This morning I read Brad Heath’s article in USA Today, suggesting that the stimulus funding for road repairs has detoured and by-passed large metro areas with significant road problems.
According to the USA Today study, half of the nation’s worst roads will receive only about 20% of the stimulus money allocated for street repairs. The reason—the roads were not shovel
As a father of five children, I have fully prepared myself for "the" talk. Already, I have discussed the various scenarios with my daughter about dating, courtship and marriage. According to this eleven-year-old Princess, the line in the sand of appropriateness … is … "just holding hands." (Whew!)
Last week, the two primary construction industry groups in Tennessee—the
You’ve read the play on words: LEEDing the way … In the LEED … LEEDership … and even LEEDigation. In an address to a room full of contractors, suppliers, and (a few) attorneys on Thursday afternoon, Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) said that the state is committed to being a leader of sustainability in the South: "Honestly
Released in 1968, the lyrics from Steppenwolf’s psychedelic rock song blare out: "I like to dream, right between my sound machine…" Yep, you remember … the Magic Carpet Ride!
The Maryland Court of Appeals recently decided a construction case based upon a set of pre-contract discussions that Judge Harrell described as a "complicated series of events from
Budgets are being cut left and right. Our family "eating out" budget … gone! Our community organization "summer party" budget … gone! I see non-profit organizations struggling to keep pace with last year’s donations, while attendance at professional industry conferences are shrinking.
You can imagine my surprise when I read a press release from CADD Microsystems
I know that I am a few hours early, but Governor Phil Bredesen is scheduled to sign the Tennessee Clean Energy Future Act of 2009 today at 1:30pm. He will be joined by key legislators, as well as members of his Energy Task Force.
Among other provisions, the new law will provide for: (1) a
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
“Land of Enchantment” “Donavan Natachu” “Stimulus Package” “Green Construction” “Indian Country” “Dean Suagee” “Keya Earth” “Indian Gaming Magazine” “Zuni Housing Authority”
Continue Reading What Do You Get When You Cross Green Construction and Indian Country?
As I was watching the evening news this week, I learned that my new home may have some Chinese drywall within its four corners. What does that mean? Well, I am too late to the game to accurately capture what has been going on the world of Chinese drywall litigation. Just check out the growing
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