Sep 27, 2023 How Wastewater Treatment Plants are Used to Monitor Public Health? By Jeffrey Nix There are more than 16,000 wastewater treatment plants or WWTP’s in the US treating wastewater generated by more than 75% of the...
Sep 13, 2023 Developments in Solar Cell Efficiency are Fueling Construction of Commercial Solar Farms! By Jeffrey Nix The amount of energy reaching the earth from the Sun every minute is greater than the energy consumed by all of mankind throughout the...
Sep 06, 2023 Have Robots Become Common Place Throughout Construction, and Other Industries? By Jeffrey Nix A recent survey indicates 50% of contractors are currently using robots and other autonomous devices and equipment during construction. ...
Aug 30, 2023 What Every Owner, Contractor, and C-Suite Should Know About the “Spoliation of Evidence” By Jeffrey Nix At the height of the pandemic, opposing counsel allowed their owner client to “rip out” significant portions of a new $14M automated...
Aug 24, 2023 Navigating Cross-Border Disputes: Taylor English’s Recent International Arbitration Victory By Charles McKnight Taylor English recently secured a significant victory for its client in an international arbitration. The dispute between Taylor...
Aug 16, 2023 Should Complex Commercial Disputes be Managed by Litigation Schedules? By Jeffrey Nix Smart contractors plan their work and then work their plan. That’s why most contractors use some form of CPM schedule to manage their...
Aug 09, 2023 How Routine Construction Activities Impose Liability Upon Owners and Contractors for Hazardous Waste Under CERCLA? By Jeffrey Nix Owners and contractors seldom consider themselves responsible for hazardous waste they did not create, do not use, and about which they...
Aug 02, 2023 What’s Up With All These Tower Crane Mishaps at Construction Sites? By Jeffrey Nix Last week, on July 27, 2023, the working arm or jib of a tower crane and its 16 ton bucket load of fresh concrete came crashing down onto...
Jul 05, 2023 How Tunnel Construction Solved Sewer Overflows in Many Older US Cities? By Jeffrey Nix Many older cities, especially those East of the Mississippi, rely upon combined sewer overflow systems or “CSO’s” that collect and...
Jun 28, 2023 Preliminary Findings in the Surfside Condo Collapse Suggest Multiple Causes! By Jeffrey Nix Over the last 2 years, the National Institute of Standards and Technology or NIST has been investigating the unexpected collapse of...
Jun 07, 2023 Could “Living Building Materials” a/k/a LBM’s Change the Face of Concrete Construction? By Jeffrey Nix The concept of “living building materials” or LBM’s might seem like the stuff of science fiction to some. But the concept is very real...
May 03, 2023 Why Signatories Should Fear Indemnity Obligations Under Construction Surety Bonds? By Jeffrey Nix If you have ever been a signatory seeking a Construction Surety Bond, you understand you must pledge almost “everything you own” to the...