I know I have been pushing this green building round table, so I thought that you would all like to know how it went. IT WENT VERY WELL. We had around 60 people, all who were attentive and had great questions. The panel consisted of 4 great resources on construction and green/sustainable building. Joel St. […]
Public Contracts- What can be waived?
Image via Wikipedia As a general contractor or subcontractor in the Commonwealth of Virginia (and likely other places as well) you likely have run into situations where the contract you sign with the owner or upstream contractor had a clause that waived your delay damages or limited your delay remedy to additions of time, but […]
Attention- New I-9 Form Now in Effect
One of the big issues in construction today is, and will remain, immigration and the legal status of construction workers. For this reason, each change in the I-9 employment eligibility verification form is a big deal. The major points to consider relating to this change are: 1. Failure to use the revised form could result […]
AGCVA Green Building Breakfast Presentation
Originally posted 2009-04-20 09:00:00. Green building is in the news and, as has been posted at Musings before, contractors must learn about it to thrive in the new economic and construction climate. The AGC-VA will be presenting a panel breakfast discussion relating to the practical issues and advantages of being versed in green building. Check […]
The Stimulus- Virginia Projects
For this weeks Guest Post Friday, Musings is lucky enough to have Chris Cheatham of Green Building Law Update as the guest of the week. Chris is kind enough to share his take on the Virginia specific aspects of the stimulus package. Be sure to check out GBLU and follow Chris on Twitter to keep […]