Michael C. Zisa co-authored an article titled "Alternative Project Delivery, Alternative Risks – Are Construction Managers More at Risk?" that appeared in the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) Fall 2015 magazine. The article discusses the lines of responsibility that have been blurred by alternative project delivery methods such as “design-build” and “construction manager at-risk.” As project delivery methods [...] Read More

According to new research, “soils, sewage sludge and paint are major sources” of PCB contamination in Chicago, and “current cleanup strategies may not be the most effective for protecting people’s health.”  The research also suggests that “more than 400 pounds of toxic PCBs are emitted to Chicago’s air each year.”  Read the News Story This is the unfortunate consequence of chemicals [...] Read More

The City of Chicago’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Karen Weigert, recently gave an interesting interview concerning her work. Some of the achievements: “We’ve been able to look at our own infrastructure. We are focused on retrofitting city buildings. We were able to do about 60 buildings recently, funded at no risk to our taxpayers. We’ve built a Retrofit Chicago program where we [...] Read More

Following the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Illinois reduced the fluoridation requirement in its public water supply regulations, changing the requirement that all community water supplies maintain a fluoride ion concentration of 0.90 to 1.2 mg/L in the community water supply distribution system to reflect a fluoridation ion concentration of 0.7 mg/L. The Illinois Environmental [...] Read More

Richard S. Robinson, Senior Counsel in Peckar & Abramson's New York office authored an article titled "Warranties in Construction Contracts: Contractor's Drafting Considerations" published on-line on Thomson Reuters Practical Law Real Estate. The Practice Note focused on the types of warranty obligations generally found in construction contracts and provides guidance to contractor's counsel on what to demand and avoid during [...] Read More