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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

ACEC Offers LEED Green Associate Credential

In partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council, ACEC offers an online course for gaining essential knowledge of the sustainable building concepts that are fundamental to all LEED Rating Systems. This course is ideal for those seeking a more in-depth understanding of sustainability and green building concepts, and essential for those pursuing the Green Building Certification Institute’s (GBCI) LEED Green Associate professional credential (the third-party certification program and nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings).

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Friday, August 19, 2011

Creating a Culture of Professional Liability Issues Awareness

The good news is that we don’t have to think about professional liability claims very often because, for the most part, claims are fairly rare. The bad news is that when a claim occurs, we have to think about it a lot. Almost always, when the claim occurs, part of our thinking includes what we could have done to prevent the claim.
John M. Lowe, Jr., P.E. firmly believes that having a frequent reminder about professional liability loss considerations can be very helpful in avoiding problems that we just don’t think about until there is a claim. John will be sending out a weekly e-mail series of brief professional liability loss prevention topics that you can share with your staff to raise the level of awareness to potential problems.
The first topic addresses the need to include a clear Scope of Work and Standard of Care in your contracts. It’s all about “expectation management” when it comes to contracting for professional services, which is why the Scope of Work and Standard of Care were chosen as the first topic. Many of the future topics will be focused on doing as much as we can to create and manage contracts that will result in clients having realistic expectations of what your services will provide. Please contact John if you would like to be added to this email list or receive a copy of the first topic.
To learn more about the background of John M. Lowe, Jr., P.E. and the services provided by Lowe Consulting, LLC, please follow this link.
Thank you John, for sharing this valuable information with our readers.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Contract Clauses for Design Professionals Recorded Webinar is Now Available

Many of the participants who attended this webinar have commented “This is one of your best webinar presentations!” The recording of The Bright Gray Line: “Yes”, “Never”, and “Maybe” Contract Clauses for Design Professionals (and how to find the difference) is now available for viewing.

Let us know your thoughts on the webinar. Is there a professional liability insurance subject you would like us to cover?