BERT HOWE
  • Nationwide: (800) 482-1822    
    structural steel construction building expert Columbus Ohio parking structure building expert Columbus Ohio custom homes building expert Columbus Ohio concrete tilt-up building expert Columbus Ohio casino resort building expert Columbus Ohio condominiums building expert Columbus Ohio low-income housing building expert Columbus Ohio landscaping construction building expert Columbus Ohio Subterranean parking building expert Columbus Ohio tract home building expert Columbus Ohio industrial building building expert Columbus Ohio condominium building expert Columbus Ohio high-rise construction building expert Columbus Ohio multi family housing building expert Columbus Ohio custom home building expert Columbus Ohio production housing building expert Columbus Ohio office building building expert Columbus Ohio hospital construction building expert Columbus Ohio institutional building building expert Columbus Ohio housing building expert Columbus Ohio townhome construction building expert Columbus Ohio retail construction building expert Columbus Ohio
    Columbus Ohio construction code expert witnessColumbus Ohio construction safety expertColumbus Ohio roofing and waterproofing expert witnessColumbus Ohio construction expert witness consultantColumbus Ohio defective construction expertColumbus Ohio architectural engineering expert witnessColumbus Ohio architect expert witness
    Arrange No Cost Consultation
    Building Expert Builders Information
    Columbus, Ohio

    Ohio Builders Right To Repair Current Law Summary:

    Current Law Summary: According to HB 175, Chptr 1312, for a homebuilder to qualify for right to repair protection, the contractor must notify consumers (in writing) of NOR laws at the time of sale; The law stipulates written notice of defects required itemizing and describing and including documentation prepared by inspector. A contractor has 21 days to respond in writing.


    Building Expert Contractors Licensing
    Guidelines Columbus Ohio

    Licensing is done at the local level. Licenses required for plumbing, electrical, HVAC, heating, and hydronics trades.


    Building Expert Contractors Building Industry
    Association Directory
    Buckeye Valley Building Industry Association
    Local # 3654
    12 W Main St
    Newark, OH 43055

    Columbus Ohio Building Expert 10/ 10

    Building Industry Association of Central Ohio
    Local # 3627
    495 Executive Campus Drive
    Westerville, OH 43082

    Columbus Ohio Building Expert 10/ 10

    Home Builders Association of Miami County
    Local # 3682
    1200 Archer Dr
    Troy, OH 45373

    Columbus Ohio Building Expert 10/ 10

    Ohio Home Builders Association (State)
    Local # 3600
    17 S High Street Ste 700
    Columbus, OH 43215

    Columbus Ohio Building Expert 10/ 10

    Union County Chapter
    Local # 3684
    PO Box 525
    Marysville, OH 43040

    Columbus Ohio Building Expert 10/ 10

    Clark County Chapter
    Local # 3673
    PO Box 1047
    Springfield, OH 45501

    Columbus Ohio Building Expert 10/ 10

    Shelby County Builders Association
    Local # 3670
    PO Box 534
    Sidney, OH 45365

    Columbus Ohio Building Expert 10/ 10


    Building Expert News and Information
    For Columbus Ohio


    Edward Beitz and William Taylor Recognized by US News – Best Lawyers as a "Lawyer of the Year"

    Late Progress Payments on Local Public Works Projects Are Not a Statutory Breach of Contract

    Traub Lieberman Partner Jonathan Harwood Obtains Summary Judgment Determining Insurer Has No Duty to Defend or Indemnify

    Texas School System Goes to Court over Construction Defect

    Phillips & Jordan Awarded $176M Everglades Restoration Contract

    Canada Cooler Housing Market Boosts Poloz’s Soft Landing

    Flag on the Play! Expired Contractor’s License!

