The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not require dust wipe tests under the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule) in connection with work that disturbs lead-based paint in pre-1978 housing and facilities serving children under six. The revised RRP Rule was effective on October 4, 2011. EPA has announced it will increase enforcement… Continue reading EPA revises lead paint rules for building renovations – Lexology
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Shifting of liability nixed by new California contractor’s law – Lexology
After January 1, 2013, under new California law, “Type I” indemnity provisions covering the indemnitee’s concurrent active negligence will no longer be enforceable, and owners’ and contractors’ ability to shift the costs of defense to downstream subcontractors and suppliers will be limited. On October 9, 2011, California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. signed into law… Continue reading Shifting of liability nixed by new California contractor’s law – Lexology
Dolmans Group selects Xactware’s solutions to improve home claims service – Insurance Business Review
The Dolmans Group, a full-service mitigation and reconstruction firm in Netherlands, has selected Xactware’s claims estimation and management solutions to improve home claims service. Xactware Solutions is a Verisk Analytics company that specializes in the property insurance, remodeling, and restoration industries. Verisk Analytics said Xactware’s tools include its claims estimating software, Xactimate, and its claims… Continue reading Dolmans Group selects Xactware’s solutions to improve home claims service – Insurance Business Review
International Green Construction Code – Lexology
Fox Rothschild LLP Kimberly A. Freimuth USA November 2 2011 The International Code Council is expected to release the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) in March 2012. The following are some bullet points on IGCC taken from the Synopsis of Public Version 2.0, which was issued in November 2010: Applicable to new construction, as well as alterations and additions to existing… Continue reading International Green Construction Code – Lexology
WoW! See the New ‘Wall of Wind’ Hurricane Simulator | Florida International University Wind Lab, Hurricane News | Our Amazing Planet
Behold, the Wall of Wind. Credit: Brett Israel. SWEETWATER, FLA. — Looking up at the “Wall of Wind” quickly puts a hurricane’s roaring winds into context. Most people have ridden inside a car going 74 mph (119 kph), the speed at which a storm outgrows the tropical storm classification and becomes a hurricane. But that… Continue reading WoW! See the New ‘Wall of Wind’ Hurricane Simulator | Florida International University Wind Lab, Hurricane News | Our Amazing Planet