Source: https://www.constructionexec.com/, September 25, 2024 By: David Pacifici The shortcomings of traditional project delivery methods are well known to construction professionals. The cost and risk-shifting strategies of project owners, contractors and design firms are intended to address which entities are exposed to loss. These strategies frequently result in dysfunctional relationships between the team members, with […]

Source: https://www.irmi.com/, September 13, 2024 By: Kenneth Slavens The American Institute of Architects (AIA) family of contracts has a structured format related to the role of submittals. Submittals are the formalized means of communication in construction and a building block to a successful project. AIA Requirements AIA Document A201-2017, General Conditions of the Contract for […]

Source: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/, October 14, 2024 By: Sarah Granau Three people injured in a deadly Pemex chemical leak last week filed a $1 million lawsuit against the facility owner and operator on Monday, arguing it exposed workers to life-threatening hazards. Two people died and about 35 others were injured after hydrogen sulfide was released at the […]

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/, October 11, 2024 An agriculture conglomerate and two related companies settled a lawsuit with Los Angeles for $35 million over the sale of man-made chemicals found in local waterways, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced Friday. The city attorney’s office sued Monsanto Company in 2022 alleging that despite knowing about the dangers of polychlorinated […]

Source: https://patch.com/, October 11, 2024 An agriculture conglomerate and two related companies settled a lawsuit with Los Angeles for $35 million over the sale of man-made chemicals found in local waterways, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced Friday. The city attorney’s office sued Monsanto Company in 2022, alleging that the company continued selling polychlorinated biphenyls […]

Source: https://www.newsweek.com/, October 11, 2024 By: Lottie McGrath Shelter-in-place orders were established in two east Texas cities Thursday after a toxic leak at an industrial plant killed two people and injured about 35 others. A hydrogen sulfide release occurred at an operating unit at the PEMEX Procurement International facility in Deer Park, Houston, at about 4:40 p.m. A PEMEX press […]

Source: https://www.msn.com/, 9/6/2024 By: Christine Condon The Maryland Department of the Environment has filed suit against a home builder and construction companies, citing repeated environmental violations on its construction site in Harford County. The violations on the Ridgely’s Reserve development in Joppa, which is still under construction, caused excess sediment to run off into a […]

Source: https://northpennnow.com/, October 9, 2024 By: Dan Sokil An area resident has raised concerns about potential hazards on or around the “Movie lots,” a roughly 56-acre patch of farmland North Penn School District is in the process of selling to a developer. “I’m concerned for my community, my family and myself. I’m bringing evidence that […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, October 8, 2024 By: Julie Strupp The new rule follows an uptick in federal funding to address the problem: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act contains $50 billion over five years to support upgrades to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. This includes $15 billion to replace lead service lines and $11.7 billion of […]

Source: https://www.mondaq.com/, October 3, 2024 By: Peter Trimarchi, Reed Smith In your daily reading you’ve probably come across an article or two about “PFAS,” the newest environmental contaminants under public scrutiny. But what are they, should you be worried about them, and will they affect your next real estate deal? This note gives you the […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, October 2, 2024 By: Patrick Whittle Maine environmental officials said all water samples analyzed so far in the wake of the state’s largest recorded accidental spill of firefighting foam are below its guidelines for potentially dangerous chemicals. A fire suppression system at a hangar at Brunswick Executive Airport discharged more than 1,400 gallons […]

Source: https://www.oswaldcompanies.com/, May 9, 2023 Owners are asking architects and engineers to have higher insurance limits just in case something goes wrong, as noted in Oswald’s Spring State of the Market report. Instead of the usual $1 million limit, owners are demanding $5 million and $10 million limits. The problem is those higher limits might not be […]