    Savannah Homeowners Win Sizable Judgment in Mold Case against HVAC Contractor

    A Court-Side Seat: Waters, Walls and Pipelines

    Breaking with Tradition, The Current NLRB is on a Rulemaking Tear: Election Procedures, Recognition Bar, and 9(a) Collective Bargaining Relationships

    Nevada Supreme Court Declares Subcontractor Not Required to Provide Pre-Litigation Notice to Supplier

    Subcontractor Exception to "Your Work" Exclusion Does Not Apply to Coverage Under Subcontractor's Policy

    U.S. Steel Invoking Carnegie’s Legacy in Revival Strategy

    Washington Court Denies Subcontractor’s Claim Based on Contractual Change and Notice Provisions

    Ahlers Cressman & Sleight PLLC Recognized Among The Top 50 Construction Law Firms by Construction Executive

    Wildfires Threaten to Make Home Insurance Unaffordable

    Hail Damage Requires Replacement of Even Undamaged Siding

    DoD Will Require New Cybersecurity Standards in 2020: Could Other Agencies Be Next?

    No Coverage For Construction Defects Under Alabama Law

    Economic Loss Not Property Damage

    No Duty to Indemnify Where No Duty to Defend

    Tension Over Municipal Gas Bans Creates Uncertainty for Real Estate Developers

    The Status of OSHA’s Impending Heat Stress Standard

    Blindly Relying on Public Adjuster or Loss Consultant’s False Estimate Can Play Out Badly

    Determining Occurrence for Injury Under Commercial General Liability Policy Without Applying “Trigger Theory”

    Expired Contract Not Revived Due to Sovereign Immunity and the Ex Contractu Clause

    Construction Cybercrime Is On the Rise

    A New Hope - You Now May Have Coverage for Punitive Damages in Connecticut

    Insured's Jury Verdict Reversed After Improper Trial Tactics

    National Coalition to Provide Boost for Building Performance Standards

    Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act Provides New Opportunities for Owners, Developers, and Contractors

    A Year Later, Homeowners Still Repairing Damage from Sandy

    Bailout for an Improperly Drafted Indemnification Provision

    Court Dismisses Cross Claims Against Utility Based on Construction Anti-Indemnity Statute

    Settlement Reached in California Animal Shelter Construction Defect Case

    Construction Defects Lead to Demolition of Seattle’s 25-story McGuire Apartments Building

    Chicago Developer and Trade Group Sue City Over Affordable Housing Requirements

    Safety Guidance for the Prevention of the Coronavirus on Construction Sites

    Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up (05/11/22)

    NLRB Finalizes Rule for Construction Industry Unions to Obtain Majority Support Representational Status

    Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (7/2/24) – Increase in Commercial Property Vacancy Rates, Trouble for the Real Estate Market and Real Estate as a Long-Term Investment

    Goldman Veteran Said to Buy Mortgages After Big Short

    Women Make Their Mark on Construction Leadership

    A Game of Texas Hold’em: How Texas Stopped Wage Increases for Salaried Exempt Employees Nationwide

    Seventh Circuit Remands “Waters of the United States” Case to Corps of Engineers to Determine Whether there is a “Significant Nexus”

    COVID-19 Likely No Longer Covered Under Force Majeure

    The Most Expensive Travel Construction Flops

    Toll Brothers Snags Home Builder of the Year Honors at HLS

    Kiewit and Two Ex-Managers Face Canada Jobsite Fatality Criminal Trial

    The Unthinkable Has Happened. How Should Contractors Respond?
    Corporate Profile

    COLUMBUS OHIO BUILDING EXPERT
    DIRECTORY AND CAPABILITIES

    The Columbus, Ohio Building Expert Group at BHA, leverages from the experience gained through more than 7,000 construction related expert witness designations encompassing a wide spectrum of construction related disputes. Leveraging from this considerable body of experience, BHA provides construction related trial support and expert services to Columbus' most recognized construction litigation practitioners, commercial general liability carriers, owners, construction practice groups, as well as a variety of state and local government agencies.

