A county-by-county guide to working through social distancing
Construction is an ‘essential business,’ but cities and counties can set their own requirements.
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Legislation and Regulation
The long reach of the six-foot rule—Social distancing in the construction industry
Builders who fail to adopt measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 may face penalties.
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Will affordable housing ever come back to Colorado?
Prior to the Great Recession, condominiums and townhomes accounted for approximately 26%-27% of all permits pulled along the Front Range,
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OSHA releases 2020 penalty amounts
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released new maximum penalty amounts in January, increasing roughly 1.7%.
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Are opportunity zones good for builders?
Opportunity zones are “distressed communities” where taxes on capital gains can be deferred to the end of 2026.
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Why builders should reconsider arbitration clauses in construction contracts
My advice to home builders has long been to arbitrate construction defect claims instead of litigating them in front of
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Lakewood voters pass housing growth cap
Lakewood voters approved in July an ordinance that would limit housing growth to 1% annually.
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Trump issues executive order on affordable housing, eliminating regulations
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing a two-year council to identify regulations that artificially increase the
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Builders can breathe easy after quiet legislative session
As it pertains to litigation, the 2019 legislative session was fairly quiet, according to David McLain of Higgins Hopkins McLain
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3 ways to reduce construction defect claims
Builders can’t bulletproof their projects from construction defect suits, but they can take steps to limit actual defects.
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