The Hardhat of the Future, Today . . . or, Rather, Next Month
Wearable tech seems to be all the rage, from Google Glass to Apple’s just announced Apple Watch. Even Hollywood seems to be jumping on the wearable…
Sacramento’s Commercial Construction Market Heats Up
One reason I changed law firms from the Bay Area to Sacramento was I felt that Sacramento’s construction market, which was one of the areas hardest…
The Future of Rail 2050
California’s High-Speed Rail project is . . . well . . . very California. Mix some forward, independent thinking (it was first proposed by then (and now)…
Geeking Out on the Engineering Marvel That is Iron Man
Back in the carefree days of youth my friends and I would have intense (yes, intense) debates over who was the best superhero, best villain, and why. As…
So, This Engineer Dies and Goes to Hell . . .
Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell, and starts designing and building improvements. After a while, they’ve got air conditioning…
DSA Announces New Project Certification Process Which Takes Effect August 1, 2014
If you’re a design professional, project inspector, or public entity involved in the design or construction of K-12 or community college facilities then you’ll be interested…
Lawyers. We’re a Sad Bunch
A few (literally) depressing facts about lawyers: Lawyers rank 4th among professions in the rate of suicide. Number one? Dentists. Go figure. Lawyers are 3.6 times as…
Reminder: California Building Energy Efficiency Standards and New Listing Law Requirements Go Into Effect July 1, 2014
I know . . . you’ve been busy. The kids are out of school, families are taking vacations and Fourth of July is just around the corner,…
Stunning Stadiums of the 2014 World Cup
Few countries love its soccer . . . err . . . football as much as Brazil. As host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil built…
Congratulations to Former Kronick Managing Shareholder Robert Murphy and his Wife Kinzie
Congratulations to my colleague, Bob Murphy, and his wife, Kinzie, on receiving the Charles J. Soderquist Award from the UC Davis Foundation for their volunteer leadership and…
To Sad Partings and New Beginnings
See that Caterpillar truck there. It’s there for a reason. And not just because this is a construction law blog. But because caterpillars, with a small “c,”…
Memorial Day Construction Facts
Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who died while in service to our…
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