Washington, D.C.-based American Institute of Architects (AIA) has added six new documents, including three subcontractor forms, to AIA Documents-on-Demand, bringing the total documents available ...

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today announced a marketing partnership agreement, designed to foster a greater understanding and exchange of ...

On April 27, the AIA issued revised versions of its flagship documents for the first time since 2007. Whether advising a client in advance of commencing work or reviewing for impending litigation, ...

On Nov. 15, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) plans to release its new and updated Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) family of contract documents. Next February, the AIA will release ...

In their Construction Law column, Melissa Billig and Brandon Reiner discuss five pitfalls to avoid when using standardized industry form agreements with architects and contractors. Lawyers are often ...

In fast-paced industries such as the construction industry, it is easy to assume that standardized form contracts provided by the American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) will prevent, rather than ...

On April 30 at its national convention in San Francisco, the American Institute of Architects released replacement construction manager documents and an updated version of AIA Contracts Documents ...

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently released updated contract documents, including two key residential contracts and a complimentary Condominium Project Guide. “Although the B109 is ...

While it’s impossible to draft a contract with a provision to deal with every problem that might arise as a complex integration project moves forward (that is, at least one that could be carried ...

[This is Part I of a four-part series discussing the new AIA 2017 forms. Part II will discuss the general conditions to the construction contract (A201-2017); Part III will discuss the Owner—Architect ...