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BETTER PROTECTION THROUGH TIGHTENED RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Earlier this year, we reported a rapid pick-up in construction activity. The recovery of the residential housing market has been steady since 2011—led initially by […]

L.A.’S BETTER BUILDINGS CHALLENGE IS LEADING THE NATION’S QUEST TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION The Los Angeles Better Buildings Challenge (LABBC) has been overwhelmingly successful over its first 2 years and is set […]

CALIFORNIA’S COMMERCIAL BUILDING ENERGY DISCLOSURE LAW, AB 1103, WILL GO INTO EFFECT JULY 1, 2013 California’s commercial building energy disclosure law, AB 1103, will go into effect July 1, 2013. The […]

A RECENTLY PASSED SAN FRANCISCO ORDINANCE WILL REQUIRE SEISMIC RETROFITS OF BUILDINGS Recently, San Francisco passed a mandatory Soft-Story Retrofit Ordinance that will require a seismic retrofit of existing buildings […]

THE NEW PHASE I ESA STANDARD (ASTM E1527-13) IS IN ITS FINAL STAGES OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is only useful if it addresses all […]

EVEN WHEN A SITE IS CONTAMINATED, THERE ARE STEPS PURCHASERS CAN TAKE TO AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY How do you go about protecting yourself from acquiring environmental liability? The best answer is […]

FREDDIE MAC ANNOUNCED ITS NEW SEISMIC RISK POLICY FOR MULTIFAMILY SELLER/SERVICERS TO FOLLOW… …on April 24, 2013. Mark Field, Underwriter for the Targeted Affordable Group, summarized the new procedures on […]

A RELIANCE LETTER IS COMMONLY USED AND A RELATIVELY SIMPLE TOOL IN DUE DILIGENCE As part of the Small Business Administration’s environmental policy, there are certain types of due diligence products […]

THE MEDICAL OFFICE SECTOR MAY FIND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW INNOVATIVE SPACE IN VACANT BIG BOX RETAIL STORES The retail sector continues to face competition from E-commerce, with many big box […]