by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
In our latest roundup, infrastructure-related ballot initiatives, U.S. Green Building Council’s success stories, support for sustainable building, and more!
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Prime Contractors, Subcontractors and the Role of Default Notification in SDI Coverage
by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
Subcontractor Default Insurance (SDI) is marketed as a substitute for a subcontractor performance bond, providing coverage for a prime contractor’s losses due to a subcontractor’s failure to perform on a project. In a recent article for the American Bar Association, colleagues Michael S. McNamara and Lexie R. Pereira…
Resilience: Transforming the Energy Sector – Navigating Land Issues in Solar and Storage Projects | Episode 3 (11.14.24)
by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
In the latest episode of the Resilience podcast, colleague Shellka Arora-Cox and Laura Pagliarulo, CEO and founder of SolaREIT, get down to the nitty-gritty in a discussion of the interplay of solar power capacity, generation and land use.
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Developers Can Tap into DOE’s $400 Million for Remote and Rural Clean Energy Projects
by Robert A. James, Elina Teplinsky, Alicia M. McKnight, Sidney L. Fowler and Clarence H. Tolliver
On October 3, 2024, the Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to fund up to $400 million for clean energy projects in rural and remote areas via…
The 2023 Term of the Supreme Court: Administrative and Regulatory Law Rulings
It is instructive to review the Supreme Court’s record in its most recent term, concentrating on regulatory and administrative law cases, which are usually back-burner issues. But not this term.
The Supreme Court began the current term on October 7, 2024. The Court has already chosen many cases to review in…
Resilience: Transforming the Energy Sector – The Solar M&A Landscape | Episode 2 (10.23.24)
by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
In the latest episode of the Resilience podcast, colleague and host Shellka Arora-Cox sits down with Kevin Yaich, head of M&A at Qcells USA, for a discussion of the current solar M&A landscape.
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When Every Drop Matters, Cities Turn to Watertech
We all need water to survive—but access to the liquid lifeline isn’t always a given. With a shifting climate and ever-increasing agricultural and industrial demands on this limited commodity, UNICEF predicts that by 2025, half of the world’s population could be living in areas facing water scarcity. On top of the…
Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (10/23/24) – Construction Backlog Rebounds, Real Estate Sustainability Grows, and Split Incentive Gap Remains Building Decarbonizing Barrier
by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
In our latest roundup, construction output decreased, office utilization unchanged, September apartment starts fell 15% from a year ago as developers pulled permits, and more!
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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (10/16/24) – Chevron Ruling’s Impact on Construction Industry, New Kind of Public Housing and Policy Recommendations from Sustainable Building Groups
by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
In our latest roundup, Hurricane Helene affects infrastructure, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills aimed at renter protections, Federal Reserve kick-off rate-easing cycle, and more!
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Resilience: Transforming the Energy Sector – AI and the Energy Transition | Episode 1 (10.7.24)
by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
Colleague and host Shellka Arora-Cox recently sat down with Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO of EDP Renewables North America, to discuss the fascinating intersection of the energy transition and artificial intelligence.
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