Institute Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

AIA Document A312 Payment Bond Forms ...o obtain payment and performance bonds using the American Institute of Architect's A312 bond forms, but those bond forms require contractors, owners and sureties to contend with a number of challenges - the most recent of which is the surety industry's refusal to issue such bonds without modification because of the so-called 45-Day Rule. This teleconference is designed to help personnel  more...

Brownfield Redevelopment and LEED. in 2009 - What Happens When You Mix Green and Brown? ...state market value. n nA survey by the Northeast-Midwest Institute indicated a trend that large-scale, community transforming brownfields redevelopment in the U.S. is going green. In this challenging economic climate, buyers, credit tenants and long-term investors are increasingly likely to reward developers who apply these asset values, operational efficiencies and real estate development  more...

Reducing Insulin Errors ...sion of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Institute for Safe Medication Practice continue to identify insulin as one of the top 5 high alert medications. This teleconference will investigate the factors that contribute to insulin errors, practices that can be implemented to reduce errors and characteristics of a safety conscious culture. n nLorman Business Center, Inc. dba  more...

Current Trends in Transit-Oriented Development ...erging Trends in Real Estate, published by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers, rated TOD as the best investment in real estate because TODs hold value in down market cycles and appreciate faster during positive market conditions. Evidence in Denver, for example, has shown that TOD properties over the past two years have increased significantly while the overall market across  more...

AIA and ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents: Comparison and Contrast ...established family of documents published by the American Institute of Architects has been substantially revised. The new family on the block, the ConsensusDOCS, represents an effort by a broad industry coalition of construction industry interests (owner, contractor, subcontractor, and insurance and surety interests) to develop by a consensus process and comprehensive set of standard forms.  more...