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Contract disputes and terms; insurance, surety and compliance; ethics and law; liability

ARTICLES

LA's Hyperion Treatment Plant Clog Will Take Months to Repair

Erica Berardi

July 22, 2021

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Concern grows over "toxic air contaminants" released at city's mega wastewater plant, says the South Coast Air Quality Management District, after 17 million gal of untreated sewage was dumped into the Pacific when the system clogged.

Catastrophic European Flooding Takes Toll on Key Infrastructure

Michael Dumiak

July 21, 2021

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Germany, especially hard hit, gets first $472 million for damage relief with billions in costs expected, as regional death toll climbs over 200 and experts see intensified climate-change link.

Leading construction workers comp losses

Construction Safety

Lifting and Related Injuries Now Second on Workers' Compensation Cost List

Richard Korman

July 21, 2021

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Liberty Mutual index shows exertion as the cause of greatest insurer losses.

Intellectual Property

Trial Ordered in ICC Code Copyright Suit Against Upcodes

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Jonathan Barnes

Richard Korman

July 21, 2021

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Who owns the building code? A judge says a jury should decide facts of the case.

Construction Safety

Crane in Fatal Canada Collapse Removed as Union Seeks Safety Changes

Scott Van Voorhis

July 20, 2021

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Evacuated downtown area of Kelowna, B.C., largely reopens one week after project site accident that killed five people and damaged adjacent building.

Report: FEMA Fails to Require Resilience in Funded Disaster Rebuilds

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

July 20, 2021

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IG says it spent $1.9B in 10 years on recurring road, bridge damage from extreme weather, with too little push for mitigation.

Construction Accident

Fifth Canada Tower Crane Fatality Is An Engineer Not Linked to Project

Debra K. Rubin

Scott Van Voorhis

July 16, 2021

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Seven-year consultant employee in adjacent building was hit by collapsed equipment that fell during July 12 dismantling at Kelowna, B.C., site, with four contractor workers also dead; crane counterweight removal now is underway.

Structural Health Check-Ups Needed but Are Too Infrequent

Jeff Rubenstone

July 15, 2021

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Knowing when a building is structurally deteriorating, and actually doing something about it can be very different things, as the collapse in Surfside, Fla., has shown this month.

Champlain Towers Collapse Prompts Call for Change

Aging buildings are undergoing heightened scrutiny

Scott Judy

Nadine M. Post Stephanie Loder

July 15, 2021

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One of the deadliest accidental building collapses in U.S. history is causing state elected officials, buildings officials, industry groups and others to reassess older buildings and consider the need for stricter regulations and enhanced inspection standards.

Energy Construction

EPA Asks Corps to Reject $6B Mountain Valley Pipeline Key Permit

Mary B. Powers

July 13, 2021

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Agency says the Virginia pipeline does not do enough to mitigate impacts on hundreds of stream crossings still ahead for 303-mile project, even at 92% completion.

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