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Contingency Funds in the Design Professions & the Construction Industry
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
In the design professions and the construction industry unexpected costs in a project seem inevitable. A certain level of ambiguity, defects and errors or omissions should be anticipated, and in fact, are normal. This...
Excluded Professional Services from Architect & Engineering Agreements
Thursday, November 7, 2024
There are times where there are misunderstandings between a design professional and their client on a project. Professional association model agreements strive to dispel any ambiguous scope of services in these...
Specifications | Complimenting the Drawings in Architectural & Engineering Construction Projects
Thursday, September 26, 2024
When people think of the documents that are prepared and used to construct a project, many times the other thing that they think of are the drawings. But drawings are just half of the story on how to design and build a...
Changes are Inevitable in the Design Professions & Construction Industry
Thursday, September 12, 2024
In the business world, changing the course in mid-stream in a project can be distressful, time consumption and costly. For example, you order blue new chairs for the entire office, and just after they are in production,...
Architects’ & Engineers’ Moral Rights are not What They Think They Are
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Moral rights are personal rights that connect the creator, such as an architect or engineer (A/E), to documents that they created when rendering their professional services. Moral rights are about being properly named...
“Pay If Paid” vs. “Pay When Paid” in the Design & Construction Industry
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
There are two basic types of payment approaches in the design and construction industry, involving architects/engineers (A/Es) and construction contractors regarding payment for their services. One is “pay if paid” and...
“Measured Drawings” vs. “Laser Scanning”
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Advising Project Owners on the Pros & Cons of Green Roofs
Friday, May 3, 2024
Design professionals should inform their clients of both the benefits and the negative aspects before they decide to design and install a green roof. To learn more please read the May 2024 Issue of the Building Blocks.
Purchase Orders are Inappropriate for Engineering Professional Design Services
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
A purchase order (PO) is a legally binding document created by a buyer and presented to a seller, or vice versa. It lays out the order details, including quantity and types of products the buyer needs, as well as...
May Architects & Engineers Ethically Advertise Their Professional Services?
Thursday, March 14, 2024
It depends. Generally speaking, as long as the advertisement does not mislead, deceive or confuse the public, and it is done in good taste, yes. Other professionals do advertise as well. Lawyers and doctors do, but...