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Employee Well-Being
Can AI Give Workers Their Brains Back?
2026-09-18 | Sally Spencer-Thomas
Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas looks at artificial intelligence (AI) as burnout prevention: It can become more than a productivity tool; it can be a work-design tool that gives people back some of their mental bandwidth.
Design and Professional Liability
Progressive Design-Build: Theory Versus Reality
2026-09-11 | Jeff Slivka
Jeff Slivka explores the aspects of progressive design-build that owners and contractors should consider, including the handling of professional liability risks.
Subcontractor Performance Risk
Keeping Cool Under Pressure: Risks in Data Center Construction
2026-09-11 | Cheri Hanes
Focusing on schedule realism, supply chain resilience, subcontractor capacity, commissioning readiness, phased turnover, and quality execution are key in this rapidly evolving market. Cheri Hanes discusses.
Design and Professional Liability
Design Professionals: Beware of Boilerplate Contract Disclaimer Language
2026-08-28 | Kenneth A Slavens
Ken Slavens relates a recent case, City of Shreveport v. CDM Smith, 426 So.3d 186 (La. 2025), showing the importance of aligning form with substance throughout the entire agreement.
Additional Insured Issues
How to Prove the Duty to Defend
2026-08-21 | Julian Ehrlich
Julian Ehrlich reviews the standards of proof required to establish the duty to defend under additional insured coverage and contractual indemnity.
Employee Well-Being
AI and Workplace Mental Health: The Promise, the Perils, and What Employers Need to Know
2026-07-24 | Sally Spencer-Thomas
While the artificial intelligence (AI) technology evolution is very exciting for many, it has many workplace mental health implications—positive and negative. Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas explains.
Construction Safety
Conduct Thorough Workplace Hazard Assessments
2026-06-17 | TJ Lyons
TJ Lyons advises taking the time to assess the hazards for good people, eliminate what could hurt your team, plan from there, and always take the time to walk a site before any work is performed.
Design and Professional Liability
OPPI: An Insurance Alternative for Construction Project Owners
2026-06-12 | Jeff Slivka
Jeff Slivka examines this valuable excess insurance that provides defense and indemnity coverage for damages in excess of the professional liability limits available from the design/construction team.
Construction
Construction Jobsite IoT Revisited: Risk Managers and Underwriters Take Another Look
2026-06-05 | Rose Hall
Construction sector risk managers, brokers, and underwriters must look beyond basic return on investment to properly evaluate risk technology. Rose Hall looks at how the Internet of Things (IoT) has become an indispensable instrument for managing operational risk.
Construction Law
Fighting Phony Insurance Claims
2026-05-18 | Robert J Miletsky
Insurers may pay suspect claims because it's cheaper than litigating them, but this encourages the filing of even more dubious claims. Robert Miletsky looks at the reality of this situation and suggests a change in tactics.
Design and Professional Liability
Progressive Design-Build: Theory Versus Reality
2026-09-11 | Jeff Slivka
Subcontractor Performance Risk
Keeping Cool Under Pressure: Risks in Data Center Construction
2026-09-11 | Cheri Hanes
Design and Professional Liability
Design Professionals: Beware of Boilerplate Contract Disclaimer Language
2026-08-28 | Kenneth A Slavens
Employee Well-Being
AI and Workplace Mental Health: The Promise, the Perils, and What Employers Need to Know
2026-07-24 | Sally Spencer-Thomas
Design and Professional Liability
OPPI: An Insurance Alternative for Construction Project Owners
2026-06-12 | Jeff Slivka
Construction
Construction Jobsite IoT Revisited: Risk Managers and Underwriters Take Another Look
2026-06-05 | Rose Hall
