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martin new_york_city construction_accident crane james_lomma criminal | General | Thursday April 26, 2012 | By Stan Martin
The acquittal today of crane rental company owner James Lomma, on charges of negligent homicide and manslaughter, brings to a close the third high-profile New York criminal case against construction workers or executives with a not guilty verdict....
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construction agc contracts consensusdocs aia martin contract_documents | General | Tuesday April 24, 2012 | By Stan Martin
If you’re going to be an industry leader in standard form contract documents, you need to make it easy to access and use your forms. Last week ConsensusDOCS announced its new platform, which will allow its roster of documents to be edited using...
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jobs martin construction employment estimating_jobs | General | Friday March 30, 2012 | By Stan Martin
A controversial project is being discussed in the public arena. It could be a casino, with lots of supporters and detractors, or a public works project that will require substantial public funding. And o ne of the arguments typically trotted out...
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colorado_construction_safety_laboratory matthew_hallowell worker_safety leed construction martin | General | Tuesday February 14, 2012 | By Stan Martin
A troubling report has been injected into the “feel good” aura of LEED construction. Matthew Hallowell, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, has confirmed via research and study that LEED projects carry an increased risk of...
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reliance contractor earth_tech engineer subdivision martin | General | Thursday February 09, 2012 | By Stan Martin
The natural give and take between contractors and the design professionals sometimes gives way to litigation revolving around the contractor’s ability to rely on the design professional’s actions. A recent Massachusetts appellate court decision,...
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subcontract construction technology web_based procurement martin | General | Wednesday January 18, 2012 | By Stan Martin
The press release that yet another large contractor has signed onto a web-based procurement portal raises the question – is this technology going to benefit subcontractors in ways they did not imagine? Think about it – no contractor...
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njta martin construction sales_taxes public_authority pure_heart_empty_head | General | Monday January 16, 2012 | By Stan Martin
Google “pure heart empty head” and you’ll find plenty of references to unsuccessful legal maneuvers. The same thing happened recently in New Jersey. The court never employed that phrase, but the contractor’s argument for attempting to pass...
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uconn_library time statute_of_limitation public_authority leaks martin construction | General | Wednesday January 11, 2012 | By Stan Martin
The Connecticut Attorney General has invoked a 13 th -century legal doctrine in attempting to preserve claims against the architect and contractor for a public library project, as reported by the Hartford Courant . Filing a lawsuit 12 years after...
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