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Change Orders in Construction – 101 Guide

Lets Build

Change orders are common to construction projects. Whatever is the case, it is important to know how you can more effectively handle a change order as it can change your project both time and money. What is a change order in construction? What causes a change order.

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Why It’s Time for Contractors to Adopt Collaborative BIM

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Accessible, version-controlled documents —BIM software solutions simplify data management and expand accessibility of documents to the entire team. View, markup, and revision capabilities make changes visible to everyone in one source document to ensure everyone is working with the most recent data at all times.

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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

The financial value of green buildings is well documented, from commanding higher rents, greater occupancy rates, and increased occupant satisfaction, to lower operating costs for everything from reduced insurance premiums and less energy utilized, easily resulting in an increased return on investment of more than 9% over conventional building.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

« Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Project Document Management : Your Communication Strategy. Because some very specific documents are created and used throughout the life of a typical construction project, these documents can serve as the center of your communications strategy.

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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

Of note, this review was not looking for and did not compile missed signatures, not compiled change orders or other clerical errors. But such was not the case, The errors in the contract documents, most simply put, were all over the board. Only 1% used the ConsensusDOCS Green Building Addendum.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

« A Change (Order) for the Better? Judging Tipis » Some Advice on Change Orders. I was talking with John Chaney this week, and he mentioned that he was going to blog about how change orders affect construction management. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Recent Posts.

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3 ways to avoid defects in construction

Lets Build

Design defects are a result of the design team failing to produce organised and accurate construction documents. Defects due to omission are typically fixed through change orders that add to the scope of work for one or more contractors. Either way, allocating liability and fixing the defect is typically a complex process.