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Construction Law: May 2024

Construction Law

Guest editor JCT 2024 ducks the difficult issues JCT’s Design and Build contract has been updated for the first time in eight years. Legislation state of play table Our regular update on the progress of regulations and legislation affecting construction and procurement compiled by Alignment Media.

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Construction quality management: Everything you need to know

Lets Build

It’s a curious paradox that few industries are as tightly regulated and controlled as the construction sector, yet at the same time, few industries are as vulnerable to unexpected events. It involves taking a quality-focused, hands-on approach to all stages and aspects of design, construction, and client relations.

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Relationship between the designer and the contractor

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. » Relationship between the designer and the contractor. One part of our industry that I simply cannot get my head around is the oftentimes adversarial relationship that exists between the building design professionals and the building contractors on a particular job. General Management.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. At Foundation Software, we try to avoid inmate takeovers by first assigning a lead analyst to oversee design for each project. We then provide a design methodology to follow. Design considerations are not relevant at this stage. Well-designed software provides a more powerful solution.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. Section 179 was designed to provide an attractive tax savings on these purchases. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety. Sales/Marketing. Ask the Expert.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. One of my very favorite books is Alan Cooper’s The Inmates Are Running The Asylum , which takes an in-depth look into software application design. The Inmates Are Running The Asylum—or in other words, “The Programmers Are Designing the Software.” When designing FOUNDATION® for Windows® 3.0

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. IPD is all about teamwork – bringing the design team and the construction team together early in the project delivery process to resolve issues and streamline processes. Design and construction teams consist of a lot of people with a lot of specialized and valuable skills that are located over a wide area.