In mid-May, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming took testimony from a number of individuals at a hearing called "Building Green, Saving Green: Constructing Sustainable and Energy Efficient Buildings." The Committee then urged Congress to consider incentives and policies that would encourage energy efficiency in buildings, noting that "the numerous definitions of green… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Rainbarrels: New Regulations Coming Soon
Posted in EnvironmentalRain is free, right? And nobody cares about that rainbarrel I have out back, right? Well, maybe. Washington State has a prior appropriation water code that provides that “all water above, upon, or beneath the surface of the earth” is public ground water subject to potential water right permit requirements. RCW 43.27A.020: Definitions See also,… Continue Reading
Reading Plans Too Literally – Part 3
Posted in ConstructionReading Plans Too Literally – Part 2
Posted in ConstructionThe Contractor Read the Plans a Tad Too Literally…
Posted in ConstructionClaim Filing Requirement in RCW 4.96 Not Applicable to Construction Contract Dispute
Posted in ConstructionIn Matia Contractors v. City of Bellingham, Division 1 held yesterday that RCW 4.96 — which requires a written claim to be submitted before suit is brought against a city — does not apply to a contractor’s breach of contract action.
Audits…Audits…Audits
Posted in ConstructionFirst the Port of Seattle, now King County…the increasing exercise of audit authority by the State Auditor over public works specifically is definitely on the rise. To initiate this new section of the blog, here is a link to the State Auditor’s recent report on whether King County ran afoul public bidding laws in connection… Continue Reading
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