Sean McLernon – June 22, 2012 The D.C. Circuit on Friday upheld a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decision to tighten a rule governing repairs in older homes that may have lead paint, finding the EPA was within its authority to remove an opt-out provision from the rule. The National Association of Home Builders and three… Continue reading DC Circ. Upholds More Stringent EPA Lead Paint Rule
Category: Construction
Upgrade Construction Standards for Safety
Mukaddes Darwish – June 6, 2012 The images have become all too familiar: houses and communities turned into piles of giant toothpicks by fierce tornadoes. Much of this kind of damage can be prevented by enacting stronger building standards. The first week of March had an unprecedented 440 tornado warnings issued, and severe storms contributed… Continue reading Upgrade Construction Standards for Safety
Construction Law Deals With Construction and Business
Antoinette Ayana – June 19, 2012 Many participants in the construction industry are affected by construction law issues to include subcontractors, builders, homeowners, contractor, business owners, and more. This area of law involves the application of several general bodies of law to industry problems. It also includes issues that result from the association of the… Continue reading Construction Law Deals With Construction and Business
Construction Defect Lawsuits: A Road to Successful Resolution Through Insurance
Kent J. Pagel Knowing what your Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy can provide in terms of a construction defect lawsuit defense and payment is crucial. With many property owners still owing more than their properties are worth, combined with the run-up in construction in the mid-2000s and resulting poor quality in many instances, I… Continue reading Construction Defect Lawsuits: A Road to Successful Resolution Through Insurance
Cross Laminated Timber: Will it Sell in the US?
Cross laminated timber or CLT, was developed in Austria in the 1990’s as a structural wood building product engineered to replace steel and concrete in building construction. What is CLT ? It is laminated sheets of wood glued together much like plywood only thicker and much stronger. Why use CLT ? It is a renewal… Continue reading Cross Laminated Timber: Will it Sell in the US?