Construction Industry Telephone Seminars

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Scope Creep on Construction Projects ... budget is challenging. Scope creep is a term used in the construction industry to define the inevitable tendency of projects to expand beyond their original intent and is often described as a cause for construction projects experiencing cost and schedule overruns. In the planning stages of any construction project, owners, designers and contractors each have a vested interest in defining the  more...

Problems and Risks Associated With Green Construction ...: - You will be able to define risk in terms of the green construction industry. - You will be able to identify major concerns of how buildings fail. - You will be able to explain major environmental building risk and liability issues. - You will be able to describe how the design process can help avoid material and operational failures. This live audio conference is designed for engineers,  more...

AIA Document D503(TM) - 2011: Guide for Sustainable Projects ... forward. This live audio conference will help design and construction industry participants, and their advisors, to maximize effective use of this valuable resource. The live audio conference will address how the Guide was developed and structured, and will discuss key issues to be considered by each party when embarking on a sustainable project. The presenters will describe how model language  more...

Workers' Compensation Issues for the Construction Industry BenefitsThis program will cover a variety of workers' compensation topics that includes several cost-savings ideas often overlooked by employers and insurance agents. This live audio conference includes a detailed discussion on experience modification factors (EMRs) and provides a simple explanation to both understand them, spot simple and the most frequent errors in their calculation, as well as  more...

AIA Contracts: The Owner-General Contractor Agreement ...has published an integrated set of contract forms for the construction industry. While other industry groups independently have prepared their own competing set of forms and, more recently, some have banded together to create more of a consensus-based set of forms, the AIA forms remain the most widely used and accepted in the industry. Some owners and developers use the AIA forms without any  more...

Obtaining Surety Bonds for Construction Projects ...meet these standards and this trend will remain until the construction industry demonstrates real signs of recovery. Sureties have increased their examination of financial statements and use credit modeling to pinpoint contractors that present a higher risk profile and to adjust program commitments to reduce their risk. During this teleconference, we will discuss the top considerations for  more...

Collective Bargaining and Construction Labor Contracts ...construction industry is rife with contractors who sign collective bargaining agreements and later find out that the agreements do not accurately represent the verbal understandings they had reached with the union. Many of these contractors soon learn they are bound to the collective bargaining agreements for longer periods of time than expected and that the agreements cover all projects  more...

Construction Payment Remedies: Using the Right Tools ...payment and late payment critical concerns to many in the construction industry. The unique nature of the industry and the special remedies available to those in it make payment disputes matters of much interest to all involved in the construction process. The recession has only made resolution of these disputes more challenging. This teleconference will cover types of payment remedies, how  more...

Measurement, Management, Reduction: Tools for Tracking Waste in Construction Projects ...and the widespread adoption of LEED principles across the construction industry, contractors are under more and more pressure to understand the environmental impacts of their business. Documentation of construction waste recycling and waste avoidance measures is now required on many new construction jobs. This teleconference will discuss the business case for managing and reducing waste from  more...

2009 Updates to the International Residential Codes ... International Residential Code lie ahead for many in the construction industry. Some of the changes will be controversial as jurisdictions will have to choose whether or not to adopt the new codes, such as residential fire code provisions, as system manufacturers and installers work to keep up with the mandates. Some professionals view the changes as unnecessary, express technical concerns or  more...

Differing Site Conditions ...ios involving differing site condition claims and how the construction industry deals with those claims, both via contract and in the courts. By attending, you will be more prepared to keep on the look-out for those situations where differing site conditions claims might arise and understand what your various rights and remedies might be, whether you are an owner, general contractor or  more...

Key Provisions of Two New EJCDC Contract Documents ...construction industry for design and construction of public and private infrastructure projects, including bridge, highway and other transportation projects, water and wastewater treatment facilities, utilities, processing facilities, pipelines, landfills, and other engineer-designed facilities. This teleconference will provide a focused discussion of key provisions of the new editions of two  more...

Challenges and Contractual Issues With Sub-Subcontractors ...construction industry faces unique challenges and concerns - from dealing with a bid process that can lock in a bidding subcontractor without any written agreement, to subcontractor form contracts that are written largely, if not entirely, in favor of the general contractor. In addition to concerns in bidding and contract formation, a subcontractor must constantly evaluate and preserve its  more...

Effective Job Cost Reports in Construction Project Management ... today's fast-paced and complex construction environment, construction industry professionals require immediate access to timely and accurate information. One of the most important management tools available to project teams is the job cost report. Properly designed and used, the JCR can be a powerful document that provides an up-to-date snapshot of the project status that also highlights  more...

AIA and ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents: Comparison and Contrast ...construction industry when the parties involved in the construction contracting process encounter standard form contract documents. Two of the principal sources of such standard form construction contract documents have both recently issued the 2007 editions of their respective families of contract forms. The long established family of documents published by the American Institute of Architects  more...