Source: Berkley Design Professional, https://www.berkleydp.com/ The Failing Foundation An architect designed a new church building and was also responsible for providing engineering services. There were numerous issues regarding the quality of the construction work—the foundation, in particular. The architect used its standard contract which stated that they would “ensure” contractor performance in accordance with plans […]

Source: https://admin.mauinow.com/, March 23, 2022 The state Department of Health asked individuals who stayed at a specific Hilton hotel in Waikīkī within the last couple weeks to be on alert for a type of pneumonia called Legionnaires’ disease, according to a press release today. DOH also asked public health agencies across the US Mainland to […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, March 24, 2022 By: Zachary Phillips Two construction workers died Tuesday morning when a concrete wall collapsed on them at the Riverwalk Plaza construction project in Boynton Beach, Florida, north of Fort Lauderdale. At roughly 10:14 a.m., Boynton Beach police and rescue crews responded to a call about the incident and located the […]

Source: https://thehill.com/, March 11, 2022 By: Sharon Udasin Nearly 900 spills of firefighting foam containing toxic “forever chemicals” have occurred across the country since 1990, new data published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed. The dataset, provided to the EPA by the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Response Center, showed that there have been 897 spills […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, March 23, 2022 By: Karen Surca The commercial construction industry is everchanging. Proposed construction initiatives are oftentimes vulnerable to outside economic factors including the overall supply and demand of project types, as well as world events such as the prolonged COVID-19 global pandemic. These hard to predict external pressures can impact the scale […]

Source:https://www.ajc.com/. March 23, 2022 By: Lautaro Grinspan On March 11, a Friday, the staff of an immigrant and workers’ rights non-profit based in Atlanta received a flurry of texts from workers at a Gainesville poultry plant. A pungent odor had filled the air, workers reported. There had been a chemical leak. Employees were being evacuated […]

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/, March 15, 2022 By: Jim Borders and Granger Stuck Construction defect claims and cases are scenarios wherein physical loss or damage is claimed to be related to defective building elements that will require repair or replacement. Typical defect claims and cases will involve exterior building enclosures or the building structure. However, it is […]

Source: Seattle Times, March 16, 2022 Posted on: https://www.advisen.com/ A King County jury awarded over $150 million to the families of two people who died and to the three people injured after a crane collapsed in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood in April 2019. Gusting winds knocked the crane over after workers prematurely removed pins […]

Source: https://www.mlive.com/, March 18, 2022 By: Chloe Miller A contaminated Jackson industrial site is now on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund National Priorities List and targeted for cleanup. The addition of the former Michner Plating Mechanic Street site to this list, announced by the EPA on Thursday, March 17, means the site is recognized […]

Source: https://www.latimes.com/, March 17, 2022 By: Kiera Feldman, Hayley Smith A chemical leak at an industrial facility in Atwater Village on Thursday prompted a hazardous material response and sent a massive cloud of odorous smoke into the air over Northeast L.A. Two people went to a nearby hospital with respiratory issues that may have been […]

Source: https://www.wlwt.com/, March 16, 2022 A Clinton County resident is suing R&L Carriers following a fuel spill last week. Zackory Adams is listed as the main plaintiff in the lawsuit filed in Clinton County. Officials said 23,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a holding tank on the property R&L Carriers. Some of the fuel […]

Source: https://www.usnews.com/, March 16, 2022 Maine farmers and the state’s agriculture commissioner have testified in favor of a proposal that would create a $100 million fund to help pay for problems caused by long-lasting chemicals. The Maine Legislature is considering creating the fund to do things like help farmers pay for water and soil tests and […]