A construction-law roundup walks through waterproofing and drainage detailing for below-grade spaces -- the kind of spec language that shows up in Special Conditions on any job with a cellar, foundation wall, or parking structure, and is worth checking against your own scope before you price concrete and membrane work. jdsupra.com
England and Wales turned on a new Building Safety Levy on October 1 that taxes most new residential developments to fund post-Grenfell remediation -- it doesn't touch New York contracts, but it's the same playbook New York regulators have been borrowing from on facade and life-safety rules, so it's worth watching for what crosses the Atlantic next. jdsupra.com