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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. In another error, in nearly 20% of contracts reviewed, the design professional failed to articulate its role in a green building project. 7% were pursuing the NGBS.

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Specifications for design-build projects

Construction Specifier

Specifications originally intended for design bid-build (DBB) projects require significant revisions to be suitable for design-build or integrated project delivery (IPD). Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. Design-build contractual relationships. Images courtesy HDR.

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Reliance on Letter Agreement Defeats Architect’s Copyright Claim

Construction Lawyer

LEXIS 118757 (August 26, 2014), illustrates once again that letter agreements should be avoided by design professionals. The architect was hired to design a restaurant for the owner. Some time later, the architect drafted an AIA contract which the owner marked up with various changes. The lawsuit followed.

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Implied Copyright License

Construction Lawyer

The standard AIA agreements contain an express license. For instance, AIA Document B101 (2007), the owner-architect agreement, contains this provision: § 7.3 The parties signed a proposal and the architect also signed and submitted to the owner a version of an AIA agreement which included this Section 7.3.

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

BD+C

Welcome to Life of an Architect episode 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence Andrew Hawkins, AIA Even though artificial intelligence can conceptually trace its roots back to the 1950s, the reality is AI and machine learning went mainstream not too long ago. Are there any ethical considerations that we should start thinking about?

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Architectural Tools

Pro Builder

While we all have different roles and responsibilities, Andrew Hawkins, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, and I put together a few items that we just couldn't live without. I feel it’s important to have records of all of your thoughts, ideas, and designs that are centrally located and easily accessible. Mon, 06/22/2020 - 09:54.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Philip Chan , 37, Principal Architect, AIA, PDS Studio, Arcadia, Calif. Jared Phifer , 39, President, Revolve Design-Build, Denver.