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2011

Number 4, 2011

In this issue:

• ConsensusDOCS Issues Revised Design-Builder and Design Professional Agreement
• Green Building Performance Measured by the GSA
• AIA Issues Contract Forms for Sustainable Projects
• Critical Infrastructure Symposium Set for April
• Construction Activity Advances While Architectural Design Continues to Lag
• Lunch Fellowship Offered for Summer 2012
• Landscape Architects Encouraged to Use PLA Designation
• New VEP Level 2 Webinar Series Coming in 2012
• Most Architects in Europe See Dim Futures

Number 3, 2011

• The Necessity of Keeping Clients' Information Confidential
• Arbitrating a Claim on a Tribal Project
• Labor Stats Show Little Growth in Construction Jobs
• Be Wary of Seasonal Gifts and Benefits to Public Employees
• ConsensusDOCS Organization Reacts to ACORD Notice Restriction
• Lunch Fellowship Offered for Summer 2012
• Code Changes Since 9/11 Increase High-Rise Safety Significantly

2009 cont'd.

Number 2, 2009

In this issue:

• Responding to the Challenges Presented by a Pandemic
• New Code Documents and Seminar Available on the Web
• LEED Accredited Professionals Program Changes Risk Profiles
• LEED APs Can and Should Be Insured
• Tell Us How We’re Doing (and Enter to Win a Prize)
• Project Closeout: Make Sure an End is in Sight
• Government Statistics Show Slight Construction Decline

Number 1, 2009

In this issue:

• Stimulus Funding May Lead to New Forms of Delivery
• Program to Verify Product Sustainability Launched
• U.S. Infrastructure Receives a Failing Grade
• New EJCDC Owner-Engineer Agreement Published
• LEED Changes Intensify Risk in Both Design and Construction

Number 4, 2008

In this issue:

• ConsensusDOCS Publishes BIM Contract Addendum
• AIA Releases Multiple Project Delivery and Scope Documents
• Avoid Scandal When Giving Gifts
• Schinnerer/NSPE Fellow Prepares Reports on Sustainability and Integrated Project Delivery
• Constructive Comments Enters the Digital Age

Number 3, 2008

In this issue:

• A Comparison of Integrated Project Delivery Contract Forms
• Constructive Comments Enters the Digital Age

Number 2, 2008

In this issue:

• AIA Releases New Integrated Project Delivery Documents
• New Landscape Architecture Contract Forms Released
• New ADA Design Standards Available for Review
• Overseas Insurance Coverage Now Available

Number 1, 2008

In this issue:

• BIM Presents New Opportunities and Risks
• FMI/CMAA Survey Highlights BIM Adoption
• Construction Spending Drops
• Tap the Security Market for Services
• AIA and ConsensusDOCS Offer Different Contractual Indemnity Provisions

2007

Number 4, 2007

In this issue:

• Industry Takes Steps Toward Integrated Project Delivery
• AIA Changes Dispute Resolution Procedures
• Construction Costs Inflation in 2008 Predicted to Soar

Number 3, 2007

In this issue: