Green Building: Opportunity or a Legal Quagmire?
Sorry, I won't be answering this rhetorical question today. Instead, a group of construction, design and surety legal experts will attempt to address this difficult question at an upcoming symposium:
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What: Trends in Green Building Seminar
Who: Tom Mawson - The USGBC and Trends in Green Building; Chris Cheatham - The Emergence of Green Building Litigation; Bryan Phillips - Green Construction: A Legal Perspective, Dan Knise - Designing Green - With Reward Comes Risk, Geoff Delisio - A Surety Perspective on Green Building
When: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 9:00 - 12:00 AM
Where: 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203
You can also download a complete invitation here.
I will be speaking about the emergence of green building litigation with a focus on the Shaw Development v. Southern Builders case. Other speakers will address green building issues from a construction, design and surety perspective. Seating is limited so please RSVP by November 21 to Nancy Shipley at nancy.shipley@rutherfoord.com.
Let me know if you have any questions regarding the event. If you are going to attend let me know (chris@greenbuildinglawupdate.com) -- I would love to meet some of my readers!
This sounds like a very interesting symposium. I find it very surprising that there have not been more lawsuits brought regarding green construction. The following link looks at some interesting scenarios under which building and design professionals have filed insurance claims due to problems with green projects and provides a brief glimpse into the multitude of problems which may soon become common place in lawsuits. http://www.aia.org/SiteObjects/files/conted_TH0507.pdf