180 articles in Construction and Contracting with practical commercial and delivery insight.
A useful snag list is a structured document with categories, locations, evidence and a close out trail. A list of complaints in a message thread is not one.
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Lightning protection is misunderstood as a rod on the roof. The damage owners actually suffer comes through power and data cables, and is prevented differently.
Read MoreThe technical and contractual steps between a district cooling scheme being available and a building actually being cooled by it.
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How money is released determines what happens when a project slows down. These are the structures that leave owners paying ahead of progress.
Read MoreLift contracts differ far more in what they exclude than in their monthly price. Comparing manufacturer agreements with independent providers for an owner.
Read MorePermit delays are usually document delays. The sequence, who owns each step, and the gate that lets the next one start.
Read MoreThe first ninety days of an FM contract decide the next three years. The sequence for transferring a building without losing control of it.
Read MoreA short pre-contract review costs a fraction of a project and routinely changes what gets signed. What to ask for, in what order.
Read MoreVertical extension is attractive because the land is already yours. The structure, the permissions and the services decide whether it is actually available.
Read MoreSplitting work between specialists saves money on paper. The failures that consume the saving are predictable and preventable.
Read MoreA step by step assessment of whether a contracting company has the financial and resource capacity for a specific contract, worked through in illustrative figures.
Read MoreDeducting money from a construction payment is governed by the contract. These are the deductions that cannot be supported, and what they cost when they are challenged.
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