Garret Murai – November 26, 2012 Architects have one more reason to celebrate this holiday season. In a case decided this past month, the California Court of Appeals held that architects are protected under what is referred to as the “completed and accepted” doctrine, from liability arising from injuries caused by patent (i.e., obvious and… Continue reading Completed and Accepted Doctrine Extended to Architects
Category: Construction
Construction Company Survey Reveals Latest Findings on New Green Building and LEED Certification Trends
Elizabeth Holden – December 4, 2012 A new Market Barometer survey published by Turner Construction Company, the largest green builder in the United States, provides an updated look on sustainability practices in new building projects. The study, which included a survey of more than 700 executives from a wide variety of fields, showed a continued… Continue reading Construction Company Survey Reveals Latest Findings on New Green Building and LEED Certification Trends
Construction Defect Center Now Launches an Initiative Focused on Chinese Copper Residential Plumbing Pipe & Leaks in Newer Subdivisions-Homeowners-Plumbers Save the Pipe
December 4, 2012 Two years ago, the Construction Defect Center began an investigation of copper residential plumbing pipe that was used in new US subdivisions, or condominium projects built after 2005. Initially the groups focus was on cheap, or poorly made copper residential plumbing pipe from China. The group is now looking at all makers-but… Continue reading Construction Defect Center Now Launches an Initiative Focused on Chinese Copper Residential Plumbing Pipe & Leaks in Newer Subdivisions-Homeowners-Plumbers Save the Pipe
EPA Fines 16 Firms for Violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
Stacy Kika – November 14, 2012 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced 16 enforcement actions for violations of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP). A priority for EPA’s enforcement program is to protect children, and others, from exposure to lead dust that can cause lead poisoning by ensuring that renovators… Continue reading EPA Fines 16 Firms for Violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
Construction Trades find Protection in Shortened Statute of Limitations
John S. Higgins and Bonnie Lee Wolf – November 14, 2012 On September 28, 2012, the Ohio Revised Code 2305.06 was amended to reduce the statute of limitations from 15 years to 8 years. In the past, a contracting party had 15 years to file suit for breach of a written contract. For those in… Continue reading Construction Trades find Protection in Shortened Statute of Limitations