Welcome to our 11th issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In this edition, we cover a wide variety of topics of interest for those in the construction industry—from a deep dive...more
11/26/2024
/ 3D Printing ,
Bureau of Labor Statistics ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Deadlines ,
Federal Funding ,
General Contractors ,
Licensing Rules ,
Minority-Owned Businesses ,
OSHA ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Unlicensed Contractors ,
Women-Owned Businesses ,
Workplace Safety
Welcome to our eighth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report.
Atlantech Decision Enforces Important Lessons About Avoiding Double-Payment Jeopardy in North Carolina...more
8/21/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Charging Stations ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Contract Disputes ,
Drones ,
Electric Vehicles ,
General Contractors ,
Green Buildings ,
Machine Learning ,
Solar Energy ,
Technology Sector
Residential construction is difficult. Margins and schedules are tight. The demands by homeowners can be oppressive. And in the end, owners have to deal with every possible issue on their own. Then, if anything goes wrong,...more
Welcome to our third issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report.
In honor of last week’s Women in Construction Week, last Friday’s International Women’s Day, and Women’s History...more
3/13/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Contractors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Design-Build ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Mechanics Lien ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
Welcome to the 12th and final issue of the year for The Site Report.
Top Three Construction Disputes and How to Avoid Them -
Construction professionals sometimes feel as if it is déjà vu when it comes to disputes—and they...more
1/3/2023
/ 3-D Technology ,
3D Printing ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Contractors ,
Drones ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Federal Contractors ,
Infrastructure ,
Inspections ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Popular ,
Subcontractors ,
Technology ,
Unions ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Workplace Safety
Bridges, Natural Disasters and Liability - The Skanska Decision (Part 2) -
In the last edition of The Site Report, we discussed the legal issues surrounding the damage caused by Skanska's construction barges to the new...more
7/5/2022
/ Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Defects ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Litigation ,
Construction Project ,
Defense Strategies ,
General Contractors ,
Solar Energy ,
Subcontractors ,
Surety Bonds
Lessons in Arbitration Construction Dispute -
In December 2021, Alex Turner, Jeff Patton, and Lee Denton in Spilman's Winston-Salem office arbitrated a construction dispute in Norfolk, Virginia on behalf of Sure Lift,...more
How Climate Change is Changing the Game for Concrete -
"A new American Concrete Institute committee is assessing the affect of global climate change on sustainability of concrete structures, as more-severe salt-water...more
2/1/2022
/ Background Checks ,
Climate Change ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Drones ,
Environmental Policies ,
FDIC ,
Infrastructure ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems