Source: https://specialty.gaig.com/ Successfully completing a development project in New York City is a dream to many. However, when it comes to development, the process of taking a bite out of the ‘Big Apple’ can be as hectic as the city that never sleeps. Navigating clean-up during development in NYC can be confusing, compounded by the […]

Source: https://specialty.gaig.com/ Over the past decades, China – recently known as the world’s factory – has grown to become the largest global manufacturer. For many companies the decision to move production to China was essentially synonymous with producing goods at the cheapest possible price. Combined with inexpensive exporting costs, goods could easily be manufactured in […]

Source: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/, April 26, 2023 By: Susan Loyer The state Department of Environmental Protection has filed a lawsuit to seek the remediation of a transformer oil discharge containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the former Michelin tire site, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced. The 28-page lawsuit was filed against SB […]

Source: https://www.tampabay.com/, April 26, 2023 By: Max Chesnes Enough treated wastewater to fill more than 1,000 bathtubs dumped into Boca Ciega Bay on April 14 after a contractor working for Duke Energy hit a pipe during construction, according to a state pollution notice. Roughly 45,000 gallons of reclaimed water spilled from the 4-inch water pipe […]

Source: https://www.fox4news.com/, April 26, 2023 By: Lori Brown A jury has returned an $860 million verdict against Greystar real estate developer for the 2019 Old East Dallas crane collapse that killed one woman. The verdict is $160 million more than the amount asked for by Smith’s family. Read more.

Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/, April 24, 2023 By: Danica Jefferies A new Environmental Protection Agency proposal aimed at eliminating “forever chemicals” in drinking water could cost local water utilities millions of dollars each, and some of that price tag is already being passed on to consumers. The EPA’s regulation would limit a handful of PFAS — a label for […]

Source: https://patch.com/, April 21, 2023 By: Logan Williamson A former gas station owner stands accused of failing to comply with a state order to clean up fuel-contaminated soil near a residential area, authorities said in a lawsuit. Fort Lee gas station owner Thomas Argiro allegedly found and ignored gas discharges from multiple underground storage tanks, […]

Source: https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/, April 24, 2023 By: Celia Llopis-Jepsen Stress put on the Keystone pipeline during construction, its operator said Friday, contributed significantly to it bursting in north-central Kansas. TC Energy says an independent review shows the sequence of factors that led to the Keystone’s rupture in December that fouled a creek and spewed oil over […]

Source: https://nypost.com/, April 20, 2023 By: Nolan Hicks, Joe Marino and Emily Crane The Manhattan parking garage that collapsed this week, killing one and injuring five, has a lengthy history of structural issues that required substantial repairs — including 11-foot-long cracks in the walls and roof, engineering docs obtained by The Post show. The extensive work […]

Source: https://www.wdsu.com/, April 21, 2023 By: Elizabeth Kuebel A turbine used by the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board is spewing oil, damaging nearby residents’ properties, according to neighbors on Spruce Street. Turbine 5, which was built in the 1960s, is being used to pump water pumps and drainage pumps 24/7. Residents have complained of […]

Source: https://learn.aiacontracts.com/, December 20, 2022 The short answer is that typically the Owner is responsible for dealing with hazardous materials encountered on site. The primary justification for this allocation of risk is that the Owner, through its acquisition of the property and/or on-going ownership of the property, has had the unique opportunity to investigate the […]

Source: https://learn.aiacontracts.com/, February 28, 2023 If you’re an architect, one of your jobs is to coordinate your design services with the services of other consultants on a project. In many situations, you hire these consultants directly and work with them closely. But in other situations, you have to rely on the work product of consultants […]