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CCA-related content at AIA25

By Emma Tucker posted 14 days ago
If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA25) this year (June 4-7 in Boston), there is an official CCA workshop plus many more great sessions to consider! This guide provides you with an inside look at some of the sessions ...
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CCA Fee Considerations

By Tyler D. Schaffer AIA posted 08-22-2024
CCA Fee Considerations by Tyler Schaffer, AIA The CCA phase can be labor intensive, especially on large, complex projects. To successfully deliver a project, a significant amount of time and effort may be necessary by the architect to administer ...
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Top Potential Construction Contract Administration Disruptors

By Shannon R. Christensen FAIA posted 08-22-2024
dis·rupt·or , /disˈrəptər/ noun: a person or thing that interrupts an event, activity, or process by causing a disturbance. Keep in mind this disturbance can have a positive or negative impact on the architectural design and construction process. ...
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CCA-related content at AIA24

By Emma Tucker posted 03-26-2024
If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA24) this year (June 5-8 in Washington, DC), there is an official CCA workshop plus many more great sessions to consider! CCA events Wednesday: Architects in Work ...
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CCA-related content at A'23

By Emma Tucker posted 04-13-2023
If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture (A’23) this year (June 7-10 in San Francisco), here are some sessions that may be of interest! Wednesday AEC Cares: Help us renovate Lark Inn at A'23 7:30am-4:30pm | Sign up at ...
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Top Resources for Construction Contract Administration

By Emma Tucker posted 10-04-2022
Compiled by the 2022 CCA Leadership Group Continuing in the tradition of past compilations of tips and resources, we've pulled together a list of our top resources for those learning about and practicing construction contract administration. We'd ...
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Selecting and specifying engineered wood flooring

By Joshua C. Rubin AIA posted 04-21-2022
Selecting and specifying engineered wood flooring by Joshua Rubin, AIA Selecting and specifying finish materials for a project may seem straightforward and limited to the appropriateness of the application and the finish’s appearance. For some ...
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"Ladder effect" in railings

By Joshua C. Rubin AIA posted 02-16-2022
"Ladder effect" in railings by Joshua Rubin, AIA Ladder Effect - the idea that if you put anything resembling a ladder in front of a person, they will climb it. A 2007 report entitled Review of Fall Safety of Children Between the Ages ...
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Knowledge Transfer aka the Bid Handoff

By Michael E. Plottel FAIA posted 06-10-2020
Knowledge Transfer aka the Bid Handoff By Michael Plottel I like to describe design as the process through which an architect alchemizes the owner’s program (often initiated as generalized needs, vague wishes and hazy preferences) into a precise, ...
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Delay claims (Republished with a pandemic update)

By William J. Schmalz FAIA posted 04-03-2020
Delay Claims (Republished with a pandemic Update) By Bill Schmalz, FAIA Construction delays will almost always result in change order requests, and as architects, on most projects we may be obligated to review them not only for the requested additional ...
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The Lost Art of Dimensioning

By William J. Schmalz FAIA posted 03-05-2020
The Lost Art of Dimensioning By Bill Schmalz, FAIA, CSI, LEED AP Today’s architectural interns don’t have it easy. Compared to when I entered the profession, they have to know a lot more stuff—and a lot of different kinds of stuff. For one thing, ...
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Documenting construction meeting minutes

By Yu-Ngok Lo FAIA posted 01-15-2020
Documenting construction meeting minutes By Yu-Ngok Lo, AIA Those of us who have been in weekly construction meetings (also known as owner, architect, contractor (OAC) meetings) are no strangers to construction meeting minutes. These minutes are ...
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Differentiating between QA and QC

By William J. Schmalz FAIA posted 06-13-2019
Differentiating between QA and QC By Bill Schmalz, FAIA A CCA white paper submitted June 4, 2019 In casual conversation, we often use terms imprecisely. We assume—usually correctly—that the people we’re talking to understand what we mean, even ...
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Words have power

By Eric O. Pempus FAIA posted 04-18-2019
Words have power By Eric O. Pempus, FAIA, ESQ., NCARB, ORSA A CCA white paper submitted April 18, 2019 Misuse of terms in agreements and other construction industry documents include referring to a design professional as a “Contractor,” and ...
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Discussion and strategy sharing take focus at Innovation Day symposium

By Jeffery Lee Reynolds AIA posted 04-18-2019
Attendees network at the Symposium reception at AIA National. Image: Emma Tucker Discussion and strategy sharing take focus at Innovation Day symposium By Jeff Reynolds, AIA On March 11, the Construction Contract Administration knowledge community ...
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An architect’s field reports

By Michael E. Plottel FAIA posted 12-04-2018
An architect’s field reports By Michael Plottel, FAIA, LEED AP A CCA white paper, submitted November 6, 2018 Almost no one ever reads a field report, except when things go really wrong. Think of field reports as the “black box recorder” ...
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Informed Consent

By William J. Schmalz FAIA posted 08-28-2018
Informed consent By Bill Schmalz, FAIA A CCA white paper, submitted July 7, 2018 Two principles form the bedrock of professional ethics: (1) acting in the client’s best interests, and (2) ensuring that clients make decisions while understanding ...
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Reviewing the schedule of values: What architects should look for

By William J. Schmalz FAIA posted 02-09-2018
Reviewing the schedule of values: What architects should look for By Bill Schmalz, FAIA A CCA white paper, submitted November 7, 2017 For most construction projects, the architect has an essential monthly task: reviewing the contractor’s ...
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RFIs: What’s good, what’s bad & what’s ugly about them

By Eric O. Pempus FAIA posted 02-09-2018
RFIs: What’s good, what’s bad & what’s ugly about them By Eric O. Pempus, FAIA, Esq. A CCA white paper, submitted January 10, 2018 A simple definition of an RFI, or “Request for Information”: A written and/or graphic communication from ...
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