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This is the final installment in a six-part series on this blog addressing design professionals’ scopes of services, comprised of: (a) Part 1 – Key Concepts and Source Documents; (b) Part 2 – Elements of Design Professionals’ Scopes of Services; (c) Part 3 – Limitations: Introduction and Essentials; (d) Part 4 – Limitations: Construction Documents; (e) Part 5 – Limitations: Permitting and Disagreements; and (f) Part 6 – Elevated Standard of Care, construction Cost Estimates, and Phased Authorizations. Elevated Standard of Care The standard of care is a generalized indication of the expected quality of services performed by a design professional. ...

This is the fifth in a six-part series on this blog addressing design professionals’ scopes of services, comprised of: (a) Part 1 – Key Concepts and Source Documents; (b) Part 2 – Elements of Design Professionals’ Scopes of Services; (c) Part 3 – Limitations: Introduction and Essentials; (d) Part 4 – Limitations: Construction Documents; (e) Part 5 – Limitations: Permitting and Disagreements; and (f) Part 6 – Elevated Standard of Care, construction Cost Estimates, and Phased Authorizations. Limitations Concerning Permitting and Regulatory Approvals On some projects, the design professional may assist the client in obtaining certain permits, approvals, ...

Those of us who have been in the construction industry for more than 10 or 15 years know that getting a building to Certificate Occupancy status is now a lot harder than it used to be. With commercial construction (and I’ll include multifamily buildings within this), there is always a delicate balance, and it seems like that balance is more complicated and tedious now more than ever. Construction projects are always faced with the same potential conflicts and stresses related to schedule, budget, safety, and functions as intended by the contract documents. Add to these some considerations that have become especially important over the past ...

This is the fourth in a six-part series on this blog addressing design professionals’ scopes of services, comprised of: (a) Part 1 – Key Concepts and Source Documents ; (b) Part 2 – Elements of Design Professionals’ Scopes of Services ; (c) Part 3 – Limitations: Introduction and Essentials ; (d) Part 4 – Limitations: Construction Documents; (e) Part 5 – Limitations: Permitting and Disagreements; and (f) Part 6 – Elevated Standard of Care, construction Cost Estimates, and Phased Authorizations. This installment in the series addresses limitations on the organizational formats, source documents, and extent of construction documents ...

Now in its 75th year, CSI continues to drive project delivery excellence in the architecture, engineering, construction, and owner (AECO) industry. In a new set of interviews, we ask key stakeholders how they view the association, the industry, and the future of construction. Here, CSI sits down with Dean M. Bortz, FCSI, CDT, CCPR, Professor and Program Coordinator, Construction Management, OSHA OTI Trainer for Construction and General Industry Design, Construction & Trades Department, Columbus State Community College. Dean, as CSI celebrates its 75th Anniversary, what are some of the most impactful contributions you feel the association has ...

This is the third in a six-part series on this blog addressing design professionals’ scopes of services, comprised of: (a) Part 1 – Key Concepts and Source Documents ; (b) Part 2 – Elements of Design Professionals’ Scopes of Services ; (c) Part 3 – Limitations: Introduction and Essentials; (d) Part 4 – Limitations: Construction Documents ; (e) Part 5 – Limitations: Permitting and Disagreements; and (f) Part 6 – Elevated Standard of Care, construction Cost Estimates, and Phased Authorizations. Introduction to Limiting the Scope of Services In professional services contracts and construction contracts, risk is transferred to another ...

The CSI-Connect Community Forum is a go-to resource where architecture, engineering, construction and owner (AECO) community professionals can connect with each in real-time and ask each other for advice about specific projects. Here are three timely conversations you may want to follow—and contribute to—right now.(The comments have been edited for length, so please log in or create a new profile to read them in their entirety.) Moisture In Slab on Grade Where does the moisture in concrete go? Hopefully it evaporates and leaves the slab. So, what happens when you take a slab on grade and put in a very efficient vapor barrier on top ...

CSI's new Chapter and Region Spotlight series celebrates the interesting, innovative ways CSI chapters across the country are welcoming new members, providing value, and creating communities in which architecture, engineering, construction, and owner (AECO) industry professionals can thrive. This spotlight focuses on the Middle Atlantic Region, where the region’s certification chair, Winnie Sung, worked with individual chapter leaders to create a region-wide education event to help more than 150 CSI members study for the Construction Documents Technology (CDT®) exam. The online exam prep class took place over nine Tuesday evenings last fall, ...

Now in its 75th year, CSI continues to drive project delivery excellence in the architecture, engineering, construction, and owner (AECO) industry. In a new set of interviews, we ask key stakeholders how they view the association, the industry, and the future of construction. Here, CSI sits down with former CSI Board Chair Ellen Kay Crews FCSI, CCS®, CCCA®, CDT®, SFP, FMP to share her thoughts and insights on the past and future of CSI. As the association celebrates this significant milestone, what are some of the most impactful contributions CSI has made for the benefit of the AECO industry? I feel this organization is responsible ...