Image via Wikipedia Lately terms such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and Green Building have been thrown about in the press, by politicians, and by local zoning and building officials in Virginia. Nationally, the Obama administration has shown support for green building. Locally, the Richmond City Counsel recently passed Resolution 2008 R […]
The Insider’s Guide to Finding a Surety Company
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Alex Levin. Alex is a writer for Lance Surety, a nationwide surety bond company who write and provide a variety of bond types from construction bonds to auto dealer bonds. In the eyes of many contractors and licensed business people, obtaining a surety […]
Join Us for a Seminar on Construction Contract Drafting
Want to learn something abut construction contract drafting? On Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 1 PM Eastern Strafford will be hosting a webinar on just that topic. Why am I mentioning this? Because I am one of the speakers of course. I will be joining my friends, colleagues, and fellow construction attorneys Melissa Brumback (@melissabrumback) […]
The Green Code Has Wings, But Will It Fly?
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome Mike Collignon. Mike is a co-founder of the Green Builder Coalition. The Green Builder® Coalition is working to improve the sustainable attributes of new and existing buildings through education, information and advocacy. From November 2-6, code officials, building officials, industry stakeholders and other interested […]
Alternative Billing for Construction Claims: “An offer you can’t refuse”
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Kevin B. Watson for the first time. Kevin is a partner with the Philadelphia Area law firm of Halberstadt Curley, LLC. Kevin is an engineer that ran out of ideas and went to law school, practicing as a Construction Lawyer since Reganomics […]