Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

Through downstream agreements, the major team players can also agree to waive certain liabilities against each other. They enter into a BIM Agreement and share information freely, using BIM to facilitate target value design and a central server to allow full information transparency.

Design 69

Design Documentation Contract Estimating 69

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted. That may sound self serving, but it is true.

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Green Risk Drafting Sustainability 153

Construction Lawyer

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Frequently, the parties do not consult with a construction attorney when drafting contracts. Architects are among the worst offenders, often choosing to use “letter agreements” that they have cobbled together from various sources. Architects believe that they can use plain English in a simple agreement to form a bond with an owner.

Contract 40

Contract Agreement Drafting Documentation 40

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

And there is no question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. With over a million contract documents licensed on an annual basis, the AIA’s form construction documents are the most widely used contract documents in the industry. Legal scholars can have at it.

Green 120

Green Contract Documentation Claims 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

There is little question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. With over a million contract documents licensed on an annual basis, the AIA’s form construction documents are likely the most widely used contract documents in the industry. The Supreme Court, in American Express v.

Green 120

Green Contract DC Documentation 120

Revit Beginners

APRIL 25, 2007

For those of you familiar with Content Highway or other Family File managers there is a new program being exhibited at this years AIA Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Marathon Drafting. AIA Convention (may). The UK Revit Users group is hosting a Revit Design Awards 2007 but you have to work in the UK to enter. BIMtroublemaker.

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Revit Resource News CAD 40

Construction Specifier

JUNE 13, 2021

DBB and its ‘relatives’ are longstanding methods of project delivery with clearly defined roles and responsibilities, and, therefore, drafting construction specifications for such projects is reasonably straightforward. AIA’s design-build documents are used largely on vertical construction projects.

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EJCDC Design Documentation Contract 52

Construction Lawyer

JUNE 13, 2005

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.

Illinois 40

Illinois AIA Chicago Documentation 40

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.

AIA 40

AIA Documentation Agreement Illinois 40