AIA Documentation Drafting Liability 
Construction Law Monitor
OCTOBER 26, 2010
AIA (American Institute of Architects ) form documents have dominated the construction industry for many years. Due to the AIA dominance, others in the industry sought out an alternative and the ConsensusDOCS were born in 2007. Many experts believe that the AIA standard form contracts are drafted to protect the Architect.
Construction Lawyer
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.
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Construction Lawyer
MARCH 15, 2007
He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 2, 2016
In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. But such was not the case, The errors in the contract documents, most simply put, were all over the board. Only 1% used the ConsensusDOCS Green Building Addendum.
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 14, 2020
Its stated intent is “to promote best practice requirements in operations and human behavior to take precautions against the spread of COVID 19” and that is accomplished using the AIA Re-occupancy Assessment Tool V1.0 Additionally, on June 10th Arc , an affiliate of the USGBC announced it has launched Arc Re-Entry in response to COVID-19.
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 3, 2016
And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. Just over 50% of those contracts had any meaningful sustainable project specific language.
Building Information Management
AUGUST 6, 2013
On the left of this spectrum, you have those Design-Build projects that use bridging documents, lowest bidder selection, and a team that doesn’t work well together. The biggest problem with this model is that when you have an architect prepare bridging documents, you’ve just made all the big decisions without the input of the building team.
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