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May Architects & Engineers Ethically Advertise Their Professional Services?

It depends. Generally speaking, as long as the advertisement does not mislead, deceive or confuse the public, and it is done in good taste, yes. Other professionals do advertise as well. Lawyers and doctors do, but...

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Conflicts of Interest in the Design Profession: What You Need to Know

“Rule of Thumb” regarding conflicts of interest-in any place in our world, including the design and construction industry, avoid even the appearance of impropriety. This rule is probably the best and most universal rule....

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EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Exigent circumstances have been defined as something that requires immediate attention-for instance, preventing the destruction of evidence, or preventing the escape of a fleeing felon, or preventing harm to somebody....

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Client’s Decision to Change Project Design During Construction, Contrary to their A/E’s Professional Judgement

Here is the December 2023 issue of the Building Blocks - A Case Study of the Fox Guarding the Chicken Coop.

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Legalese in Professional Construction Industry Agreements

Legalese contains long, wordy, complicated sentence structures utilizing passive voice and obsolete formalisms, and the usage of Latin, archaic or unnecessarily long words when simpler and clearer language exists. (Even...

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Should an Architect or Professional Engineer Retain a Surveyor & Geotechnical Consultant for their Projects?

It would be very poor risk management if the architect or engineer would agree to their client’s request for this scope of services for their project. Read the entire article in the October Building Blocks Newsletter.

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As-Built Drawings vs. Record Drawings. Does it Matter What We Call Them?

It is not hard to imagine, even with the smallest building, that no construction project is built exactly without any changes from its design. That being said, this risk management article is meant to encompass the...

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A Risk Management Conversation with A.I.

This month Eric O. Pempus, FAIA, Esq., NCARB explores A.I. and his personal experience of having a risk management conversation with Chatbot. With much focus on the safety of A.I. in the news recently, this is a timely...

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Peer Review of Professional Design Firms

This is Part 2 of a two-part series covering the topic of peer review. This month we will cover peer review of professional design firms.

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Exploring the Benefits of Project Peer Review.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series covering the topic of peer review. This month we will cover peer review of projects.

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