Originally posted 2011-03-28 09:01:00. Much happened in the last week or so in Virginia construction, both legally and otherwise. I thought a quick roundup was in order. On the green front we has a great article in ENR relating to the liability risk of green building and the great interest in the AGCVA Green Building […]
Congratulations, You got Paid! Or Did You?
Originally posted 2010-01-22 09:00:24. Contractors are feeling the pinch in today’s financial climate. Payments are being made slowly if at all. Clients unreasonably expect perfection despite the numerous moving parts on a commercial construction project (not to mention the mantra that “Murphy was an optimist”). In such a climate, getting a check that won’t bounce […]
Sell the Benefit of Your Construction Services
Originally posted 2011-01-01 10:00:32. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings gets some marketing advice from Matt Handal. Matt has spent the last decade successfully marketed real estate, architectural, engineering, and construction consulting services, helping firms realize tens of millions in fees from projects ranging from $500K to $2 Billion. He developed the industry’s first […]
Personal Thoughts on Construction Mediation
Originally posted 2014-08-08 09:00:52. As I left a mediation last week at 8:30 at night, I realized something that I knew all along. Mediation works. Why does mediation work? For several reasons that I can think of. The first, and likely most important is that lawyers are expensive. In most construction cases, we charge by […]
More thoughts on Virginia Mechanic’s Liens
Originally posted 2010-04-30 09:00:16. As we settled yet another construction case on the courthouse steps today, I began to think about what I should post to begin 2009. Of course, given the construction industry slowdown that is predicted, and the trend at construction projects around the Commonwealth of Virginia that looks to me as if […]