Thursday, February 16, 2023
The February 2023 issue of the Building Blocks covers indemnification clauses.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Since a selected construction “project delivery method” directly impacts the success of a project, an understanding of which approach is central to design professional services. Read the January Building Blocks ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
The December Building Blocks Newsletter article is "Scope Creep & How It Impacts the Bottom Line in an A/E Practice"
Thursday, November 10, 2022
In their professional practices, architects and engineers (A/E's) generate a tremendous amount of information in the form of various and numerous types of documents. Read the November issue which covers documents...
Monday, October 10, 2022
In last month’s DesignPro Insurance Group’s risk management article I outlined the course of a construction industry dispute in litigation. In contrast, the dispute track outlined here is for arbitration, as opposed to...
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
From time to time, my client architects/ engineers (A/E's) may end up in litigation on one of their design and/or construction projects. The dispute track outlined here is for litigation, as opposed to arbitration or...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
The term "pro bono," which is short for pro bono publico, is a Latin term that means "for the public good." Although the term is used in a variety of different contexts to mean “the offering of free services,” it has a...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
As a company grows, or a residential owner seeks to update their house, a building normally begins to show signs of age. The older building may no longer be energy efficient, it may look worn down, it may no longer meet...
Thursday, June 16, 2022
For our purpose relating to design professionals, “supplanting” defined, means to supersede (another) and to take the place of and serve as a substitute for, especially by reason of a need. Continue reading the June...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
It is common when providing professional design services that architects and engineers engage consultants to complete and deliver their scope of work to their clients, the project owners. Continue reading