2x4x10
2x4x10
2x4x10 contains articles written by Division 10 Members, and friends of Division 10, about issues involving infrastructure, energy and environmental projects, legislation and cases on a national basis.
2x4x10 began as Division 10’s semiannual newsletter in 2010 and was converted into a blog in 2023.
2x4x10 Editors:
Co-Editor: Kirk Retz, Ryan Carvalho & Retz, LLP
Co-Editor: John Leary, Gordon Rees
Co-Editor: Erin Fallon, J.S. Held
Co-Editor: Haley Harman, Construction Discovery Experts
Fall 2024
On the Right Track: Federal Incentives Finally Landing Investment in American High-Speed Rail
By: Cesar Pereira, Special Counsel, Sheppard Mullin, and Mitchell M. Bower, Staff Attorney, Sheppard Mullin
Winter 2024
Preparing Your Construction Project for the Next Federal Government Shutdown
By Rachel Burkhart, Associate, and Eric A.O. Ruzicka, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Winter 2024
Addressing Design-Build Quantity Risk in Teaming Agreements
By: Hugh D. Brown, Shareholder, Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A.
Summer 2023
Beyond Inverse Condemnation in Wildfire Litigation: An Oregon Jury Finds Utility Liable For Negligence, Trespass And Nuisance
By Marisa Miller, John Yacovelle and Kazim Naqvi
Summer 2023
The Debut of Progressive Design-Build in New York Public Works Projects: Perspectives from owners, contractors, and design firms
By Christopher Archer and Kathy Tuznik
Spring 2023
California Coastal Commission Goes the Extra Mile to Deal with Global Warming
By Kirk Retz and Rachel Story
Spring 2023
Scientific Studies about COVID-19’s Impact on Construction Productivity Provide Support for Delay Claims
By Caleb Sturm
Fall 2020 Edition
Message from the Chair, Ben Patrick
California Sets Parameters on Pay-When-Paid Clauses, by Roger Uy
Caught Between Tort and Contract: Gaps in the Economic Loss Doctrine, by Jacob B. Bolinger & Kathryn T. Muldoon Griffin & Maxwell G. Terhar
" No, You Go First. I Insist.": How will State and Federal Government Support and Fund Transportation Projects to Recover from the Effects of COVID-19? By Anna Covert
Winter 2020 Edition
Message from the Chair, Ben Patrick
The Second Extinction of the Dinosaur, by Kirk J. Retz
We Can Do This! The Proposed GREEN Act and Local Offshore Wind Power Initiatives, by Joshua Rosen and Gregory Franklin
California Enacts New Statutes to Boost Housing Production, by Teresa Polk
Summer 2019 Edition
Message from the Chair, Allen W. Estes, III
"Refhyne," A European Hydrogen Infrastructure Project to Watch, by Joshua Rosen & Gregory Franklin
Federal Circuit Applies the Christian Doctrine to Miller Act Bonds, by Edmund M. Armorosi, Kathryn T. Muldoon Griffin & Nora K. Brent
Cross Laminated Timber: New Green Building Material and Potential Problems, by Elliotte Quinn
A Brief Discussion of Current Economic Risk and Uncertainty, by Partick McKnight
U.S. Infrastructure and P3 Facilitation, by David Cox
Summer 2018 Edition
Message from the Chair, Allen W. Estes, III
Energy Storage: Recent Developments and Potential for the Future? by Elliotte Quinn
America's Crumbling Underground Infrastructure - Out of Sight, Out of Mind…. Is there a Solution? by Edward B. Gentilcore & Brandon T. Uram
The Future is Now: Elon Musk's Plans for Mass Transit, by Mark J. Kalar
Five Reasons You Need a Hyrdogeologist on Your Construction Defect Case , Dr. David S. Lipson
Tracing Undergroun Spills, Leaks and Releases: Theories of Ongoing Liability Under the Clean Water Act, by Esther Soria Mignanelli
Dead Men May Tell No Tales, But Lost Shipments Will Haunt You, by Wendy Estela Scaringe
Winter 2018 Edition
Message from the Chair, Allen W. Estes, III
Grid Electrification: Addressing Cybersecurity Threats and Mitigating Risk in the Renewable Energy Era, by Erin J. Illman & Monica W. Dozier
The Next Decade of P3 Projects: Winners, Losers, Opportunities, and Impacts, by Ben Patrick
Managing Contractor's Professional Liability Risk Through Insurance, by Wendy Estela
China's Belt and Road Initiative is Changing the World, by Stephen K. Pudner
Strategies for Managing Tariffs and Tariff-Related Cost Impacts, by James M. Doerfler
Offsite Construction # Trending, by Aaron R. Klein
Winter 2017 Edition
Message from the Chair, Allen W. Estes, III
Houston, We Have a Problem: Could Legal Codes, land Use Regulations, and Zoning Requirements Blunted Harvey's Devastation? by Adrian D'Arcy
The Economic Benefits of Environmental Improvements at Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, by Kirk J. Retz
Trump Administration Looks to Boost Private Activity Bonds, by Joshua A. Claybourn
When Battening Down the Hatches for a Hurrican, Don't Forget About Your Construction Contract, by Clay Olsen & Kirk J. Retz
Spring 2015 Edition
Message from the Chair, Rhonda Caviedes
The Next Generation Green Code: A Look Ahead through Key Industry Trends, Jessyca Henderson
On the Wrong Track: Stricter Regulations are Needed for the Transportation of Fracking Waster, Chloe Mickel
Make Way for Fracking: As Hydrauic Fracturing Operations Role Into Town, Local Lawmakers in Ohio Must Step Aside, For Now, by Justin R. Watkins
Winter 2015 Edition
Message from the Chair, Edward Gentilcore
The International Green Construction Code: Coming Soon to A City Near You, by Tamara J. Lindsay & Casius Pealer
Better Late than Never: Retroactive Energy Tax Extenders Leave Little Guidance, by John W. Hofmeyer IV
2015 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan: Project Challenges and Opportunities, by Michael Bosse
Fall 2014 Edition
Message from the Chair, Edward Gentilcore
New York City's Recent Adoption of Damages for Delay, by Michael T. Hager, P.E.
What Now? Why Maryland's Decision to Recognize the International Green Construction Code May Signal a Major Shift in the Means Utilized to Implement Green Construction Requirements, by Christopher D. Meyer
Summer 2014 Edition
Message from the Chair, Edward Gentilcore
Implementation of Small/Low-Impact Hydro-Development Reform, by Candice Castaneda
Offshore Wind Projects: One Example of the Challenges on the Horizon, by Emily D. Anderson
The Challenge of Water Regulations Impacting Construction and Project Development: One State's Example, by Carrie L. Ciliberto