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General Liability vs. Professional Liability: What’s the Difference?

Levelset

Liability insurance protects your business against claims for damages caused by you and your workers, if you have any. The two most common liability insurance policies for contractors are general liability and professional liability. What are general liability and professional liability insurance?

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Navigating architectural challenges—from 'unbuildable' to unbelievable

BD+C

Navigating architectural challenges—from 'unbuildable' to unbelievable 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/30/2023 - 10:12 Senior Living Design Mick Schaefer, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA, recounts the challenges Vessel Architecture & Design had to overcome while designing a state-of-the-art senior living facility. The "unbuildable" hill.

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Defining Diligence & Scope of Work

Construction Business Owner

The errors and/or omissions related to engineering and architectural designs, land surveys, construction management and technical consulting are just a few of the areas where problems can lead to significant professional liability issues.

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The Three Rs of Architectural Conservation

Natural Building

Adaptive reuse fits the sustainability mantra of the “three Rs,” (reduce, reuse, recycle) but all too often we overlook the green side of architectural conservation. Architecture is a renewable resource. The post The Three Rs of Architectural Conservation appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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Warranties for architectural metal coatings: A comparative review

Construction Specifier

For architects, specifiers, consultants, and building owners, the only protection from these potential liabilities is a strong, enforceable warranty backed by a reputable coatings manufacturer and delivered through a trusted, proven supply chain. Correcting these problems can cost millions of dollars. Warranties and quality standards.

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Designer Liability to Third Parties: Beacon Distinguished

Construction Lawyer

Our recent post about the Beacon case in California where two architectural firms were held to owe a duty to condominium purchasers for design defects has now been discussed (hopefully clarified to some degree) in a more recent California appellate decision. In Beacon, the architects uniquely possessed architectural expertise.

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Precast cladding contractor goes into administration

Construction Enquirer

Somerset based architectural precast concrete cladding specialist Sterling Services Limited has gone into administration. The firm has been in business since 1997 and specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of architectural precast facades.