Job Order Contracting

MAY 17, 2022

How a company assesses and plans for climate-related risks may have a significant impact on its future financial performance and investors’ return on their investment in the company. The proposed rules contain a “safe harbor” for liability for Scope 3 emissions disclosure. Is your organization ready? Conclusion.

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Regulation Risk Equity Organization 231

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 24, 2016

In today’s litigious environment, claims against construction companies are inevitable, and off-the-shelf solutions used to manage liability risks are too often inadequate. Construction defect claims are compounded by the fact that not all are covered by insurance, depending on the carrier and the applicable state statutes.

Claims 120

Claims Liability Insurance Risk 120

Green Building Law Update

JULY 25, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency as satisfying its All Appropriate Inquiry rule to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, the federal Superfund law. 9601) and petroleum products.” Importantly, the ASTM E1527 is recognized by the U.S. A de minimis conditions is not a recognized environmental condition.”.

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Site Drafting United States Regulation 296

BD+C

MAY 3, 2024

The healthcare facilities landscape is shifting to resemble mixed-use and retail environments more than the traditional hospital model. Implementing modern access control systems in the MOB environment can mitigate these concerns while offering an array of additional benefits that extend beyond mere security.

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Office Safety Security Liability 91

Safety Services Company

JANUARY 5, 2024

As temperatures drop, the risks for contractors and construction workers multiply, from cold stress-related ailments to hazardous working conditions. Understanding and mitigating these risks is crucial for ensuring the safety and well-being of you and your team if you’re working in such environments.

Safety 81

Safety Accidents Construction Risk 81

Construction Marketing

JUNE 19, 2023

Crane certifications are crucial for construction site operations due to their critical role and potential risks. A solid commitment to safety can help reduce legal liabilities resulting from accidents or non-compliance with safety regulations. They demonstrate the crane operators’ proper training, knowledge, and machine operation.

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Certification Site Accidents OSHA 175

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 27, 2020

I am supremely confident that our longtime business philosophy of “environmental risk as an opportunity” is right for the times. In descending order these are the posts that had the most traffic: COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners. COVID–19 in Buildings is all about Ventilation. New Lead (Pb) in Soil Standard Now Effective.

Maryland 156

Maryland Green Profitability US 156

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 7, 2016

Given the large number of inquiries we have responded to about Zika, including about liability for building owners, this is a repost of an updated version of my February blog post on the subject. But where a building has an insect management plan, the negligent implementation of a plan may arguably give rise to liability.

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Liability Puerto Rico Management Plans 120

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 31, 2021

PFAS is very persistent in the environment and in the human body, meaning these chemicals don’t break down, accumulating over time, and as such have been referred to ‘forever chemicals’ making them an emergent environmental catastrophe. 9601) and petroleum products.”. a substance defined as a hazardous substance pursuant to CERCLA 42 U.S.C.§9601(14),

Site 156

Site Commercial United States Regulation 156

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

With respect to the likelihood of legal liability associated with the application of insecticides or failure to apply, it is the failure to act properly that may have the greater likelihood for landlord liability.

Liability 120

Liability Management Plans Florida 120

Construction Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Projects may also risk litigation for failing to mitigate the release of carbon in their design, construction and operation. Interest from private funders to invest in low carbon infrastructure is said to be growing, but financial markets are highly sensitive to risk and see climate change as a big risk factor.

Claims 52

Claims Risk Infrastructure Finance 52

Levelset

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In short, an additional insured is typically another business entity or person who can be added to your business policy, securing the same liability protection that you do. Among a number of other issues, insurance risk shifting is a concern for carriers. all of which operate differently.

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Insurance Liability Construction Contract 52

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 14, 2020

something I rarely do) because I believe the two new LEED pilot credits can contribute to a meaningful consideration of how to adapt to keep people safe in buildings and how to mitigate risk to owners of those buildings. . Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the coronavirus pandemic era.

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Green Risk Plans Safety 156

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 13, 2017

In an effort to mitigate risk you should not contract directly with an environmental consultant, but rather your attorney should contract with that consultant. What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g.,

Consulting 153

Consulting Contract Drafting Legal 153

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 13, 2019

That private, non governmental response to the fact that many American investors actually believe issues of “energy and the environment” are among the top priorities, takes up a lot of virtual space in social media, and is a positive. In the realm of securities disclosures it is often not enough to be correct.

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DC Sustainability Risk Liability 120

Job Order Contracting

JULY 17, 2017

Open communication to engender a “no-blame” attitude; where problems are identified, there is no move to establish liability, but instead a focus on having them resolved quickly. A common data environment (CDE), including a unit price book.

Contract 100

Contract Compensation Liability Fabrication 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 5, 2019

Government owners are the stewards of the federal/state/county/local built environment, yet many, if not most, have generally not taken responsibility for their respective roles. This includes the largest Government facilities owner/manager, the GSA, as well as other State and County Governments, etc. GAO-12-646.

Inventory 100

Inventory Management Comparison Environment 100

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 29, 2013

The renowned construction expert and scheduling author Saleh Mubarak will share his personal experience with two dozen tried-and-true techniques brought from his 20-plus years of construction scheduling experience which can provide a serious impact on construction schedules’ quality, finish date, cost, or liability.

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Schedule Construction Change Orders Estimating 69

Pro Builder

JULY 27, 2020

As builders take the lead to reduce the risk of contagion at work, superintendents and project managers will be the ones on the front lines implementing policy. Knowing the answers to those questions is going to help keep those managers out of trouble and to maintain a safe, healthy, and productive work environment,” she says. .

