Legal/Regulation: Page 118
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New national air standards for particulate matter likely to affect diesels
The EPA issued lower limits on the matter in the air, and the expectation is that diesel engines and coal-fire power plants will be affected most.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 19, 2012 -
Contractors offer guide for managing environmental concerns, issues, information
The advisory document is the result of collaboration by talent from 11 U.S. construction companies under the auspices of Associated General Contractors' Environmental Forum Steering Committee.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 18, 2012 -
Tough inspectors make for lower insurance bills, Tucson area finds
Pima County, Ariz., scores high with insurers for the diligence it shows with both commercial and residential construction.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 17, 2012 -
OSHA gives builders a 3-month break on fall-protection enforcement
While enforcement is delayed until March 15, a trade group is using the time to push for rules that address the situation of home builders.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 16, 2012 -
Post-Sandy, an array of forces will decide what is affordable in flood zones
Government regulators and the market, including insurers, will determine what gets built and rebuilt in the oceans' reaches.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 14, 2012 -
Building code changes in D.C. aim for 30% cut in energy use
Changes being proposed would apply to commercial buildings over 10,000 square feet that are new or substantially renovated and multifamily buildings over three stories.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 13, 2012 -
New EPA stance on getting rid of building materials with PCBs may help contractors
Wood, brick or other material into which PCBs have leached from caulk or paint can, if some steps are followed, be handled as solid waste instead of hazardous waste.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 12, 2012 -
Oregon city finds out it cannot be tougher than state fire code
Forest City, Ore., wanted to make the minimum distance 5 feet from a property line for houses to have to have non-combustible outer materials.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 12, 2012 -
FDIC gets a little satisfaction as IndyMac executives ordered to pay for bad judgment
A jury said three company executives have to pay $168 million, though that is not much when seen against billions that FDIC lost.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 10, 2012 -
Closer emergency care for 50,000 people in Ariz. is meeting homeowner obstacles
A large homeowners association in Green Valley does not share a Tucson hospital's and a Scottsdale developer's enthusiasm for a new hospital.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 8, 2012 -
Limit imposed by Georgia court puts contractors' liens on the line
A judgment for payments can cover everything, but a lien foreclosure is no good for general costs that are not part of the building.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Paperless permitting is getting into gear in Omaha
Builders have been wanting to do their filings online instead of waiting in line, and they have been willingly paying extra fees to get there.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 6, 2012 -
Charles Henricks
AGC asks for changes in proposed U.S. rules for rating contractors
The contractors' group says that improving the process for evaluating contractors on government jobs is a good first step, but it needs tweaks.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 6, 2012 -
OSHA slaps Texas crane company with fines in fatal July accident
The agency proposed fining Harrison Hoist Inc. $29,400 for what it says were six serious violations related to the accident that killed two men.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 4, 2012 -
Construction groups watch high court in several environmental cases
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that flooding woodlands by releasing water from dams is a taking, even if it is temporary.
By Ron Gallagher • Dec. 4, 2012 -
New York contractors' group will pay a transit tax despite judge's killing it
The New York Building Congress says the city's transit system is too important for it not to chip in, even if the tax itself has been declared unconstitutional.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 29, 2012 -
Pa. congressman to take leadership of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
With a change required by House term limits, Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., is replacing Rep. John Mica, R-Fla.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 28, 2012 -
Bridge-repair contractors being sued over Washington state wildfire
A group of property owners are claiming lax safety precautions caused welding and other work to spark a fire that burned 23,500 and more than 60 homes.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 20, 2012 -
BIM question: If everyone's on the team, who pays for errors?
Building Information Modeling raises some interesting legal questions that contractors may want to address ahead of time.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 19, 2012 -
In brothers' model, D.C. neighborhood is funding its own redevelolpment project
Using an SEC regulatory provision, they showed there can be bottom-up real estate investment.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 19, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Green building, big damages and recovery
Wrap up your week by getting caught up on the biggest news in construction.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 15, 2012 -
Insurance coverage provided by subs requires a careful eye
Contractors need to examine policy language to be sure that insurance through sub-contractors does what they think it will.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 14, 2012 -
NYC is centralizing contractor process to speed Sandy home repairs
With a contractors' group, New York has set up an online registration to assign contractors to homeowners.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 13, 2012 -
Obama on Keystone: Both sides hopeful for second-term victory
The energy industry says the pipeline from Canada, with construction job s it would create, has answered opponents' worries about its route.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 13, 2012 -
Construction industry wants to know if Washington is ready to tackle issues now
The election changed nothing about the balance of power, but the industry is hoping some pending items will be addressed in the new Congress.
By Ron Gallagher • Nov. 7, 2012
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