The 2025 steel and aluminum tariffs are already reshaping cost structures in the construction sector, adding financial pressures to an industry that had hoped for more stability this year. On March 4, 2025, the U.S. imposed a...more
3/7/2025
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Canada ,
China ,
Construction Industry ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
US Trade Policies
Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code, first enacted in 2006, grants qualifying building owners or tenants of commercial buildings a federal tax deduction for the installation of energy-efficient features and systems in...more
4/23/2024
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Commercial Tenants ,
Construction Industry ,
Educational Institutions ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Renovations ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Universities
A recent Maryland appellate decision arising from an insurance company’s exercise of subrogation rights against negligent subcontractors in connection with tornado damage to a warehouse illustrates the pitfalls of waiver of...more
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed in the House of Representatives on Friday, November 4th and is expected to be signed into law in the coming weeks, includes an important, permanent streamlining to the...more
A recent decision from the United States District Court for Delaware held that a surety was not liable for consequential damages to a building owner after a default by its contractor because the surety’s liability could not...more
On December 1, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Texas (1st District) reversed a lower court decision and held that where a party fails to show that a public university defendant has expressly breached a contractual provision,...more