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Adopting a Program versus a Project Approach Improves Facilities Management and Construction Outcomes.

Job Order Contracting

Program and outcome based coordination and collaboration between owners, design professionals, prime contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers involved during the life-cycle aspects of the project is accomplished via ongoing training, client specific workflows, and supporting Information environments accessible to all.

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Construction Arbitration

Constructlaw

Parties should understand the key concepts and common types of claims when deciding whether to arbitrate disputes involving construction contracts. Many construction disputes involve aspects that may make them challenging to litigate before US or foreign courts, including: Many individual claims. Design architects and engineers.

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Using Daily Reports to Prove Construction Claims

Best Practices Construction Law

This type of report will usually prove insufficient to support a request for additional compensation or change order claim. Even on a perfect day, when no problems arise and production is favorable, effective project management principles require more detailed reporting. Include work categories and/or cost codes.

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How The Cloud Is Enabling Smarter Project Management—Part 4 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Some software providers claim their products work in the cloud, but those services might not be designed to take advantages of browser interfaces and mobile access. For software to work well in the cloud, it has to be designed for the cloud. Some features and functionality may also be restricted in their scalability.

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Mastering construction project management with 6 key strategies

Fieldwire

Embracing technology in the construction project life cycle In order to use today’s technology to improve your project management strategies, you must understand how it can assist you through each stage of the construction life cycle. However, managers often balk at losing what they see as productive time to training. Learn more → 3.

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3 ways to avoid defects in construction

Lets Build

The success of any construction project relies on scheduling, costs, and the quality of the finished product. One of the major reasons that construction managers must schedule rework and fight against claims is defects. Design defects. 3 types of defects in construction. These defects can occur through omission or error.

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Fraud as an Exception to the Economic Loss Doctrine: Changing Trends in Colorado and Tennessee

Constructlaw

Most frequently, the Economic Loss Doctrine bars negligence claims. Its outer bounds begin with intentional torts, and most jurisdictions do not apply the Economic Loss Doctrine to fraud claims. Weyerhaeuser, a designer and manufacturer of lumber products, sold wooden support joists to Dream Finders Homes.