Originally posted 2012-01-30 09:00:08. About a week ago, I attended (and sponsored (check out page 2)) the 2012 AGC of Virginia Annual Convention at the Homestead. Aside from being a great venue and a wonderful time with my wife and many of the friends I have made while participating in this organization of construction professionals, […]
Mechanic’s Liens and Contracts: A Roundup
Originally posted 2013-11-28 10:00:30. Image via Wikipedia Musings thought that it would step away from its discussion of “green” construction to discuss a few interesting construction cases that came down recently in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The first of these is another warning to contractors that arbitration provisions can be waived by conduct. In Shoosmith […]
Shameless Plug: The Conclusion
Remember when I suggested (read yelled from the hills) that you should save the date for the 46th Annual Construction Law and Public Contracts Seminar? Well, now you can sign up for this great event. I have been attending the Annual Construction Law and Public Contracts Law seminar for years now (with my firm having “100% attendance” […]
A Construction Stitch in Time
Originally posted 2016-08-15 10:10:07. It’s a cliche for a reason that “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine.” Why? Because it is almost always cheaper and more efficient in the long run to get something right the first time than to fix it later. This old adage is true in life, and particularly true in the […]
Development in CBF Green Building Case in Maryland
Originally posted 2015-07-28 11:00:06. Remember that case I discussed a while back relating to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) building in Annapolis, Maryland? Remember how it was a lawsuit over parallams and failure of those parallams? Do you even remember what a parallam is? Well, that case was initially dismissed upon the Defendant’s Motion for […]