On March 30, 2012, New Jersey’s Appellate Division issued a ruling in the case of New Jersey v Perini Corp. which explains how New Jersey’s 10 year statute of repose applies to projects using phased construction. New Jersey’s statute of repose essentially provides that no action may be brought to…
After three years of development, on March 28, 2012, the International Code Council (“ICC”) announced the release of its 2012 International Green Construction Code (“IgCC”). The IgCC, a milestone for bringing sustainability into the mainstream, will enable state and local governments to codify green building practice. The IgCC was developed…
Could LEED certification of new buildings cause increased injury rates for construction workers? Matthew Hallowell, an assistant professor in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder, thinks so. A recent set of articles authored by Hallowell and several co-authors published or in review…
Colorado’s Regional Transportation District (RTD), the public transit provider for the Denver Metro area, is hopeful that public-private partnerships, including unsolicited P3 bids, will accelerate the completion of the FasTracks program. FasTracks, a voter-approved transit expansion program aimed at better connecting the Denver Metro area, includes 122 miles of commuter…
According to this article by Ben Nuckols, a team of surveyors is in town. They are here to figure out if the Washington Monument shifted or sunk during the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit our Nation’s capital in August of last year. Although the monument is structurally sound, it will remain…
On March 8, 2012, the Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) issued a RFQ to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a tolled bridge facility and associated roadway and facilities (the “East End Crossing”) through a public-private partnership agreement. If this piques your interest, the Statements of Qualification are due April 9,…
Dating back to Hammurabi’s code in the early fourth millennium B.C., continuing through the development of the U.S. Constitution, and still present in today’s professional culture, a dominant theme has arisen: before any process involving participation of multiple individuals or entities with differing goals can be successfully administered, a fixed…
Jonathan Kaiman of the Los Angeles Times reported recently on a developer, Broad Sustainable Building, that constructed a thirty-story building in Changsha, China, in 15 days (not including the foundation and tenant improvements) with the help of extensive prefabrication. The fascinating time-lapse video of the construction of the building is…
The 21st edition of Pillsbury’s Newsletter: Perspectives on Real Estate features articles on green leasing, mineral rights, avoiding construction project failures and California’s post redevelopment agency landscape. Articles include: “Green” Leasing: Landlord and Tenant Perspectives Scratching the Surface: Understanding the Potential Impact of Minerals Rights on Your Texas Loan Avoiding…
On February 21, 2012, the AGC announced that construction employment remains below peak levels in 329 out of 337 metro areas. Not surprising, the hardest hit metro areas all took great advantage of the housing boom until the economic recession wiped out the demand – Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ, Lake Havasu City-Kingman,…