Pillsbury colleagues Nancy Fischer, Aimee Ghosh, Benjamin Cote and Moushami Joshi discuss how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides the single largest investment in water infrastructure in the nation’s history. The expansion of funding is expected to spur water projects across the nation and result in flow-down opportunities for private sector…
A Florida home for sale offers a property deed via an NFT, nuclear power is projected to play an important role in the climate crisis, a Spanish real estate developer aims to set up an office in the the metaverse Decentraland, and more. Pillsbury’s Elina Teplinsky argues nuclear power is…
On January 11, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release announcing “key steps” it is taking to “protect groundwater from coal ash contamination.” Pillsbury attorney Matthew Jeweler recently authored the post, “EPA Announces Increased Efforts to Require Cleanup of Coal Ash – Insurance Should Be a…
The Biden Administration announces the Building Performance Standards Coalition, commercial real estate sales in the metaverse topped $500 million in 2021, the New York eviction ban expires, and more. The Biden Administration launched the Building Performance Standards Coalition, a partnership between 33 city, county and state governments that aims to…
On December 7, 2021, the most recent proposed revision to the Clean Water Act’s term, “Waters of the United States” was published in the Federal Register. (See 86 FR 69372.) Comments on this proposal must be submitted by February 7, 2022. This term controls the scope of federal regulatory powers…
The future of traditional real estate skills for virtual land buys is questioned, China’s property sector might experience policy easing, U.S. commercial real estate sales set records in 2021, and more. As the platforms and business case for virtual land buys mature, the future of traditional real estate skills remains…
If you are a construction contractor, you deal with performance bonds as part of your business and daily work. They are necessary for almost every project you are participating or will participate in, and, along with other sister bonds, constitute a basic tool to be able to work in construction.…
Pillsbury attorney Rob James recently contributed to a report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute detailing the Value for Money (VfM) provisions of the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The report describes how large-scale public works that are eligible for structuring as a public-private partnership (PPP) should be…
Habitat for Humanity builds the nation’s first 3D-printed house, the White House announces infrastructure spending plans for 2022, commercial real estate firms are left to determine their vaccination mandates, and more. Habitat for Humanity, with the help of construction company Alquist, built the nation’s first 3D-printed house in just 28…
On November 15, 2021, the New York City Council approved a bill banning gas hookups in new buildings, making the biggest city in the U.S. the latest in a string of municipalities to prohibit natural gas infrastructure in new homes and buildings. In the two-and-a-half years since Berkeley, California, passed…