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A Comprehensive Look at Building Safety Regulations and Florida Milestone Inspections (2nd Edition)

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Florida Chapter 2023-203: Ensuring Building Safety in the Wake of Tragedies - It often takes a crisis for society and government to react. Whether it be seat belts, smoking, or building safety, unfortunately, catastrophe...more

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The Challenge of Culture Change to Ensure Fire and Building Safety: An Architect’s View

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Several devastating fires in recent years have put a spotlight upon the safety and quality of buildings in the United Kingdom. Following the Grenfell Tower disaster, in 2018 Dame Judith Hackitt, the former chair of the Health...more

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Major Earthquakes: What to Expect During & After Seismic Events

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Consider the things you rely on during a normal day that support your routines and well-being—lifelines such as electricity, water, gas, roadways, public transportation, bridges, and others commonly thought of as essentials...more

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New York State Issues Guidance for Re-Opening of Businesses

New York State has issued detailed guidance on Governor Cuomo’s “New York Forward” Plan, under which the State will re-open in four phases on a regional basis. The guidance includes additional information regarding: (1) when...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

City of Boston, Massachusetts Extends Construction Moratorium

Non-essential construction is not presently permitted in Boston, but draft best practice guidelines and an associated contractor certificate identify the way forward for owners and contractors. Non-essential construction...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Pittsburgh And Philadelphia Issue Guidelines For Resuming Construction

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Philadelphia and Pittsburgh issued guidance on Wednesday, April 29 for the May 1 resumption of construction activities in the state's two largest cities. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced on April 22 that residential...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19 and Reopening Pennsylvania

The evening of April 22, Governor Wolf presented his detailed plan for reopening Pennsylvania beginning May 8, 2020. The reopening will be done in three phases: red, yellow, and green....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New York City’s Construction Shut Down: What About Façade Projects?

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On Friday, March 27, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo effectively shut down, effective April 3, 2020, most construction projects in New York when he reversed his March 18th designation of the construction industry as an “essential...more

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The City of Dallas Bolsters Its Regulations on Construction in the Public Right-of-Way

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On May 22, 2019, the Dallas City Council passed an ordinance that places new requirements on contractors working in the public right-of-way. The ordinance seeks to address concerns of pedestrians and vehicular traffic when...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Dear YouDig: Special 3-part Series: Part III - Slow Down and Stop Texting You Drunken Fool

We continue our 3 part “Dear YouDig?” Series to Highlight Highway Construction Safety. Part III: Slow Down and Stop Texting You Drunken Fool - Dear YouDig?, The scene is familiar. It is night in an active road...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Dear YouDig? Special 3-part Series: Part I - Be Bright! Live in the Light

ATTENTION YOUDIG? READERS !!! IT’S ROAD CONSTRUCTION SEASON BULLETIN: Highway construction zones are among the most dangerous places on earth. Today we begin our 3 part “Dear YouDig?” Series to Highlight Highway...more

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SC Supreme Court decides building official's public-policy case

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At-will employment is the normal employer-employee relationship in South Carolina. In 2004, the state legislature passed a law stating that handbooks that took certain reasonable steps did not create a contractual exception...more

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All Shook Up: California's Fragmented Earthquake Safety, Seismic Safety Upgrade and Seismic Hazard Disclosure Laws

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The recent Napa earthquake caused significant damage to buildings in the historic downtown areas of the cities of Napa and Vallejo, and brought to the fore the limited extent to which California law requires seismic safety...more

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