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Tina Montone: 6/2/20 8:15 AM
Do you know where your architect is? Of course you do. It is common is for project teams to be located all over the world. What is uncommon is for...
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David Stutzman: 5/19/20 7:30 AM
As projects approach the date designated as "Issue for Construction (IFC)," design teams begin planning what portions of the design will be completed...
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David Stutzman: 4/28/20 1:57 PM
Saving time is great. Improving firm profitability may mean a promotion. Is it worth a try?
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Elias Saltz: 4/13/20 3:24 PM
Over the years there has been a lot of talk and writing, including by me, about fixing the things wrong with the construction industry. Budget and...
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Tina Montone: 4/10/20 7:00 AM
I am going to state the obvious, and say what you already know - we are living in a crisis. Every person has entered into or is preparing to enter...
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Elias Saltz: 1/15/19 8:26 AM
The primary requirement written into architectural practice acts for most U.S. states is that architects are licensed only for the purpose of...
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David Stutzman: 11/13/18 8:09 AM
New and Different The industry is changing. The emerging revolution is that licensed architects and engineers owe a fiduciary duty to owners. This...
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Elias Saltz: 10/15/18 8:04 AM
In his blog post last week, David Stutzman presented several examples illustrating ways in which architects fail in their fiduciary duty to owners,...
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Elias Saltz: 5/22/18 8:34 AM
Last week, my colleague Marlon Hollis wrote eloquently about his meandering path from military aviation and law school into construction specifying,...
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Elias Saltz: 5/10/18 9:07 AM
A Twitter discussion broke out recently after Paul Gerber posted this tweet in response to AIA tweeting a November, 2016 article by Ariana Zilliacus...
