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Industry Watch: Why Architects Should Embrace the Owner’s Representative Model
A friend of mine recently took on a small renovation at his home.Beautiful concept. Straightforward scope. The kind of project most architects enjoy. But within weeks he was embroiled in conflicts over schedule, cost, and contractor direction — the exact issues his architect refused to engage in. What should have been a simple renovation became…
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Industry Watch: How CCDC 5B-2025 Signals a More Modern and Collaborative Construction Contract
I’ve spent years treating pre-construction as its own phase of work. On many projects, that simple distinction improved clarity, reduced friction, and strengthened owner–contractor relationships. So when I reviewed the 2025 update to CCDC 5B, I recognized familiar territory. Many of the contract revisions reflect practices I’ve used for a long time. They aren’t perfect,…