    Building Expert News & Info
    Columbus, Ohio

    Los Angeles Seeks Speedier Way to Build New Affordable Homes

    April 29, 2024 —
    Architect Brian Lane calls it “1,000 ways to no.” That’s the wall of red tape that he and his colleagues at the Santa Monica-based firm Koning Eizenberg hit when they propose affordable housing projects around Los Angeles. Regulations and code enforcement lead to delays, which drive up costs, kill projects, and exacerbate Southern California’s stifling housing shortage. But over the last year, builders say that this bureaucratic morass has eased somewhat, thanks to the mayoral order known as Executive Directive 1. Mayor Karen Bass signed ED 1 shortly after taking office in December 2022, at the site of an infamous project that took more than a decade to be approved. The emergency declaration promised to open a new era, directing city departments involved in planning and decision-making to expedite 100% affordable projects, sidestepping codes and regulations that have long added delays and costs. Approvals that might otherwise have taken a year or more are now mandated to happen within a 60-day window, with building permits to be issued within five days. Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Patrick Sisson, Bloomberg

    Architects and Engineers Added to Harmon Towers Lawsuit

    February 12, 2013 —
    Since the beginning of the Harmon Towers construction defect lawsuit, it has been CityCenter making claims against Perini, the property owner against the builder. CityCenter now has a new legal team, and with it apparently a new strategy. The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that papers were filed in court on February 8, adding the architect and the engineer as defendants in the case. According to the filings, the engineering firm Halcrow Yolles should have noticed during inspections that parts of the building’s steel skeleton were improperly installed and should have been repaired. Instead these structures were encased in concrete. CityCenter also contends that there were deficiencies in Halcrow’s blueprints. AAI Architects has been named because its contract made it responsible for Halcrow’s work. Perini has contended that some problems at the building were due to bad plans and therefore not their responsibility. They have claimed that they can fix the building for $20 million, of which $4 million would be due to their actions. Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of

    Ohio Court Refuses to Annualize Multi-Year Policies’ Per Occurrence Limits

    June 19, 2023 —
    White and Williams recently obtained summary judgment against an insured on behalf of an insurer and a guarantor, establishing that two multi-year insurance policies provide per occurrence limits on a per policy rather than a per year basis, which shielded potential exposure by over $100 million. The insured had previously sought and obtained coverage under two policies in connection with a single occurrence arising out of massive environmental contamination claims involving a large industrial site. The issue of whether the policies provide per occurrence limits on a policy term or annual basis was not resolved in this earlier litigation. The first policy was effective for three years and provides per occurrence limits of $40 million. The second policy was effective for up to three years and provides per occurrence limits of $15 million. Reprinted courtesy of Patricia Santelle, White and Williams LLP, Adam Berardi, White and Williams LLP and Lynndon Groff, White and Williams LLP Ms. Santelle may be contacted at santellep@whiteandwilliams.com Mr. Berardi may be contacted at berardia@whiteandwilliams.com Mr. Groff may be contacted at groffl@whiteandwilliams.com Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of

    Understanding the Details: Suing Architects and Engineers Can Get Technical

    November 02, 2017 —
    Before suing an architect or engineer for professional negligence, a plaintiff must obtain a “certificate of merit” (“Certificate”) under Code of Civil Procedure section 411.35. Boiled down to the basics, the Certificate declares that the attorney consulted with and received an opinion from an expert that a reasonable and meritorious case exists against said design professional. The Certificate must be filed before serving the complaint on any defendant, but can be filed within 60 days under certain circumstances. This rule was recently analyzed against another long-standing rule in California, known as the “relation-back doctrine.” Under the relation-back doctrine, a court will deem a later-filed pleading, such as an amended complaint, to be deemed filed at the time of an earlier complaint. In Curtis Engineering Corp. v. Superior Court of San Diego County, No. D072046, (Cal. Ct. App. 10/23/17), the Fourth Appellate Court considered the interplay between section 411.35 and the relation-back doctrine, holding that a Certificate filed more than 60 days after filing the original pleading does not relate back to the filing of the original pleading. Reprinted courtesy of Steven Cvitanovic, Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP and Stephen Tye, Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP Mr. Cvitanovic may be contacted at scvitanovic@hbblaw.com Mr. Tye may be contacted at stye@hbblaw.com Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of

