By Andrew D. Mendelson, FAIA, Chief Risk Management Officer, Berkley Design Professional April 11, 2019 Adapted from an article authored by Suzanne H. Harness, J.D., AIA for Berkley Design Professional Recognizing that traditional public funding will not always be available, governmental agencies are using innovative public-private partnership (P3) models to incentivize their private-sector partners to… Read more »
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Andrew Mendelson of Berkley Design Professional to Address BIM Issues and Best Practices at American Council of Engineering Companies 2019 Annual Convention
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA (April 15, 2019) – Andrew D. Mendelson, FAIA, senior vice president, chief risk management officer at Berkley Design Professional, a division of Berkley Alliance Managers, a Berkley Company, will address Building Information Modeling (BIM) issues and best practices at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 2019 Annual Convention & Legislative Summit to… Read more »
ACEC 2019 Annual Convention Educational Session
Managing the Legal and Practice Issues of BIM Presented by: Andrew D. Mendelson FAIA, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Management Officer, Berkley Design Professional Monday, May 6, 2019 9:45-11am EDT Marriott Wardman ParkWashington, D.C.
Purchase Orders as Contracts – What is the Design Professional to Do?
By Diane Mika | February 19, 2019 Contracts are in virtually all parts of our business. They take many styles and most often in the form of purchase orders, proposals, consulting services agreements, etc.
Strategically preparing for construction professional liability risk
by Walter J. Adams, Jr. Risk is inherent with any commercial building project. From design and specification through construction, there are many moving parts capable of creating any number of problems. In the past, roles were clearly defined under the design/bid/build project delivery methodology. Responsibilities had a beginning and end. There was little guesswork –… Read more »
Complimentary Webinar: From Scope Creep to Profitability
Presented by: Andrew D. Mendelson, FAIA, Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Management Officer, Berkley Design Professional and Diane P. Mika, Vice President & Director of Risk Management Education, Berkley Design Professional Thursday, March 7, 2019 11:00 am Pacific Standard Time 1.5 AIA CES LUs/1.5 PDHs HSW Qualified Berkley DP policyholders who participate in this program… Read more »
Complimentary Webinar: Ethical Challenges & Enigmas for the Architects and Engineers World
Presented by: David A. Ericksen, Esq., Executive Committee, Construction Practice Leader, Severson & Werson and Andrew D. Mendelson, FAIA, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Management Officer Thursday, December 6, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific1.5 AIA CES LUs / 1.5 PDHs This webinar has been recorded and is available on demand for Berkley Design… Read more »
Andrew Mendelson of Berkley Design Professional to Address Design Project Scope Creep & Profitability at ACEC 2018 Fall Conference
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA (August 21, 2018) – Andrew D. Mendelson, FAIA, senior vice president, chief risk management officer at Berkley Design Professional, a division of Berkley Alliance Managers, a Berkley Company, will explore the methods for identifying and managing design project scope creep at the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 2018 Fall Conference to be… Read more »
8 Steps to Successful Subconsultant Relationships
Streamline the design-build process with a solid strategy for choosing partners by Andrew Mendelson FAIA August 8, 2018 Prime design consultants often have a great deal of project control and leverage. Unfortunately, such responsibilities increase the potential for significant risk. This is especially true if errors or omissions committed by subconsultants cause damage to… Read more »
When Bricks Meet Bytes
Navigating 21st Century Technology Pitfalls for Construction Professionals By Dion Cominos and Laila Santana The intersections and collisions between the worlds of professional services and technology are varied and numerous, affecting virtually every facet of modern business. Nowhere has this effect been more profound than in the field of construction, where electronic tools and innovations… Read more »
