Widespread Failures
In September 2024, the panel investigating the 2017 fire in the Grenfell Tower in London, England, which killed 72, issued its final report, placing...
When All Goes Awry
Something goes wrong—perhaps the collapse of a structure during construction, the serious injury of an employee on the job, or an accident with a...
Nailing AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of our daily lives, at work and at home. As the use of AI increases, so will various...
Liquidated Damages Clauses
Where a contractor has been delayed by an owner (or by a third party for whom the owner is responsible), that contractor may be...
Big Impacts
In March of this year, an unimaginable disaster unfolded in Baltimore Harbor as a massive cargo ship brought down the 47-year-old Francis Scott Key...
Revised Cost-of-Work Agreement
ConsensusDocs has revised its short form agreement popular for small and medium-size projects.
The ConsensusDocs Coalition was founded in 2007 under the leadership of 20...
Avoiding Transaction Pitfalls
Getting to the proverbial “closing table” is not as easy as it looks. Every commercial real estate transaction comes with ups and downs and...
Escalation Clauses a Continued Necessity
As we embark on another year, we are buffeted by industry analysts’ trend reports assessing years past and providing forward-looking advice. Universally, these experts...
What the Contract Doesn’t Say
In reviewing contracts with our clients, we frequently advise on the various key risk management clauses in a construction contract. Terms governing payment, delays,...
Panacea or Pariah?
The ever-evolving construction industry landscape forces contractors, design-build firms, and design professionals to seek innovative ways to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and remain competitive...