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Blog Archive - "construction" Category
April 17, 2012
As cities across the country continue to adopt current versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), new research jointly commissioned by the National Multi Housing Council and the National Apartment Association warns that the new 2009 and 2012 IECCs could significantly increase local construction and housing costs – which could mean higher renting rates for those 1/3 of...
April 11, 2012
March 15 marked the date that revised regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) went into effect. The new rules, originally published in September of 2010, are the first revisions to the ADA since it was signed into law in 1990. The regulations apply to units of state and local government as well as more than seven million places of public accommodation, including...
April 2, 2012
It’s clear – the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has targeted the power-generation industry for greater oversight. The EPA announced a proposed new rule capping carbon emissions from fossil-fuel-fired electricity generating units. The rule, the Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants (CPSNPP), limits carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions to 1,000lbs per...
March 27, 2012
Earlier this year, SLS noted that many stores had gone dark or closed their interior entrances at that Georgetown institution, The Shops At Georgetown Park, 3222 M Street NW. While a mystery at...
March 20, 2012
Two new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules taking effect in 2012 are expected to spur construction as power plants comply with new EPA standards. The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) address power plant emissions, with MATS comprising the first-ever national standards targeted to reduce mercury and other emissions from...
March 13, 2012
The Montgomery County Planning Board has given JBG the go-ahead for its second mixed-use project in White Flint: North Bethesda Market II. The new development will be built next to North Bethesda Market – one block from the from the White Flint Metro Station.
February 23, 2012
In December 2011, Mayor Gray signed a bill amending the First Source Law so that construction projects receiving government funds of $5 million or more must have DC residents work certain percentages of hours on the project. The prior law required only that 51% of new hires be DC residents and remains in effect for projects receiving government funds between $300,000 and $4.9 million.&...
February 1, 2012
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals (DC’s highest court) recently held that piercing the corporate veil, i.e., disregarding the corporate entity (“PCV”) to collect on an arbitration award is outside the scope of an arbitration clause. In a Jan. 5, 2012 opinion, the Court of Appeals refused to compel arbitration of a PCV claim initiated...
January 31, 2012
As discussed in SLS’s December 8th post, John Bergin represented two national general contractors/ construction managers who had formed a joint-venture to design and construct a Major League Baseball Stadium. Plaintiff – the alleged assignee of a subcontractor on the project – had sued the joint venture for more than $20 million. John secured a complete defense...
