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3 ways to avoid defects in construction

Lets Build

Design defects. Design defects are a result of the design team failing to produce organised and accurate construction documents. Either way, allocating liability and fixing the defect is typically a complex process. Inefficient document distribution. Store your documents in one place.

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YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY

Safety Services Company

It was designed to provide a set of broad guidelines which employers must follow to achieve maximum safety compliance. Remember that OSHA fines and penalties are a direct connection to employer liability; these consequences fall in addition to the myriad blows to a business’ bottom line.

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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

In an effort to consider as representative a sample as possible, the last 50 contracts received where an owner was a party were selected and the last 50 contracts received where a design professional was a party, were selected. But such was not the case, The errors in the contract documents, most simply put, were all over the board.

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Unlimited liability for designers and contractors

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors. The bridge was designed in 1962 by Sverdrup. Copyright Notice. Disclaimer. Sverdrup no longer exists.

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Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. And while this law firm makes a business of drafting and revising contact documents, there are very good contracts available in the marketplace.

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Should Designers Be Liable to Contractors for Drawing Errors?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis It has long been controversial: Should design professionals be directly liable to construction contractors for deficiencies in the drawings and specifications? On one hand, contractors necessarily rely on the design documents when bidding and performing the work. There are arguments on each side.

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constructionattorneyblog: Liability for green design

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. Liability for green design. Gary Cole has written an interesting blog entry about designers' liability for green projects here:  [link].