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Our blog, Column and Beam, features articles from our attorneys regarding design and construction matters.
Protect Your Business – Steps to Avoid Personal Liability
Architects, engineers and other construction professionals, like all business owners, create business entities, like corporations and limited liability companies, to operate their businesses and to shield themselves from personal liability. The liability shield is a...
4 Emerging Technologies That Can Benefit Your Firm
It is an exciting time for design and construction professionals. In the last few years, innovations in technology have emerged that are rapidly changing the way that you work, and will continue to shape the industry for future projects. Here are a few of these...
Should You Allow Employees to Use Personal Electronics?
To be successful and remain competitive, architects, engineers, and other construction professionals must be aware of with rapidly-changing trends in technology. Some businesses have shifted from company-provided laptops, smart phones, and tablets in favor of...
What You Need to Know about South Carolina’s Statute of Repose
The statute of repose is a defense that we often assert as a defense in design and construction cases that we handle because cases are often brought, or our clients are added as a defendant in a case that has been pending for years, long after a construction project...
5 Things to Consider When Designing for Modular Construction
In a recent post, we discussed the benefits of using permanent modular construction – how it can reduce costs, increase efficiency and allow for faster project delivery times. However, permanent modular construction differs in many respects from traditional...
Why You Should Consider Rectification Coverage
During the course of any design or construction project, there are various factors that can cause damages or delays, which can be financially costly and detrimental to your firm’s reputation. For this reason, it is essential to have comprehensive liability...
Is Modular Construction the Future?
Permanent modular construction has flourished in Europe for the past two decades, and it is now increasingly emerging as a project delivery system in the United States. It has also begun to attract interest from owners of large commercial projects after several...
5 Things You Need to Know About Cyber Insurance
Is your firm at risk for a cyber attack? The answer may surprise you. Attacks against all businesses are increasing, and though smaller companies may assume they won’t be targeted, Symantec’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report found that 43% of all attacks in 2015...
5 Things To Do Today to Reduce Your Company’s Risk
Design and construction professionals are in a high-risk business, but there are things that your firm can do today that will help minimize that risk. 1. Adopt and Use a Standard Contract Form There are some clients that will present you with their form for services...