I missed it by less than an hour. I was working late last week and left my office right before midnight … which happened to be right before a Category 5 tornado ripped through the outskirts of downtown Nashville and then proceeded to East Nashville and Putnam County. The next morning, the skies were clear
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Construction Law Summit in Nashville: How to Claim an Invitation!
I have been blogging for over 10 years now. I have spoken at construction and leadership conferences all over the country. Do you want to know my favorite place to speak?
My favorite place to speak is wherever I am. That’s right, I enjoy people-meeting, story-telling, and especially problem-solving. Best Practices Construction Law is…
Do You Have a Disaster Recovery or Emergency Plan?
I have never been to Japan. I cannot begin to understand the tremendous circumstances the country and its people have experienced. However, I have lived through a natural disaster. Many of my Nashville friends and clients found themselves in a mess of trouble earlier this year during the May floods.
What did we learn? …
Heads Up Public Contractors! Nashville to Pass Non-Discrimination Bill Including Gender and Sexual Orientation
As reported in the Nashville Business Journal and News Channel 5 (video), a non-discrimination bill passed on a second reading at Metro Council last week. The council voted 21 to 16 in favor of the bill that would add two new classes to the procurement code Metro contractors already follow. These companies would not be…
Hike in Building and Permit Fees in Nashville: Is It Really Necessary?
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 …
Make Up Your Mind Mother Nature: Construction Law and Weather Delays
My children have been mad at Mother Nature over the past month. One day … jeans, turtle necks and jackets. The next day … shorts and flip-flops. At least in the South we have not had to deal with 30 inches of snow like on the East Coast. That kind of weather can cripple a…
Recovery.com versus Recovery.gov: Tracking Public Construction Projects
I was listening to Nashville Public Radio yesterday morning about a new competition brewing on the Internet. This battle was not as fierce as the one to become the greenest state in the South. It was more like a friendly exchange of "we’re not in competition with each other because we offer similar, but different…
Nashville Ordinance Seeks to Allow Alternative to LEED Certification
A few weeks ago I tweeted about the local building code in Nashville "under review." Actually, those words were a little weak. What about these words: "Contractor Leads Attack Against Nashville’s LEED Legislation" … the exact words used by my colleague Stephen Del Percio, attorney and author of Green Real Estate Law Journal…