Often we hear about an architect providing a copyright to its drawings. From a contractor’s perspective, what does this mean? Why does an architect...

Avoiding the High Costs of Delays Schedule delays, and their concomitant costs, are an unfortunate reality for many construction projects. For the project owner or...

Sometimes disputes are simply unavoidable. Whether addressed at the project level or through litigation, construction disputes often involve a series of interrelated, complex issues...

In the past few years, the proliferation of drones has expanded exponentially. Once limited to a casual, amateur pastime activity, the use of drones...

Delays in the completion of a construction project result in added expense and potential delay damages for both the owner and contractor. There also...

On March 1, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution of disapproval, under the Congressional Review Act, to block OSHA’s “Volks” rule....

By Danielle Waltz and Patrick Estill The modern contractor is no stranger to dealing with increased building costs and delays in getting project inputs to...

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...

By William S. Thomas These words by artist, architect, and designer Eero Saarinen—always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context—challenge modern...

Delay claims come in all different shapes and sizes. But, where a delay is compensable, one critical aspect of the ensuing claim is determining...