Articles Tagged with ''legal issues in AEC''

A federal court struck down Trump’s broad “Liberation Day” tariffs, ruling that they exceeded his emergency powers and reaffirmed Congress’s authority over trade policy, thereby bolstering stable global trade dynamics.

Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a Feb. 7 decision by the U.S. Department of Defense, released to the public, that will restore merit-based competition for taxpayer-funded construction projects procured by military agencies.

Two California bills were recently signed into law this month requiring companies to analyze and report on their GHG emissions—as well as their climate-related financial risks. Kathleen Hetrick, an Associate and Senior Sustainability Engineer with Buro Happol, recently sat down with us to discuss what these bills mean for architects.

Tammy Clark, an OSHA-trained consultant with more than 20 years of experience in the building trades, explains what workers need to know about mask mandates as cases of COVID-19 variants trend upward.

After the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, many are left scrambling to figure out what their states do and don’t allow regarding women’s reproductive rights.

The American Institute of Architects and nearly 240 of its architect members are lobbying lawmakers today and tomorrow to advance two pieces of legislation.