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An open contract on a table between two people, one holding a pen, where risk mitigation in construction contracts is decided.
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Revolutionizing Risk Mitigation in Construction Contracts Through Innovation

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An excavator digs into earth mounds at sunset, the work an owner may carry out when a contractor falls short.
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Construction Contracting Basics – Owner’s Right to Carry Out the Work

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2023 in Review: Most Read and Viewed Content from AIA Contract Documents

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Case Studies: Balfour Beatty Company

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Case Studies: Arlington Remodeling

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A gavel rests on a red book labeled Compliance beside a laptop, the shifting rules that govern sustainable design and construction.
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Best Practices for Compliance: Regulations Governing Sustainability and “Green” Design and Construction Are Rapidly Changing – How Can Practitioners Manage the Associated Risks?

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Site manager reviewing a tablet, the contract habits that carry from one project to the next.
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The Fundamentals of Construction Change Orders

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Winter Conditions – How Do You Prevent Them From Impacting Your Budget and Schedule?

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Miscellaneous Professional Liability Insurance – What Is It? Who Uses It?

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Inside Urban Planning

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Top 4 Traits of a Successful Construction Contractor

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Sustainable Building Certifications: Where Did They Come From, Why They Are Important, and Where Can You Learn More?

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Two people face each other across a table with paperwork between them, one gesturing while raising the kinds of claims a project produces.
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What are Types of Claims During Construction Projects?

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A hand points a pen at a printed agreement on a clipboard across from another party, the paperwork behind claims in construction.
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What Are “Claims” in Construction?

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Building a Sustainable Future: The Crucial Role of Sustainability in Construction

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Building Stronger Construction Project Teams: A Guide to Collaboration and Teamwork

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Climate Disclosure Regulations: What Are They and How Will They Impact the Building Industries?

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Two workers talk on scaffolding against a sunset sky, the terms a subcontractor agreement settles before work starts.
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Negotiating Subcontractor Agreements

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A wooden gavel rests on its sounding block, which is placed on a green-bound book, on a light wooden table against a dark gray background.
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Legal Aspects of Construction Contracts: Ensuring Success in Your Projects

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A hand writes on a document beside a notebook and calculator, the record that settles common payment disputes.
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Common Payment Disputes on Construction Projects and How to Resolve Them

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Two hands shake over a light wooden desk amidst rolled blueprints, a clipboard, a measuring tape, a small house model, a yellow hard hat, and a toolbox.
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What Are Unit Price Items in Construction Contracts? Key Benefits & Guidelines

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Court Holds Engineer Owes No Duty to Construction Worker to Ensure Safety of the Means and Methods of Construction Under A201-2017 Provisions

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Understanding the Role of a Client on a Construction Site

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Digital worker interacting with global data networks and AI technology.
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Top Four Construction Trends for 2024 and Beyond

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A man and a woman review work on a laptop screen in an office, the kind of session where a sustainability plan takes shape.
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The Importance of a Well-Defined Sustainability Plan: What Is a Sustainability Plan, Why It Matters, and How to Draft One

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Two people review documents across a desk set with a gavel, law books, and a scales of justice figure, the setting for construction arbitration.
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Understanding Arbitration

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The Use of ADR in Construction Disputes: What You Need to Know

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Construction safety planning with laptop and hard hat on desk.
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Architects and Facility Managers Can Work Together to Minimize Building Maintenance Costs

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Embodied Carbon:  New Regulations Will Drive the Industry

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A tower crane silhouetted against a sunset sky, the end of construction and the start of facility maintenance.
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Facility Maintenance Considerations During a Project Handover

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Construction site collaboration with two professionals wearing yellow safety helmets.
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Why Clear Scope and Specifications Are Essential in Specification Contracts

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A worker in a safety vest records notes on a clipboard inside a concrete structure, documenting quality control on site.
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Quality Control in Construction Contracts: Ensuring Safety, Compliance, and Client Satisfaction

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A Simple Guide: Contract Documents for Contractors and Subcontractors

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How to Build a Construction Risk Management Plan

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Hands work at a laptop beneath a faint schedule grid overlay, where common construction scheduling mistakes start.
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Three Common Construction Scheduling Mistakes

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Construction project planning, collaboration, and blueprint review with engineers and architects.
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4 Key Risks in Construction Projects and How to Mitigate Them

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Top Four Challenges for Construction in 2024 and Beyond

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Illustrated high-rise buildings flanked by two tower cranes, the projects each construction delivery method shapes.
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Construction Project Delivery Methods Explained

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Custom home construction project managed with AIA Contract Documents by NS Builders.
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Reduce Headaches: The Residential Remodelers Guide to Contracts

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What Are Design Standards and How Are They Used in Your Project?

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What Does a Design Standards Manager Do?

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A handshake behind a yellow hard hat resting on project drawings, the agreement that sets contractor defect and warranty periods.
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A Guide to Effectively Documenting and Enforcing Contractor Defect and Warranty Periods

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Choosing the Best Construction Project Delivery Method: A Comprehensive Guide

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Four colleagues gather around drawings and a tablet at a table, the design collaboration a construction project runs on.
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White Paper: Design Collaboration on Construction Projects

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Overhead view of a team working across drawings, laptops, and a model, where design assist and delegated design divide the work.
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Comparing Design Assist and Delegated Design in Construction Projects

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Construction Contracting Basics: Joint Checks

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A hard hat, calculator, keyboard, pencil, and compass laid on blueprints, the overhead that general conditions costs cover.
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General Conditions Costs in Construction: A Comprehensive Guide for Contractors

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Exploring the Crucial Services Offered by Geotechnical Engineers

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A smiling construction worker in a hard hat and vest holds a paper showing a house icon with an energy rating scale (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) at a building site.
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Sustainability and Homebuilders: Issues and Opportunities

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Reviewing AIA contracts to manage construction project delay and schedule impacts.
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Design Collaboration: Examining the Benefits and Risks of Delegated Design and Design Assist

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A glowing wireframe hard hat and data charts project from a tablet, the digital view BIM brings to a residential construction project.
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The Benefits of Using BIM on Your Residential Construction Project

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Using BIM: Powerful Features and Capabilities

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How Contractors Benefit from Using BIM

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A person studies a CAD site plan on a desktop monitor, the model work contractors rely on through the phases of BIM.
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Contractors and the Various Phases of BIM

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What Are the Benefits of a Program Manager?

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What Is a Program Management Plan in Design and Construction? Key Elements and Strategies

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Case Studies: Scharly Designer Studio

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Yellow hard hat and open laptop on project drawings while three workers review a document, the teamwork collaborative project delivery depends on.
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Contract and Project Management for Architects: Best Practices and Holistic Solutions

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Two people work over blueprints with a hard hat and a building model, the scope supplemental services add to an architect agreement.
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Supplemental Services in Architectural Agreements

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Four Advantages of Using AIA Contract Documents on Your Next Construction Project

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