Source: https://learn.aiacontracts.com/, March 31, 2024 We often talk about winter conditions, but what about summer conditions? As we move into the warmer months, projects are exposed to high temperatures and summer storms. These summer conditions can create health risks, impact equipment, reduce productivity, disrupt the supply chain, and impact work hours on a project site. […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, July 24, 2025 By: Hallie Golden A tanker truck crashed into a creek on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula last Friday, spilling fuel into a tributary of a river where salmon runs were recently restored after a decades-long fight to remove its dams. A spokesperson for Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office said the petroleum spill in […]

Source: https://roughnotes.com/, July 1, 2025 By: Jude Sedliak During the last few years, significant developments in the real estate market have led to emerging risks and an increasingly challenging professional liability insurance environment for the real estate industry. Antitrust and class-action lawsuits involving real estate agency commissions combined with higher interest rates and a tightening […]

Source: https://bgdailynews.com/, July 20, 2025 By: David Horowitz The foundation that owns Western Kentucky University’s residence halls as of June appeared to have no plans for additional inspections following the closure of three residence halls designed by the same firm. In May, the nonprofit Student Life Foundation – which owns the residence halls serving Western […]

Source: https://www.mynewmarkets.com/, July 20, 2025 How do per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) impact the environmental liability market in construction, or do they? Do all contractors need environmental liability coverage? And if so, how can agents and brokers encourage them to purchase the cover? These are a few questions answered by Dennis Willette, Westfield Specialty’s senior […]

Source: https://berkleycp.com 1. Stay Focused Seek projects that are a fit with your experience and expertise. Take on projects for which you have adequate capacity of leadership and staff.\ Work with owners that you know and trust to have the capability to implement the project type in the location where it will be built. Partner […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, July 20, 2025 By: Tom Ignudo A tanker truck spilled about 800 gallons of fuel at a Wawa in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Sunday, according to the fire department. The spill happened at the Wawa at 418 West Rio Grande Avenue. The Wildwood Fire Department said some streets near Wawa were closed as […]

Source: https://www.enr.com/, July 10, 2025 By: Emell D. Adolphus & Jonathan Keller The launch of the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda had a rocky start as its sweeping tariff announcements tanked stock markets worldwide. Although the full scope of tariffs has since been paused, ripples of economic uncertainty have remained and roiled the design market, […]

Source: https://www.berkleydp.com/, July 2025 A Project Management Information System (PMIS) is intended to facilitate and expedite project team communication and promote timely  sharing and review of project documents. Members of the project team (owner, architects, engineers, other design consultants, general contractor/CM, subcontractors, and suppliers) are granted access to and permissions within the PMIS based on […]

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/, July 10, 2025 By: Tom Perkins The state of New Mexico is suing the US air force over its refusal to comply with orders to address extremely high levels of Pfas pollution stemming from its base, which has tainted drinking water for tens of thousands of people, damaged crops and poisoned dairy cows. Though the […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com/, July 11, 2025 By: Andrew P. Van Osselaer, Storm Lineberger and Reese Letourneau, Haynes Boone Too often, concerns over environmental contamination impede negotiations in business transactions — especially those involving commercial property. These environmental risks can take many forms: known or potentially unknown on-site contamination, liability for off-site contamination (e.g., through waste disposal […]

Source: https://eponline.com/, July 8, 2025 By: Stasia DeMarco The EPA has settled with Gateway Energy Storage, LLC, to conduct a full environmental cleanup following a lithium-ion battery fire at the company’s energy storage facility in San Diego. The fire, which began on May 15, 2024, involved 14,800 nickel-manganese-cobalt lithium-ion batteries. It continued to flare intermittently […]