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Paper to Paperless: Webinar on Construction Documentation and Legal Disputes

Best Practices Construction Law

You’ll get answers to your pressing questions about electronic evidence on a construction project, including the legal issues surrounding social media. This course will explore: Why are proper records so essential for claims and disputes? You will rarely find me advertising on this blog. What is the hearsay rule?

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Housing’s Great Rethink: Workforce Development Takes Center Stage

Pro Builder

To counter such claims and reclaim construction’s place as a viable, valuable long-term employment option, a growing number of builders, trade groups, and affiliated workforce entities have taken aggressive steps to at least put themselves in the running for workers seeking greener pastures than the hospitality, retail, and food service industries.

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ConsensusDOCS v. AIA – Form Contract Wars

Construction Law Monitor

Both sets of form documents are alike in the following ways: both have many overlapping provisions, both advise the purchaser of the documents to seek legal counsel and both have limited uses. ConsensusDOCS claims to have an industry first with its form 310 “Green Building Addendum.” More on this form at Christopher Hill’s blog.

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Be Ready to Lien in 2009 (But be Careful)

Help Everybody Everyday

As all of us in construction know, and as reported in the AGC Smart Brief , the beginning of 2009 and through 2010 will likely show an even greater downturn in the commercial and residential markets. 2009 is likely to be a year in which many construction liens are filed. For example, in a recent case out of Fairfax County, Artitech, Inc.

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Unlimited liability for designers and contractors

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The information provided here is not intended to be a solicitation for legal services, nor does it constitute legal advice. A Legally Inclined Weblog. >. It is very possible that a firm will not have coverage for such claims.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Zero costs associated with disputes and claims. Fewer disputes and claims. Journal of Legal. AGC Publication #1205, September 1991. Partnering: Tool for construction claims reduction. Projects completed at or under budgeted cost. Reduced project related cost growth per change order. Increased quality satisfaction.

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BIM Glossary Terms and Definitions – NBIMS-US – 2013

Building Information Management

A term describing the inflated, and/or deceptive, claims of using or delivering Building Information Modeling services or products. Data useful for the description, administration, legal handling, technical functionality, use, or preservation of the primary data stored in an information management system or model of such a system.

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