Resources

Roofing Materials: Types and Applications

You will gain insight into the current trends in roofing technology. Emphasis will be placed on the latest advancements in roofing technology through new material analysis and new system application methods. You will also learn how the current codes are changing roof application design. Best practice design methods will be discussed for all roof system components and required predesign calculations will be reviewed.

Preventing and Managing Construction Claims

How can you maximize or minimize claims? Whether you are an owner, a contractor or a construction manager - or their counsel - this might be the most important question you ask yourself before starting a new project. This live audio conference will address that question, starting with what you can do before work commences, during the project and after the project to best protect yourself with respect to preventing claims, making claims or defending against claims.

Opportunities and Risks of Mobile Technology in the Construction Industry

Emails, texting, digital images captured on cell phones, blogs and tweets were having limited impact on communication and project documentation only a relatively few years ago. Now this technology is an integral part of our lives and how we communicate. This electronic data is discoverable by the attorney on the other side. Out of control it can undermine your objectives and cripple your ability to protect yourself on changes and claims.

Key Principles for Successful Design-Build Projects

You will learn what a design-build project delivery systems is and how it differs from the traditional design-bid-build system. You will learn the key advantages and disadvantages of the design build project delivery system and factors to consider in evaluating whether design-build may be advantageous for your particular project. This audio conference will review important design build contract provisions to consider in structuring an agreement for a design-build project and ways to maximize the

Basis of Design Specifications: Understanding Methods for Naming Manufacturers in Construction Specifications

Design professionals who prepare specifications face a dilemma with each specification section they write and that is how to name and classify the manufacturers and products around which the specification is constructed. Many specifiers do not understand the various contexts in which manufacturers and products can be named. Also there is a debate about the applicability of the 'or equal' clause and a general lack of understanding of the primary methods of specifying.

Construction Project Accounting

The euphoria of being awarded a contract often overshadows the real work behind the scenes required to make the project successful. Join us for a 'tour of the bases' as we use a baseball analogy for construction project accounting. Learn to identify up-front issues and procedures needed to have a successful bid, assure yourself you are prepared once you get 'up to bat' by pinpointing the areas you need to control and monitor as the job progresses, identify the obstacles that get in the way and h

Construction Documentation: Preparing Effective Job Records

Although the term 'papering the file' is often associated with increased documentation efforts in preparation for litigation after a job has gone bad, it shouldn't be. Effective communication and accurate recordation of those communications can keep the parties - and the project - on course and out of litigation. Should an irreconcilable dispute nevertheless arise, thorough project documentation facilitates the efficient resolution of that dispute.

Contractor's Dilemma of Dealing With Bad Plans and Specs

Plans and specifications are, without question, critical to the success of any construction project. When the plans and specifications are clear and without significant errors or omissions, the project is much more likely to be on time and within budget. But what happens when plans are riddled with errors, conflicts or omissions? This OnDemand Webinar will provide you with valuable tips for addressing your obligations, rights and remedies when confronted with poorly drafted, ambiguous or conflic

What's New in the National BIM Standard - US(TM): Version 2

Whether you are an owner, a designer or a builder, the National BIM Standard – U.S.™: Version 2 will have some great information for you. This OnDemand Webinar will walk through the content, processes, people and results of the industry collaboration around the National BIM Standard – U.S.™ With this program you will learn about the unprecedented industry involvement that makes this document the definitive BIM Standard in the U.S.

Utilizing Mediation to Resolve Construction Disputes

Mediation is the most widely utilized form of dispute resolution for construction disputes. Understanding the utility of mediation for construction litigation and avoiding potential problems in seeking to mediate, selecting a mediator and avoiding problems inherent in the process that can hinder potential resolution is essential for construction law practitioners.

Update of the International Plumbing, Mechanical, and Fuel Gas Code

The 2012 editions of the Plumbing, Mechanical, and Fuel Gas Codes have been published. With the new editions come new requirements for architects, engineers, designers, and contractors. This OnDemand Webinar will review the major changes that will impact you in your design or installation. You will gain insight to help you understand the new requirements.

Understanding the Basic Pitfalls of GMP Contracting

As owners search for project delivery systems that reduce the duration. from project conception to project completion one of the most common. approaches has included the use of guaranteed maximum price, or GMP, contracts. However, as the use of these contract formats has. proliferated so have disputes that strongly suggest that the parties. using them do not fully understand: the differences between GMP. contracts and the contracts that the users are used to working under, or the risks that are

Understanding Construction Pollution and Professional Liability (CPPL) Exposures

Many contractors and subcontractors on all types of construction. projects are asked to collaborate with construction teams; to take on. design and construction management responsibilities; and to take on huge potential pollution exposures. This OnDemand Webinar covers ways that contractors and their subs can. limit their exposures to these risks through insurance coverage and. insurance requirements.

Turbidity Control and Testing on Construction Sites

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has prepared a draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit which will replace the 2008 Construction General Permit. The public notice period expired July 11, 2011. The 2008 Construction General Permit will expire February 15, 2012. Turbidity (cloudiness or haziness of a fluid) is an important parameter used to evaluate the impact of construction sites on the waters of the United States.

The New ADA Design Standards: When, Where and How?

On September 15, 2010, the Department of Justice adopted new design standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the 2004 ADA and ABA guidelines. This OnDemand Webinar will provide you with an overview of the new rules, highlights of the major changes, and the potential implications for your business and clients.

Surety Market Review and Updates: The Value of Contract Bonds in Today's Economic Environment

The current heightened risk environment caused by increasing contractor failures have raised concerns in the surety markets, however underwriting standards have not materially changed. What has changed is that sureties are more closely scrutinizing contractors’ balance sheets and underwriting information to meet these standards and this trend will remain until the construction industry demonstrates real signs of recovery.

Section 199 Deduction for Qualified Construction Activities Income

As IRC § 199 was billed as a manufacturing incentive, most people associate the IRC § 199 domestic production deduction with manufacturing activities. However, the deduction, by its own terms, expressly applies to the construction and real estate development industries. As the phase-in of the deduction became complete in tax years beginning in 2010, construction contractors may be eligible for the full 9% of their total taxable income or 9% of their qualified production activities income.

Social Media in Construction: Building Brand Ambassadors

To many in the A/E/C industry, social media may sound more like social waste of time. In reality, social media is a shift in how we communicate. It’s about relationships, not technology. And it’s changing our world faster than we thought possible. Many within the more traditional bricks-and-mortar A/E/C industry are getting left behind. Purchase this OnDemand Webinar and you will learn how some companies in the industry have already embraced social media and consequently are now seeing huge resu