You don’t always say what you mean. And you don’t always mean what you say.
In construction contracts, parties attempt to use plain and ordinary words to describe their respective obligations. For example, when the parties use the word “shall” in their agreement, they generally understand that the obligation specified is mandatory. Or when parties use the
Look around the internet and you are sure to find one of these:
The design team of a 28,000 sq. ft. public school hope to achieve SS Credit 6.2, Stormwater Design: Quality Control, in the LEED-NC Rating System. Incorporating which of the following green building elements into the design would aid the team in achieving
Yes, he actually said that … Marketing Awesomeness! "Nametag Scott" is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, blogger and consultant. Here is a short video about how Scott Epstein got into the nametag-writing-speaking-marketing business.
What does Best Practices for Marketing Awesomeness have to do with Best Practices Construction Law? Not much … yet everything! Take a minute and watch what
In case you have not heard, on June 11, 2009, ConsensusDOCS released what is reported to be the first and only standard contract designed specifically for federal government construction projects. The ConsensusDOCS 752-Subcontract for Federal Construction Projects provides all of the necessary terms and conditions essential to comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR"). In
I know it’s a gamble to think that my wife or kids would be reading Best Practices … but in case you do … my birthday is right around the corner … and I want one of these:
Gadgets like the Canadian-based ecobee Smart Thermostat are coming to America! ecobee has partnered with Brady & Associates, as
This occurred a few months ago:
“Honey, do you remember when we were talking about grace this week? Although you should eat all your food, I am going to show you some grace tonight. Even though you don’t deserve it, I am going to eat the rest of your chili for you.” How nice
Within the past couple of months, BNA started a new report called Infrastructure Investment & Policy Report. Earlier this week, I was contacted by BNA reporter Kate Naseef to share some thoughts about HR 2454, the climate change legislation that was recently approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its affect on the construction industry.
According
Essays are a great way to teach lessons. Right now, my eleven year old daughter … who I will simply call “Princess” … is at that age where almost everyday is an “Essay Day.” Last week, when caught in the middle of a lie—about an issue that was not even meaningful—my Princess was required to
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My kids yelled at me last night: "Dad! The plastic container goes in the plastic container box! NOT THE TRASH!" Nice. Environmental-friendly-kids.
Even in my day-to-day law practice, I am finding that I am taking small steps to lessen my impact on the environment. (… Did I just say that? Out loud? … ) I am reading correspondence, project documents