Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

In response to legislation enacted by the Maryland General Assembly in 2018, overriding a veto by the Governor, commencing last week new public school building no longer has to be LEED certified or the like. This is a major change in public policy for the Old Line State that has required by law that all new state funding building be third party certified as green for more than a decade, resulting in 161 LEED certified pre K through 12 public schools.

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Construction Dive

DECEMBER 8, 2019

At 202,027 square feet, Adohi Hall is the largest cross-laminated timber building in the U.S., according to Boston-based Leers Weinzapfel Associates.

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Best Practices Construction Law

DECEMBER 8, 2019

It kind of goes without saying, but you should probably bring your expert to a dispute if there is going to be a battle of the experts. One contractor recently learned this lesson to the tune of $65,000. In Appeal of BES Construction, LLC , ASBCA 60608 (Oct. 23, 2019), the contracting officer awarded the contractor approximately $135,000 in delay damages for a 172 days in compensable delays on a renovation project on a base in South Carolina.

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Construction Dive

DECEMBER 8, 2019

The contractor went to court over potential payout held up in holdback provisions during its 2011 acqusition of wholly-owned subcontracting firm Greenstar.

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Natural Building

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Sand is one of those natural materials that we take for granted; it seems so abundant that we could never run out of it. Both natural building and conventional building rely of sand for many aspects of construction. It is an essential component of adobe, cob, rammed earth, earthen plaster, stucco and concrete. It is also essential to the manufacture of glass, computers, asphalt, and many roofing materials.

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CivilJungle

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Two types of supported RCC beam construction ? Singly Beam ? Doubly Beam What Is Singly Beam? A singly beam is the beam which is provided with longitudinal reinforcement in the tension zone. Compressive forces are handled by the concrete section in the beam. What Is Doubly Beam? The beams reinforced with steel in compression […].

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 8, 2019

New York design firm's top lawyer resigns, while Texas services giant reshuffles and rebrands.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Team must replace moveable spans while maintaining commuter service.

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