Recently, the ConsensusDOCS, a set of form documents that compete with the older (though in my opinion, no more useful) AIA contract documents with which all general contractors and subcontractors are familiar, released a Green Building Addendum(the ConsensusDOCS 310). In the interest of full disclosure, I am a member of the working group on this […]
Happy Labor Day from Construction Law Musings
Just wanted to say happy Labor Day! Musings is taking a break today and will be back later this week with my thoughts on arbitration clauses and construction contracts. Also, thanks to all my Guest Post Friday posters for their great additions in the past few months. Please let me know your thoughts and feel […]
Chinese Drywall and Insurance Collide
For this week’s Guest post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Clay Olson. Clay is an attorney at Olson Good & Brown, which is located in the Charleston, South Carolina area and the author of the South Carolina Construction Defect blog. Olson Good services many diverse industries including, but not limited to, the […]
One More Reason for Contractors to “Think Green”
Image via Wikipedia My good friend, and great Washington State construction attorney, Doug Reiser (@douglasreiser) recently posted a great set of thoughts at his Builder’s Counsel Blog. Doug’s inspiration for this great post was an article posted by ENR magazine outlining a proposal from the Department of Energy that Congress pass a statute requiring “sustainable […]
50 Best Blogs About Environmental Law
Musings is honored to have joined the likes of Shari Shaprio, Chris Cheatham, Rich Cartlidge, and, yes, even Erin Brockovich, on a great list of environmental law and developments blogs at the e-Justice Blog. Please check out the list for a great resource on all things relating to environmental law. Thanks to all the folks […]