Oct 26, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Well, now that I’ve had the chance to really focus on and review Arlington County’s Community Energy Plan Summary of Preliminary Recommendations and its Addendum, published on October 13th, it looks like the County has taken its first step toward its goal...
Oct 22, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Those wishing to stretch indemnity clauses to the limit may want to read the recent Supreme Court of Virginia case, Uniwest Construction v. Amtech Elevator Services. This case, in addition to a recent indemnification case from the 4th Circuit, demonstrate that there...
Oct 21, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Yes, it’s getting to be that wonderful time of year again, and with all the 2011 pre-legislative session jockeying already well under way in Virginia, one of the 600 pound gorillas in the room this year is how the statutorily mandated redistricting process will...
Oct 19, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
How many times have you land use and zoning folks gone through your locality’s zoning ordinance, read some random sentence that is a surviving remnant from like the 1938 ordinance, and thought: “What the heck does ‘draying’ mean? And what does...
Oct 18, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Lance Davis, director of the sustainability office for the General Services Administration, announced that moving forward, GSA will require all projects to achieve a LEED Gold certification level from through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)...
Oct 15, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Although obviously based upon sound legal principles, it was still surprising to find out that the Supreme Court held in Ligon v. County of Goochland that whistleblower protections for county employees against retaliatory firings under the Virginia Fraud Against...
