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New Sustainable Projects Exhibit in 2017 AIA Contract Documents

Green Building Law Update

Last week the American Institute of Architects released the 2017 edition of the A201 family of contract documents, including updated versions of the AIA’s documents developed for the design-bid-build delivery model. The new Sustainable Projects Exhibit follows the AIA existing structure of defining a Sustainable Objective.

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ConsensusDOCS v. AIA – Form Contract Wars

Construction Law Monitor

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.

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Poor Contract Drafting Leads to Ambiguity as to Whether Arbitration Is Required

Construction Lawyer

Nordic PCL Construction , provides a lesson in how not to draft construction agreements. Subsequently, Safeway made further revisions to various contract documents, including an AIA Document A101-1997 and A201-1997. The final executed documents contain numerous modifications to the standard form AIA documents.

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LEAN Construction Delivery, The Primary Challenge to BIM

Job Order Contracting

Classification Criticality – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, & Life-cycle Facility Management – A Draft White Paper. Integrated_Project_Delivery_for_Public and Private Owners – AIA, NASFA, COAA, APPA, AGC. BIM for Facility Management. The Evolution of Construction Cost Estimating Technology.

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Forum Selection Clauses in Construction Subcontracts Require Careful Drafting

Construction Lawyer

17, 2013), demonstrates the difficulty faced by parties in drafting appropriate forum selection provisions in construction agreements. The prime agreement between Weisel and Ryan consisted of an AIA Document A111 (presumably a 1997 version) and an AIA Document A201 (also presumably the 1997 version). Dist, Sept.

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LEAN Job Order Contracting Intro 3

Job Order Contracting

Classification Criticality – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, & Life-cycle Facility Management – A Draft White Paper. Integrated_Project_Delivery_for_Public and Private Owners – AIA, NASFA, COAA, APPA, AGC. BIM for Facility Management. The Evolution of Construction Cost Estimating Technology. contact-form].

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Two New LEED Pilot Credits Respond to COVID-19

Green Building Law Update

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

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