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Full-Text Articles in Construction Law
Constructing Solutions: Addressing Liability And Ownership Risks Associated With Business Information Modeling, Connor Sheehy
Constructing Solutions: Addressing Liability And Ownership Risks Associated With Business Information Modeling, Connor Sheehy
American University Business Law Review
This Comment will first discuss the background of BIM, including its technological characteristics and implementation into a complex construction project, as well as the potential benefits that incentivize parties to utilize BIM in a project. Next, this Comment will discuss the legal risks and uncertainty associated with BIM, particularly regarding ownership and liability. Specifically, this Comment will focus on ownership of the intellectual property and designs within an overall model and will contrast liability in traditional construction projects with liability in a construction project utilizing BIM. Lastly, this Comment will discuss potential solutions to these risks and uncertainties. The analysis …
Corporate Consolidation Of Rental Housing & The Case For National Rent Stabilization, Brandon Weiss
Corporate Consolidation Of Rental Housing & The Case For National Rent Stabilization, Brandon Weiss
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
Rental housing in the United States is increasingly owned by corporate landlords that operate under a different set of incentives, behind a level of anonymity previously unavailable, and pursuant to practices that often exacerbate an already precarious housing landscape for tenants. Marketsensitive and nuanced rent stabilization laws have reemerged at the state and local level as a viable policy option to help regulate escalating rents and prevent tenant displacement. These laws, when well drafted, can address outdated critiques of strict rent caps and can complement alternative approaches, like those of the politically popular Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) movement, which …
"Going Green" The Wrong Way: How Governments Are Unconstitutionally Delegating Their Legislative Powers In Pursuit Of Environmental Sustainability, Brandon L. Boxler
"Going Green" The Wrong Way: How Governments Are Unconstitutionally Delegating Their Legislative Powers In Pursuit Of Environmental Sustainability, Brandon L. Boxler
Legislation and Policy Brief
Through either executive or legislative power, state and local governments are rapidly effecting policies that encourage environmental sustainability. Many of these policies have logically targeted buildings and infrastructure, both of which have a significant adverse impact on the environment. In the United States, 38 percent of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions and 67 percent of its electricity usage come from buildings. New laws and policies are attempting to decrease these figures by requiring construction projects to “go green” and implement sustainable building practices. These legal initiatives have the potential to create substantial environmental benefits by reducing energy consumption, greenhouse gas …
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse: Motivation To Be Smarter On Infrastructure Or Latest In A Trend?, Mary Bortscheller
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse: Motivation To Be Smarter On Infrastructure Or Latest In A Trend?, Mary Bortscheller
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
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