What I Learned as a Boy Scout
My son recently joined the Cub Scouts. It brings back memories of my time as a Scout 25 years ago. Some of my best memories (and…
Wendel Rosen’s Infrastructure Forum – Ted Hall Talks About the New San Francisco-Oakland Span of the Bay Bridge
This past week Wendel Rosen’s Construction Practice Group, together with the East Bay Leadership Council, sponsored its yearly Infrastructure Forum, where industry leaders discuss current and…
California Construction Law Blog Goes to the Movies – Part 2
Let’s face it, architects are the rock stars of the construction industry. Think I.M. Pei, Frank Gehry, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier and even Michelangelo. Sure, contractors,…
Labor Day Construction Facts
For many, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of Summer as kids head back to school and thoughts begin turn to the upcoming holidays. Labor Day,…
Do Construction Managers Need to be Licensed in California? A Case of Blurred Lines
If this Summer had an anthem it would likely be Robin Thicke’s hit single Blurred Lines (or, perhaps, more accurately, its music video of models who…
BART, Bullets and the Built Environment
Just two hours before Bay Area Rapid Transit (“BART”) workers were scheduled to go on strike today over labor negotiations, Governor Jerry Brown stepped in and…
Word of the Day: Litigious . . . As in U.S. Not Most Litigious When it Comes to Construction Disputes
li·ti·gious adjective of or pertaining to litigation. excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person. inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative Related forms li·ti·gious·ness noun…
The Rascality Rule – An Eyebrow Raising Rule – in New Hampshire
One of the things I like about being a lawyer is that I’m always learning something new. Like the “Rascality Rule.” Until today, I had no…
There are Bolts. Then There are Bay Bridge Bolts
Two days after the Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee announced that the new $2.6 billion eastern span of the Bay Bridge would not open on Labor…
Independence Day Construction Facts
A few Independence Day construction facts: On June 14, 1775, together with the creation of the Continental Army, the Second Continental Congress appointed Richard Gridley as…
The Most Amazing Construction Projects in the World
Cool infographic from Rock & Dirt on the most amazing construction projects still around:
Skirts at the Construction Site
Or, kilts rather . . .
