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A Scientific Ghost Town
A $1 billion city without residents is to be built in southeastern New Mexico to help researchers test everything from intelligent traffic systems to next-generation wireless networks. The “ghost” city will have all of the infrastructure that ...
Efficient Experimental Construction
Out of Denmark we have more news in green construction: Danish architects built an experimental house using just a computer, a printer, and 820 sheets of plywood. First, a 3D model was created and translated into a manufacturing template which was then ...
Gazing into the Future
“It’s alive, it’s ALIVE.” No, we’re not talking about Frankenstein monsters. We’re talking about the possible next generation of buildings. The SmartPlanet blog recently ran a piece on the future life of buildings and ...
Parking Garage Claims
From 2001 through 2010, claims in the Schinnerer and CNA professional liability program involving parking garages were most often brought against architects (42%), civil engineers (20%), and structural engineers (19%).The following is an example of a ...
Green Buildings Surviving Disasters
The ability of a building to withstand natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes is not currently taken into account by the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system that ...

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Re: Be Wary of Prevailing Party Provisions
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Re: Be Wary of Prevailing Party Provisions
VOS has a great discussion on 'defense' when used in a professional liability indemnification. Could you post it on your blog? I have used it in the past to successfully negoitate with clients. Thank you.
Re: From the Desk of Joe Jones
Liquidated damages are excluded under the policy so there would be no professional liability coverage for agreeing to pay for this type of damage. The professional liability policy provides coverage for negligence, and since a liquidated damages clause is ...

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1	New LEED Rating System under Development The next version of the LEED Rating System is under development, with the first Public Comment Period having closed on January 19.According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), over 5000 comments were received from LEED stakeholders. Revisions to ...	Jan 27, 2011 11:37:00 AM
2	ASHRAE Publishes 189.1: A Code-Enforceable Standard for Green Buildings Working together, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) have published ASHRAE Standard 189.1, The ...	Jan 29, 2010 10:33:00 AM

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