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:

Emily Anderson Emily Anderson

Winter 2024

Addressing Design-Build Quantity Risk in Teaming Agreements

By: Hugh D. Brown, Shareholder, Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A.

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Spring 2023

Scientific Studies about COVID-19’s Impact on Construction Productivity Provide Support for Delay Claims

By Caleb Sturm

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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