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Understanding Design Defect Legal Liability

Construction Business Owner

As construction and design firms are using BIM software and other resources to improve construction efficiency, that integration is only going to increase. Owners, contractors and designers must understand their potential liability for design issues on a project before the project starts.

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Pricing to Maximize Profits

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Fees must adequately cover training, professional development, ample profit, and future liability. The productivity improvements from BIM, 3D CAD or 4D CAD have tended to benefit the client, with lower price and speedier delivery, more than they have benefited design firms.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

The Business of Construction Risk Management » The Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Building Information Modeling (BIM) is no different. Before jumping into BIM with both feet, let’s work on some fundamentals. BIM changes that and even more. BIM is also a process. Home » Blogs.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

« The Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling (BIM). And risk can be a profit center, since insurance companies obviously make money. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Free Subscriptions. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. Home » Blogs.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

BIM protocols have been available and evolving for a number of years, and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) standards provide an excellent organizational flag around which PMs and CMs can rally. That begs a question I’ve been hearing a lot: why haven’t protocols and processes such as BIM and IPD gained more ground with contractors?

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Imagine the surprise to everyone when the profit is significantly less or non-existent at the end of a job! There’s been a lot of talk about BIM and more recently IPD as project collaboration solutions, but adoption by contractors has been slow. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Construction is a Team Sport.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Tekla had a message for contractors at the show: Don’t wait until you are contracted on a job to utilize the power of BIM (building information modeling). It’s a construction collaboration tool that lets everyone in the industry tap into the BIM (Building Information Modeling) process for free. Wally Evans Blog. Recent Posts.