the right information in the right hands.

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Pro Builder

JULY 14, 2021

As such, builders can greatly reduce the typical communication challenges they face coordinating projects among clients, engineers, architects, contractors, site crews, and other stakeholders. In a 3D environment, flat plans are brought to life, making it possible to visualize and understand precisely how a home’s design will come together.

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Modeling Sketchup Drawings Visualization 105

Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

For example, the parties “met and engaged in many Pre-Bid actions,” including drafting asbestos removal and demolition plans, attending site visits, and preparing the bid. The court found that SGLC’s repeated engagement with Spirtas after Spirtas signed the TPA indicated SGLC’s assent to the TPA.

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Agreement Illinois Contract Bidding 52

Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

For example, the parties “met and engaged in many Pre-Bid actions,” including drafting asbestos removal and demolition plans, attending site visits, and preparing the bid. The court found that SGLC’s repeated engagement with Spirtas after Spirtas signed the TPA indicated SGLC’s assent to the TPA.

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Agreement Illinois Contract Bidding 52

Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 29, 2019

Rebar Detailing is also known as Rebar scheduling, RC Detailing and Bar Bending schedule predation, RC Drafting, etc in different countries. This Rebar placing drawing assists an Ironworker to place rebar perfectly in the site efficiently. The similar Bar Bending Schedule should be utilized for accounting and invoicing.

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Guidelines Drawings Structural Engineering Schedule 40

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 14, 2020

creating a re-occupancy assessment and requirements for an operations plan and the drafting of a management and operations plan. This includes the procurement of cleaning and disinfecting products, procedures and training for cleaning personnel, occupant education, and services that are within the project and site management’s control.

Green 156

Green Risk Plans Safety 156

Construction Dive

APRIL 10, 2013

In the majority of jurisdictions, however, these clauses -- if properly drafted -- are enforceable … unless they are waived.

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Subcontracting Drafting Risk Claims 53

Pro Builder

AUGUST 3, 2022

To eliminate drafts, install tightly sealed weatherstripping on all four sides of the trim around the hatch. Covers: For pull-down stairs—whether prefab or site-built—use insulated and weather-stripped covers. That’s why codes now require that access hatches be insulated to the same R-value as the rest of the attic.

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Drafting Housing Roads Commercial 98

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2015

Elements to be considered in a construction cost estimate plan include: Project scope, site conditions (physical, labor/productivity), schedule, historical information, specifications. Creation of a construction estimate draft plan. Level(s) of detail, LOD (e.g. Training and/or levels of expertise. Milestones. via 4Clicks.com

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Estimating Plans Construction Drafting 40

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 5, 2015

The developer shall be responsible for the cost of the Town hiring a consultant to certify that the site plans and construction drawings conform to the LEED or other approved environmental standard. Carefully drafted, LEED can provide the standards, in an ordinance, for restricting water use.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 3, 2015

The event produced by the OHL School of Construction at Florida International University was sponsored by Dodge Analytics , Bosch Power Tools , Digital Drafting Systems, and the Construction Marketing Association. HoistCam showed off it’s camera systems for equipment and construction sites.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 10, 2022

I am our lead UAV pilot, creating orthomosaics, for our drafting team to use in AutoCAD to draw roof and pavement plans. For instance, the site that I’m at right now is over a million square feet of roof, and I’m going to fly it. I’ll have a 3D model of the site in just a few hours that I will export as a recap file.

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Consulting Innovation Autodesk US 52

The Korte Company

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

When a project manager starts drafting an email, intelligent software suggests the words that finish a sentence — shaving down the time needed to finish the message. And that’s a good thing for our customers and for us. The potential isn’t just limited to dense stacks of paperwork.

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Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 26, 2019

During strong economic times, I have a lot more contract drafting and project administration work. During hard economic times, I have a lot more construction litigation and mechanic’s liens. I’ve learned to adjust to the circumstances to meet the needs of my clients.

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Accidents Deals Lien Drafting 62

FDR Safety

APRIL 27, 2017

OSHA wants to hear from the public on draft Process Safety Management guidance documents. OSHA’s On-site Consultation Program helps Utah manufacturer reduce workplace injuries and illnesses. Creating an site-specific occupational safety and health program by mid-management (foremen, superintendents, directors).

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OSHA Safety Injury Employment 149

Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 25, 2006

Linking building and site. This is the procedure we use for linking building and site. Link your building(s) into your new site model and adjust their elevation and orientation so they are properly located in the topography. While in your site model goto Tools. Save your site model. Marathon Drafting.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

AUGUST 12, 2012

Yet I’ll get the job done, with the draft set up on Prezi.com by the end of the day tomorrow, and tweaking (and a dry run at the presentation site on Tuesday). P.S. You might wish to check out “25 remdelers who get social media,” a posting in the HousingZone professional remodeler site. As for the book.

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