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Matthew DeVries
Best Practices Construction Law is a legal blog authored by Matthew J. DeVries, a shareholder at Buchalter, a full-service business law firm with offices across several U.S. states. The blog focuses on legal issues and best practices within the construction industry, covering topics such as risk assessment, claims management, contract drafting, project management, technology in construction, alternative dispute resolution, and legal trends. It provides analysis and commentary relevant to contractors, developers, owners, and other stakeholders involved in construction projects, including public infrastructure and commercial developments. The content aims to address practical problems and solutions encountered in construction law and project execution.
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Best Practices Construction Law
Best Practices Uses Best Practices
My kids yelled at me last night: "Dad! The plastic container goes in the plastic container box! NOT THE TRASH!" Nice. Environmental-friendly-kids. Even in my day-to-day law practice, I am finding that I am…
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Only 19days, 4hrs, 23min, 18secs Until Last LEED AP 2.2 Test
And I only have 18 days until my test ... because I am taking the test on the "second to last" day. If you are wondering why I am calling it…
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Intellectual Property in Construction: Overlooked? Ignored?
“Intellectual property is an extremely important and valuable asset that is often overlooked or ignored in the construction industry.” So said Brian Hickey and Edward Benes at the ABA Forum…
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LEED Legislation Wrecks Havoc: BIM Saves the Day!
That's not exactly how the headline reads ... but close enough. The actual title is BIM Promotes Sustainability: Practitioners are Finding Paths to Green through Interoperable Software. As reported by McGraw Hill…
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Green Building is a Matter of Perspective
In this day and age of Biggest Loser, South Beach Diet, and the latest fitness craze highlighted by Oprah, I find myself more and more conscious about my eating habits.…
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What is Best Practices Construction Law?
Best Practices. Lessons Learned. Reliable Methodologies. Successful Techniques. Scour the Internet and you will find any number of good definitions for "best practices", including: "A commitment to using the best practices…
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Chinese Drywall … In My Middle Tennessee House?!?!?
As I was watching the evening news this week, I learned that my new home may have some Chinese drywall within its four corners. What does that mean? Well, I…
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The Future of BIM: “…in the pipeline…”
Earlier this week, I read an article in the Daily Commercial News about the future of building information modeling: The advent of building information modeling will have a major impact on…
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Google Executive Addresses Richmond Law School: “Think Big!”
My roomie from law school, Rick Klau, sent me a note this past weekend. Actually, he tweeted it! (You, too, can follow me at www.twitter.com/matthewdevries). I was excited to hear where…
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Green Power Hits the Radio Waves … Affects Construction Industry
As I was driving to work, a super-hero-like voice interrupted my morning news program on the radio: "Green Power Switch is coming to a neighborhood near you! Green Power Switch…