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
Green Building is a Matter of Perspective
In this day and age of Biggest Loser, South Beach Diet, and the latest fitness craze highlighted by Oprah, I find myself more and more conscious about my eating habits. In fact, if you promise not to tell anyone, we have a little fitness competition within our own law firm starring four
CM + AIA = New Construction Manager Contract Docs
That’s a pretty old looking contract … hanging in the historic courthouse in downtown Arthur, Nebraska. Good thing our standard form construction contracts are not that old!
Last week, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) held its national convention in San Francisco, California. Although “construction manager” (CM) contract documents had been released in 2007 and 2008, AIA
RIP: The Construction Blawg
It is official. The Construction Blawg is retired. For a number of years, I maintained a construction-related blog called The Construction Blawg … which was highlighted by the ABA Journal Law News Now. While all of the posts are archived, we may have a difficult time resurrecting the content given the internal hyperlinks and coding