Short answer: Yes.
While most of the best practices that I talk about here involve commercial developments, today’s post applies both to residential and commercial projects. It’s been two weeks since the historic flooding in Nashville and there is a lot of cleaning up and repair to be done. On Friday, I received an alert from
On Saturday, it rained … and rained … and rained.
On Sunday, it flooded.
On Monday, I took off from work to help stage a shelter at my local church for a number of Nashville flood victims.
On Tuesday, I spent part of the day with displaced residents whose homes were completely demolished. I spent the rest of
Many of you have seen the devastation on the news about families all over Middle Tennesse who have displaced from their homes. Two of the groups that have received little to no attention in the media are the homeless and lower income populations throughout Nashville. Tent City has been destroyed and these people have lost
I am in Austin, Texas this week attending the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry’s annual meeting. One of the ways that I got more involved in the Forum was participating in the activities of one of the twelve divisions. I am a member of Division 10: Legislation and Environment, which helps assemble information regarding case
Today’s post is by Craig Mangum, a fellow construction attorney with Smith Cashion & Orr. Craig has an undergraduate degree from Boston College and a law degree from Florida State. He also worked with the Construction Industry Licensing Board at the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
A bill to raise the building and
As you may be aware, one of the greatest risks on a construction project involves the payment process. Particularly in these economic hard times, a contractor and its subcontractors and suppliers expect to be paid on a timely basis once the work has been performed.
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On Thursday, I will be joining a panel of construction attorneys and consultants to address the issue of aging infrastructure in America and, in particular, how to finance all the work that needs to be done.
Our panelists include:
Christopher Montez, Thomas, Feldman & Wilshusen, LLP, Dallas, TX
Kenneth R. Baker, Hill International,
Earlier this week I attended the AGC of Middle Tennessee’s membership lunch. Everything was right on! I love chicken … they served chicken! I have 5 kids … the guy next to me had 9 kids! And I like to follow construction industry trends … and the speaker loves to follow construction industry trends.
I wonder who that sad little scrap of paper is? Do you know? Oh, yeah, he’s just a bill … he’s just a bill on capitol hill.
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You knew that Nashville was the Music City, right? Reminiscent of the "Schoolhouse Rocks" days, last night I attended the kick off dinner for the AGC of
As you may know, the Nashville Metro Council recently passed the $585 million financing package for construction of the new Music City Convention Center. As reported by the Tennessean this morning, discussions have now turned to project management and how to control the costs.
When asked about what areas would incur the most cost