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Construction
217 published works
Best Practices Construction Law
Heart and Mind: Joint Venture Agreements on Construction and Transportation Projects
A recent article in the Nashville Business Journal equated a joint venture on a construction project to a marriage: "Want a successful joint venture? Think seamless." The article offered several points…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Injury Arising Out of Insured’s Operations Invokes Coverage for Additional Insured
On the heels of a 2008 case involving a similar issue (Worth Constr. Co., Inc. v. Admiral Ins. Co. [prior post here]), the New York Court of Appeals was again confronted with…
Washington Construction Law Blog
Construction Spending Dismal
It will come as no shock to most that construction spending is at its lowest since 2002. http://www.djc.com/news/co/12016545.html?cgi=yes
Washington Construction Law Blog
Construction-Related Legislation Signed by Governor
Governor Gregoire has signed several bills expanding the subpoena authority of various state agencies. The new powers are intended to enable the agencies to investigate the underground economy, SHB 2789…
Washington Construction Law Blog
Architectural Demand Improves Modestly
The American Institute of Architects reports that architectural billings -- an indicator of future construction work -- have improved, but not by much. http://www.aia.org/press/releases/AIAB082556
Land Use Prof Blog
Mansions Go Modular
I recently got a question about amending a local building code to allow for use of steel shipping containers as a building material. The local code discourages the use of…
Land Use Prof Blog
The New American Home Goes Unfinished
Ngai Pindell and I have been lobbing this article back and forth, so I thought I'd go ahead and post it. A desirable in-fill community containing the "New American Home…
Land Use Prof Blog
Burj Dubai: The Superscraper
There is a new World's Tallest Building: Burj Dubai.The £1 billion Burj Dubai is at least 2,683ft from its base to the tip of its spire — that’s more than…
Infra Insight Blog
Court Upholds Innovative Project Delivery Concepts
A recent court case upholds the concepts of innovative design and quality performance utilized by alternative delivery methods that have become necessary due to shrinking public agency budgets and the…
Land Use Prof Blog
Slow Recovery in States Dependant on Home Construction
According to this article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, states like Georgia and Florida whose economies are heavily dependent on the home construction industry are struggling harder to emerge from the…