As if gas prices aren’t enough. San Francisco pushes for a tax based on the miles you drive. A new form of procrastination for students. This amazing video shows students working together to make a building dance by opening and closing its windows. Taking “green building” to a whole new…
On the eleventh anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, One World Trade Center steadily progresses toward a late 2013 completion date. The spire on top of the 104-story skyscraper will reach 1,776 feet, a symbolic reference to America’s independence. David Childs of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Architect, is the…
When trouble, in the form of adverse changes in financial conditions or the property marketing environment, strikes during the period between construction contract signing and completion of procurement and construction activities, the developer often will have to consider taking the course of action that will maximize value for all stakeholders.…
Whose turn is it to take out the trash? With no “rules” about floating debris, the Headquarters for Ocean Policy is faced with a dilemma – who should bear the cost of cleaning up the millions of tons of debris that originated in Japan after the tsunami and is expected…
Developers got a significant win in California last week when the California Supreme Court held that an arbitration provision contained in a recorded instrument bound a homeowners association, despite the fact that the homeowners association did not exist when the instrument was recorded and thus had no opportunity to negotiate…
Welcome to Washington DC. Federal officials claim the board overseeing the Metrorail line to Dulles is “dysfunctional, out of control and secretive.“ When art meets building. Local artists brought in to beautify a Minneapolis construction site during renovation . Wonder how much replacement ink cartridges cost. A professor from USC…
One of John F. Kennedy’s best quotes was noting that “Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.” When it comes to Public Private Partnerships, things have turned around in the last 50 years. The South leads the way in P3’s with Virginia, Florida and Texas being notable…
The Olympics are in full swing, with the world’s attention on the playing fields and pools dotting the United Kingdom. But how about the venues themselves, how green are they? The London Organizing Committee planned the Games with a green tint, focusing on sustainable principles for everything from stadium construction,…
Illinois and California appellate courts recently issued two policy-holder favorable decisions. In both cases, the trial court had granted summary judgment in favor of the insurance company and denying coverage, and in both cases the trial court decisions were reversed. In the Illinois case, Patrick Engineering, Inc. v. Old Republic…
Form over function gone too far? Ticket-holders in some seats in The London 2012 Aquatic Center will get a refund because “the angle and curve of the aquatic centre roof” obscures the views of divers. The building was designed by Zaha Hadid, who denies that the design is the reason…