Stephen K. Pudner – March 22, 2012 What would happen to your construction company’s bottom line if the cost of the material you use most in your building projects increased dramatically? This is a question your company should be prepared to answer in light of an attempted multi-billion dollar takeover in the U.S. aggregates industry… Continue reading What Consolidation in the Aggregates Industry Means for Your Bottom Line
Month: April 2012
Contractual Protection from Third Party Green Building Certification
Vinnie Nelan – March 29, 2012 No one on a construction project wants to be held captive by a third party’s subjective determination of whether the construction project complied with standards that are open to differing interpretations, such as the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system for sustainable construction. Construction industry participants can protect… Continue reading Contractual Protection from Third Party Green Building Certification
Daubert Challenges Up 250 Percent
Are Daubert challenges really weeding out “junk science” and “pseudoscience” in the courtroom, or could it be that they are actually scaring off good, competent experts? Given the numbers alone, one can’t help but wonder. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1999 decision in Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael, which established that the criteria set forth… Continue reading Daubert Challenges Up 250 Percent