    Eleventh Circuit Finds Professional Services Exclusion Applies to Construction Management Activities

    April 29, 2024 —
    In Colony Ins. Co. v. Coastal Constr. Mgmt., LLC, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 4809 (11th Cir. Feb. 29, 2024), the Eleventh Circuit found the insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured based on a professional services exclusion. In that case, the underlying claims arose out of the construction of a four-story apartment complex. The owner and project developer contracted with the insured to provide construction management services as a construction manager and construction consultant. Several years after the project was completed, the owner filed suit against the architect, general contractor, and the insured alleging numerous defects and deficiencies with respect to the project. The owner asserted claims against the insured for breach of contract and negligence, alleging various failures by the insured in connection with its supervision of construction and failures to properly and timely complete the project, and correct inadequate, defective, and noncomplying work. Colony issued two commercial general liability policies to the insured, both of which contained a professional services exclusion. Although the policy did not expressly define “professional services,” the professional services exclusion provided a non-exhaustive list of examples, including: (2) preparing, approving, or failing to prepare or approve maps, drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, change orders, designs or specifications; Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Ashley Kellgren, Traub Lieberman
    Ms. Kellgren may be contacted at akellgren@tlsslaw.com

    Marlena Ellis Makes The Lawyers of Color Hot List of 2022

    January 17, 2023 —
    In just her first year of practice, Marlena Ellis, Associate, is included in the Lawyers of Color Hot List of 2022. Marlena joined the firm in 2021 as a full-time associate practicing both Commercial Litigation, Insurance Coverage, and Bad Faith Practice. She advises a variety of clients including corporations, commercial entities and insurance companies in complex disputes and breach of fiduciary duty matters. The Lawyers of Color Hot List of 2022 honors junior and mid-level attorneys of color who exemplify integrity, leadership, and a passion for diversity in their roles. The selection committee spent months reviewing nominations to identify the right candidates for the list, and Marlena was one of the few chosen for this year. Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Marlena Ellis, White and Williams LLP
    Ms. Ellis may be contacted at ellism@whiteandwilliams.com

    The Miller Act Explained

    May 21, 2014 —
    Garret Murai, on his California Construction Law Blog, goes over the nuances of the Federal Miller Act. Murai explained, “Named after John E. Miller, former Arkansas Congressman, later U.S. Senator and still later federal judge, the Miller Act was enacted in 1935 in the middle of the Great Depression, to help ensure that subcontractors and material suppliers working on federal projects get paid, by requiring contractors who contract directly with the federal government on federal construction projects furnish payment and performance bonds.” Murai answered questions such as what is required under the act, who is protected, how a general contractor could protect itself from a Miller Act claim, as well as others. Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of

    NYC’s First Five-Star Hotel in Decade Seen at One57 Tower

    July 02, 2014 —
    Hyatt Hotels Corp. (H) is seeking to make its Park Hyatt New York, opening next month at the base of the ultra-luxury One57 condominium tower, Manhattan’s first new five-star hotel in more than a decade. The 25-floor property is making its debut on West 57th Street in the area known as Billionaires Row for its residential skyscrapers with apartments costing tens of millions of dollars. Plans for the Park Hyatt call for 210 guest rooms starting at $795 a night, spa-treatment suites with private balconies, and amenities such as an indoor pool with underwater speakers that pipe in music from neighboring Carnegie Hall. Hyatt is seeking a competitive edge in Manhattan, where it already operates seven properties, none rated five stars, said Steve Haggerty, global head of real estate and capital strategy for the Chicago-based company. The new Park Hyatt would be the city’s first hotel with the coveted distinction since 2003, when the Mandarin Oriental opened in the nearby Time Warner Center. Since then, most growth in the city’s lodging market has been in the select-service category, hotels that offer few amenities and cost less to operate. Read the court decision
    Read the full story...
    Reprinted courtesy of Heather Perlberg, Bloomberg
    Ms. Perlberg may be contacted at hperlberg@bloomberg.net