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Conflicts of Interest in the Design Profession: What You Need to Know
Thursday, February 15, 2024
“Rule of Thumb” regarding conflicts of interest-in any place in our world, including the design and construction industry, avoid even the appearance of impropriety. This rule is probably the best and most universal rule....
EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Exigent circumstances have been defined as something that requires immediate attention-for instance, preventing the destruction of evidence, or preventing the escape of a fleeing felon, or preventing harm to somebody....
Client’s Decision to Change Project Design During Construction, Contrary to their A/E’s Professional Judgement
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Here is the December 2023 issue of the Building Blocks - A Case Study of the Fox Guarding the Chicken Coop.
Legalese in Professional Construction Industry Agreements
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Legalese contains long, wordy, complicated sentence structures utilizing passive voice and obsolete formalisms, and the usage of Latin, archaic or unnecessarily long words when simpler and clearer language exists. (Even...
Should an Architect or Professional Engineer Retain a Surveyor & Geotechnical Consultant for their Projects?
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
It would be very poor risk management if the architect or engineer would agree to their client’s request for this scope of services for their project. Read the entire article in the October Building Blocks Newsletter.
As-Built Drawings vs. Record Drawings. Does it Matter What We Call Them?
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
It is not hard to imagine, even with the smallest building, that no construction project is built exactly without any changes from its design. That being said, this risk management article is meant to encompass the...
A Risk Management Conversation with A.I.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
This month Eric O. Pempus, FAIA, Esq., NCARB explores A.I. and his personal experience of having a risk management conversation with Chatbot. With much focus on the safety of A.I. in the news recently, this is a timely...
Peer Review of Professional Design Firms
Thursday, July 13, 2023
This is Part 2 of a two-part series covering the topic of peer review. This month we will cover peer review of professional design firms.
Exploring the Benefits of Project Peer Review.
Thursday, June 15, 2023
This is Part 1 of a two-part series covering the topic of peer review. This month we will cover peer review of projects.
A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL’S INTERPRETATIONS & DECISIONS RELATING TO THEIR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR’S WORK
Friday, May 12, 2023
The construction phase of a project is where the “rubber meets the road.” An architect/engineer (A/E) has many responsibilities while their project is being built. One of those responsibilities is to observe the work of...