By: Russell M. Webb III The City of Indianapolis has recently announced new incentives aimed at encouraging more green and sustainable construction projects to be undertaken by private owners in the Indianapolis. The City’s Office of Sustainability has partnered with the Office of Code… Read More >
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New Green Building Incentives for Indy
Final Rule on Notice of Employee Rights is Now in Effect for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors
By: Christopher S. Drewry Shortly after President Obama took office last year, he signed Executive Order 13496 requiring federal contractors and subcontractors who conduct business with the federal government or who perform work essential to a federal contract to post in their workplace a… Read More >
Referendum Costs City Millions in Initial Design and Development Fees
By: Sean T. Devenney According to recent reports from The Philadelphia Inquirer, plans for a $200 Million construction of a badly needed new Family Court building have derailed due to allegations of mismanagement before the first shovel has hit the ground. The citizens of… Read More >
BIM Mandate – OH to join WI and TX in requiring BIM?
By: Daniel M. Drewry Since 2008, the debate over the cost/benefits of Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) has reached a fever pitch. What was once easier to categorize as a technology or innovation with only limited practical application outside of the large scale or institutional… Read More >
UE $80 Million Campaign
By: Andrew C. Briscoe The University of Evansville recently announced the successful conclusion of its U•Envision 2010 fundraising campaign. The campaign was launched in September 2007 with the goal of raising $80 million and the purpose of creating a stand-alone Schroeder Family School of… Read More >
Final Rule Issued for PLAs on Federally-Funded Projects
By: Christopher S. Drewry Although the federal government has previously prohibited the requirement that project labor agreements (“PLAs”) be used on federally-funded projects (see Executive Order 13202, signed by President Bush), on February 6, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order 13502 (“E.O.”), revoking the… Read More >
Indiana Legislative Report – Construction-Related Measures that Failed to Pass
By: Daniel M. Drewry As the Indiana General Assembly adjourned last March, three relatively anonymous bills (at least in relation to some of their better publicized contemporaries – e.g. the unemployment insurance fix or local government reform) failed to pass that had the potential… Read More >