When Water Flows Uphill
In architecture, the downhill flow of water forms the basis for the design of plumbing and drainage systems. It’s such a universal rule that it’s more than a little surprising when it’s been ignored.
Mandatory Arbitration Jeopardizes Your Coverage with the Stroke of a Pen and Handcuffs your Defense
Pay close attention to mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts. These may trigger the new sub-limit on coverage for BOTH damages and claims expenses.
Too Wood To Be True
The Claims-Free Architect: Season 3, Episode 12 How can a simple typographical error in a millwork order lead to a financial and logistical nightmare, not to mention the heartbreak of […]
A Spot of Mould
When experts with questionable incentives make a simple problem worse by recommending drastic solutions, who is responsible for picking up the tab?
Architects are not Building Inspectors
Beware of Building Inspections being thrust on Architects by Municipalities during labour disputes.
Fallen Wall
When a major building component, such as an external wall, fails during construction, who was supposed to check the shop drawings?
I Want What I Want
If an Architect provides better quality cladding materials than those the client requested, can the Client order those materials to be replaced at the Architect’s expense?
Explaining the Technical Requirements Schedule and Water Ingress Coverage Requirements
Everything you need to know about Water Ingress coverage: The Technical Requirements Schedule explained.
It Takes a Spark
Fire experts may have trouble pinpointing the cause of a fire, but if the architects are contracted to perform site reviews, they will be in the “line of fire,” regardless of the actual source of the original spark.
Undercurrent
Get the best advice, not the quickest advice. Avoid embracing hasty solutions to complex problems, even when there is enormous pressure to solve them as quickly as possible.