Following the investigation and report from a construction expert and industrial hygienist, several modular buildings at a Florida high school were closed due to water intrusion resulting from "latent construction defects." It was a new year and a dif...
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Environmental Science & Technology: Potential Environmental Impacts of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
Researchers at UC Davis and UC Irvine have concluded that LEDs violate California environmental regulations and should therefore be classified as hazardous materials. This may have some impact on those that promote LEDs as alternatives to other lightin...
Construction Claims Advisor: Standards of Practice Re: Material Testing Specifications
Constructors and material suppliers are frequently subject to material testing specifications. While many of the specified tests are quite precise and objective, some are surprisingly loose. Laboratory technicians, both in-house and independent, are al...
On Construction Defect Lawsuits and Homeowner Associations – Good Legal Advice or Confidence Game?
I have witnessed the scenario spelled out below first hand: A new community association experiences some leaks. Management tells the board about an attorney who will provide a free seminar on the fiduciary duty of board members in the face of construc...
AGC Constructor: The Coming Wave of Construction Defect Litigation
In the AGC Constructor January/February 2011 issue, Linda D. Kornfeld and Marla H. Kanemitsu wrote an article entitled, “Will Your Insurance Help? The Coming Wave of Defects Litigation:” Contractors, subcontractors and other companies involved in the construction boom of the early 2000s may soon find themselves the subject of expensive construction defects litigation. Many states, … Continue reading AGC Constructor: The Coming Wave of Construction Defect Litigation
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