Legal 59

Legal OSHA Employment Liability 59

Green Building Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2015

The implications for the built environment in terms of safety, energy efficiency, cost-effectiveness and resilience from natural disaster damage are massive. With natural disasters on the rise, making the built environment more resilient is critical. Liability can be increased for all of the above if up-to-date codes are not adopted.

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Pennsylvania United States Risk North Carolina 49

Work Gearz

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The first is the risk to all workers’ health and safety, and the second is the legal consequences if an accident occurs. Now, since we have discussed the benefits of wearing PPE, now let us talk about what can happen if you do not wear PPE in a dangerous work environment: 1.) Poor PPE compliance poses two major dangers.

Injury 52

Injury Accidents Safety Risk 52

GCP Applied Technologies

JANUARY 9, 2019

Choosing flooring Retail environments. Replacing a floor that has been damaged by moisture can cost many times the original installation expense and this risk should be taken seriously. . Does your contract expose you to potential liability for moisture damage—and, if so, for how many years? Flooring for retail environments.

Concrete 92

Concrete Retail Schedule Renovating 92

Green Building Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2015

The implications for the built environment in terms of safety, energy efficiency, cost-effectiveness and resilience from natural disaster damage are massive. With natural disasters on the rise, making the built environment more resilient is critical. Liability can be increased for all of the above if up-to-date codes are not adopted.

Pennsylvania 40

Pennsylvania United States Risk North Carolina 40

GCP Applied Technologies

JUNE 23, 2023

Safer Construction: The indoor construction environment reduced the risks of accidents and related liabilities for the students. A Better Build: According to the Modular Home Builders Association, modular houses have proven to be more resilient than on-site built construction.

Education 78

Education Construction Housing Florida 78

GCP Applied Technologies

JANUARY 9, 2019

Choosing flooring Retail environments. Replacing a floor that has been damaged by moisture can cost many times the original installation expense and this risk should be taken seriously. . Does your contract expose you to potential liability for moisture damage—and, if so, for how many years? Flooring for retail environments.

Concrete 60

Concrete Retail Schedule Renovating 60

DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 27, 2011

Two reasons are given for this behaviour: Contractual framework and Liabilities. There should be no reason for building owners NOT to expect all building documents to be created Model based and retained in such environment, even when outputs are of lesser “D”. Occasionally hardware/software limitations.

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Modeling BIM Drawings Documentation 48

GCP Applied Technologies

JANUARY 9, 2019

Choosing flooring Retail environments. Replacing a floor that has been damaged by moisture can cost many times the original installation expense and this risk should be taken seriously. Does your contract expose you to potential liability for moisture damage—and, if so, for how many years? Flooring for retail environments.

Concrete 84

Concrete Schedule Retail Renovating 84

GCP Applied Technologies

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Be sure that whatever waterproofing system you select is compatible with the green roof assembly and has been proven in similar environments. Using cold applied waterproofing reduces the complexities and risks during construction and speeds the installation process. . Liquid waterproofing is easy to apply to detailing.

Green 74

Green Liability Contractors Permits 74

GCP Applied Technologies

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Be sure that whatever waterproofing system you select is compatible with the green roof assembly and has been proven in similar environments. Using cold applied waterproofing reduces the complexities and risks during construction and speeds the installation process. . Liquid waterproofing is easy to apply to detailing.

Green 74

Green Liability Contractors Permits 74

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Whether or not you plan to do away with your PC and adopt a tablet-only way of life, one thing is certain: software must adapt to the new environment. This virtualization model just gives you the PC environment on a tablet computer, rather than optimizing the software for the tablet environment. A Lesson from the Music Industry.

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Software Software Construction Accounting 120

Lets Build

MAY 7, 2020

Aside from changing the project scope, project schedule, and end product, change orders can also impact your accountability and liability, and put your payment at risk. Remember, the construction site is such a dynamic and unpredictable work environment. How do you handle change orders?

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Change Orders Construction Contract Schedule 141

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

In doing so, owners will be displaying appropriate leadership as well as stewardship of the built environment. Project Performance and the Liability of Group Harmony?, Risk Assessment and Allocation in the UAE Construction Industry?, PROBLEMS CAUSED BY MANAGMENT FAILURE AND LOW ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY. Klastorin, T. Freeman, J.

Project Management 162

Project Management Capterra Organization Management 162

Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 30, 2014

This section includes topic such as cost, insurance and risk, contractor selection, construction version of PTD, substance abuse and incentives and such many more. This book is for the new comers of the industry. The section – before work commence – is particularly helpful for the construction trainees.

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Safety Management Engineering Construction 45

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2012

According to my friend Eric Carter, President of Approach Technology , simplistic passwords are the biggest security risks. Your risk will decrease significantly. Security in these environments is very tight. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Wally Evans Blog. Recent Posts.

Construction 120

Construction Cash Flow Security Software 120

Safety Services Company

MARCH 23, 2016

Obviously, taking disciplinary actions is not ideal; a disciplinary program is not designed to create a threatening or fearful work environment. It’s important to remember that unsafe behavior doesn’t only affect you, but puts both your coworkers and your company at risk. COMPANY LIABILITY.

Safety 48

Safety Employment Liability Guidelines 48

NH Construction Law

AUGUST 11, 2018

He couldn’t sue A&M due to the Workers’ Compensation Law’s exclusivity provision, but he could and did sue the GC and the owner, claiming that they owed him a duty to maintain a safe working environment. The New Hampshire Supreme Court disagreed.

Subcontracting 40

Subcontracting Safety Compensation Claims 40

Construction Law Monitor

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

There is an element of passing along the risk that should be addressed in any document between these parties. The actual business of running a convenient store can be done in the standard ways by either a corporation (Inc) or a limited liability company (LLC). This is done so that we preserve the environment for later generations.

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Regulation Industrial Louisiana Leases 51