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2010

Number 1, 2010

Articles include:

2009

Number 4, 2009

Articles include:

• Using Additional Insured Status to Protect from Meritless Claims
• When Claims Occur: The Cumulative Percentage of Claims (1999-2008)
• AIA Issues Revised CM Agreements
• DBIA Releases New Design-Build Model Contracts
• Davis-Bacon Wages Prevail in Stimulus Plan
• Schinnerer Offers Summer Fellowship to Students
  and Faculty
• Texas Joins Wisconsin in Adopting BIM Requirement
• Schinnerer Changes Exposure Base to Soften Impact of Recession

Number 3, 2009

Articles include:

• Preparing for Pandemics with Prudent Practices
• Government Statistics Show Slight Construction Decline
• Paid Claims as a Percentage of Construction Volume
• LEED Accredited Professionals Program Changes Risk Profiles
• Mutual Understanding on Designing for Sustainability and Certification
• Check Your Financial Health
• Prepare for Employment Practices Claims
• A Pandemic May Challenge a Firm’s Business Health

Number 2, 2009

Articles include:

• EJCDC Publishes New Edition of its Owner-Engineer Agreement
• New Claims Study Focuses on Exterior Closure Claims
• Stimulus Funding Could Create Changes in Design Procurement and Risk
• ASCE Releases the Nation’s 2009 Report Card
• LEED AP Credential Program Being Revamped
• Program to Verify Product Sustainability Launched
• Economic Feasibility of ASHRAE Energy Efficiency Standard Questioned
• Clinton Climate Initiative Teams with BOMA and USGBC
• Schinnerer Announces New Network Protection for Design Professionals Endorsement
  

Number 1, 2009

Articles include:

• Resolutions to Survive and Prosper in 2009
• Prepare Your Firm for an Increased Susceptibility to Claims
• The Importance of a Signed Contract
• Preserving Cash Flow is Imperative During a Recession
• Waiving Rights or Assuming Liabilities by Contract Can be Devastating
• Changing a Practice’s Structure or Staffing Has Special Considerations
• Diversifying Practice Can Lead to Unrecognized Exposures
• Introducing the New Managing Risk Through Contract Language
  

2008

Number 4, 2008

Articles include:

• Firms Face Expanding Employment Liability Risks
• EEOC Claims Increased by Ten Percent in Two Years
• Be Careful When Checking Out Candidates on Social Networking Sites
• Lawsuits Can Expose Electronic Information
• Don’t Forget Employees Returning from Military Service
• Monitoring Employee Communications Might Be an Invasion of Privacy
• Avoid Scandal When Giving Gifts to Public Officials
• Schinnerer/NSPE Fellow Prepares Reports on Sustainability and Integrated Project Delivery
• AIA Publishes New Building Information Modeling Contract Exhibit
• Schinnerer Regional Seminar Series Includes IPD Session

Number 3, 2008

Articles include:

• AIA Releases New Integrated Project Delivery Contract Forms
• ASLA Publishes New Contract Forms
• New ADA Design Standards Available for Review
• New Claims Study Shows Design-Build Risks
• Schinnerer Offers Attorney Research Papers
• Schinnerer Publishes Technology Risks White Paper
• Kristin Ballobin Awarded Milt Lunch Research Fellowship
• Overseas Business Insurance Coverage Now Available

Number 2, 2008

Articles include:

• Examining Differences Between AIA Documents and ConsensusDOCS
• BIM May Reduce Design Exposures but May Create Technology Risks
• FMI/CMAA Survey Highlights BIM Adoption
• Codes and Contracts Push Sustainability Standard of Care
• Radon Creates Unjustified Fear in Clients and Design Firms

Number 1, 2008

Articles include:

• Industry Developments Foster Integrated Project Delivery
• First IPD Contract from Consensus Docs
• Selecting Future Leaders
• Providing Services on a Voluntary Basis
• Risk Mitigation Premium Credit

2007