Registration for the Construction Design Alliance of Ontario's (CDAO) 2026 Procurement Day is now open. This year's virtual event, which will take place on April 30, brings together industry leaders...
The OAA is offering two insightful webinars, designed to help you navigate professional challenges and legal responsibilities, for half-price registration. The first session, on October 2, is...
Pro-Demnity has provided many articles and Bulletins encouraging the use of the readily available standard forms of contract for the provision of architectural services provided by the OAA. Failure to...
For years, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) standard agreements have been the go-to for construction projects and are generally designed for a balanced sharing of project risk...
Clients (owners) may require certificate of practice (CoP) holders to retain surveyors, geo-technical, or hazardous materials specialist consultants under the architectural services contract in lieu...
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Affordable housing has become an increasingly dire global issue. Be it rent or homeownership, the unaffordability of homes has been on the rise. A look at U.S. Census data illustrates a sharp decline...
The new legal and contractual risks, obligations, and liabilities brought on by using building information modelling (BIM) are often ignored, leading to expensive misunderstandings. What are the...