Legal Insights and Expert Advice

The contract is an important guide that sets up expectations on a construction project. Unclear contract language can set up an undesirable situation that places an owner and contractor at

When a dispute presents itself on a construction project, it is often the contract that will decide how it is handled. It is for this reason that construction contracts require

In part one of this two-part series, the Nashville contractor lawyers at Cotney Construction Law discussed the importance of representing waste reduction requirements in your contract. Additionally, we detailed the

The contract established between an owner and a contractor should include provisions outlining acceptable waste management procedures. As a contractor, you’ll be the one dictating what happens on the project

The United States Department of Defense (DOD) published the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) to provide a set of rules and requirements governing the construction and operation of high performance and

When a dispute arises between an owner and a contractor, both parties want to ensure that their interests are being fairly represented, but they don’t necessarily want to solve the

Effective waste management is an important factor in protecting your contracting firm against potential citations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) or even the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

In part one of this two-part series, the Miami construction attorneys at Cotney Attorneys & Consultants discussed the importance of establishing an effective process for sorting materials and waste on

Everyone in the country is familiar with the concept of sorting their trash. There’s a reason why people are asked to recycle paper, plastic, glass, and metal rather than outright

Diversion is an important principle of project site waste management that helps minimize the amount of waste the construction industry contributes to solid waste disposal facilities (i.e, managed landfills), thereby