Groups Telephone Seminars

Problems and Risks Associated With Green Construction ...rket segment continues to expand. Diverse owner/developer groups are embracing these modern technologies, design elements and operational models. However, when packaged together, green design strategies and systems can present unique new challenges in risk and liability that need to be well understood in order to reduce potential for failure or under performance, and litigation that may result  more...

Using Travel Policy to Control Costs BenefitsIn the old days, professionals assumed that travel expenses had little impact on their firm's bottom line. Clearly, those days are long gone. Attendees of this program will gain a high level of understanding about the best practices in travel management, so they can manage the balance between the competing strategic goals of service, savings and safety. Because a well-structured travel  more...

AIA Contracts: The Owner-General Contractor Agreement ...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 changes and many others have developed their  more...

Dealing with Employee Gambling in the Workplace ...stime that is enjoyed by millions of Americans, including groups of employees in the average workplace. The NCAA or Super Bowl office pool can increase morale, create camaraderie among co-workers and generally be a fun and exciting event, especially with the prospect for a lucky employee of a substantial monetary payout. Workplace gambling, however, also has a dark side. Lost productivity;  more...

Building Performance Benchmarking Strategies ...al estate portfolios, federal building managers, facility groups at university campuses, and building managers at city, state and federal level. The teleconference is also specifically addressed at professionals in design, retrofit and auditing firms who want to understand the developments in building benchmarking, how to express and measure the various performance aspects, understand the  more...

Fast-Track Construction: Opportunities and Challenges Management ...ce helps you understand the interaction between the three groups responsible for getting a construction project completed under the fast-track method, and provides practical advice on contractual relationships and planning for a successful project. Learning Objectives: - You will be able to define concepts and trade-offs of fast-track construction. - You will be able to review new trends that  more...

Understanding the Development Approval Process ...thorities, surrounding property owners and other interest groups. The teleconference will explain the pre application analysis and preparation which is necessary for the process, and the supporting data and consultants which are essential to get it done. This program will also provide you with the strategies that will get you there, and the pitfalls and obstacles you must plan for and avoid  more...

Managing Construction Projects ...ects. We will explain the five project management process groups of initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing, and how they relate to capital projects. Learning Objectives You will be able to discuss project delivery methods. You will be able to review project phases. You will be able to identify project controls. You will be able to define bridging. Contractors,  more...

Community Benefit Agreements ...Negotiating a CBA can be a win-win solution for community groups and developers. The community receives assurances about job benefits, affordable housing, environmental impacts and other issues related to the development and to the community's needs. The project developer, in return, gets community support for permit approvals and subsidies, as well as a release of claims. This teleconference  more...

Floodproofing Fundamentals: Design Methods to Reduce Flood Damages ...llion a year nationwide. Various government and insurance groups agree that nearly 40 percent of small businesses that experience a flood or other major disaster never reopen, and less than 30 percent of those that do reopen remain are operating two years later. Yet in spite of these risks associated with flooding, a 2008 national study commissioned by Office Depot indicates 40 percent of small  more...