There are a number of organizations around the world that also offer standard construction forms.
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Industry Watch – AIA Contracts – Why You May Not Be Able to Close Your Contracts This November.
This latest 2017 edition of the AIA Contract Documents is the sixteenth edition of these documents.
Best Practices – Why Your Design Build Contracts Are All Wrong!
There are only certain types of suppliers who have the training and legal obligation to look after the Owner’s best interests.
Unauthorized Services – Lessons Learned from Designing a Medical Center
The City of Cebu has no right to accept an Architect’s work product without fair and equitable compensation
Modular Construction – Architects Responsible for Lag in Adoption of Pre-Fabricated Construction Techniques?
I want to reflect on all of the ways that builders could implement modular construction methods regardless of the design or the project management.
The Future of Construction – How Off-Site Fabrication and Modular Construction Techniques Offer Speed, Savings, and Safety.
OSM construction methods can reduce the cost of construction by 20% and accelerate construction 40 percent ahead of traditional methods.
Third Party Work Breakdown Structures – Why You Need One Every Time You Solicit Construction Quotes.
One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when they solicit the COW is making up their own list of line items.
Should you hire an engineer directly or through an architect
In last week’s article, I asserted that Architects are uniquely qualified to coordinate the various building systems of a project. I discussed the qualifications and training that makes them better suited to this task and gave my own experience of failure when the roles were reversed. Today I want to address a growing trend I…
Architect’s versus Engineer’s: Who leads the project?
Architects and engineers are essential members of nearly every construction project. There are very few projects where you wont need the skill sets from both. The division of labor between architects and engineers is a well-known and accepted concept, but have you ever considered, who leads the project? For anyone in construction, this may seem…