The ASHRAE Member’s Survival Guide — Design/Build, published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
The guide provides background on the issues, consequences and liabilities that can result for those considering executing projects using a design/build approach.
Design/build is a method of project delivery where both design and construction are executed by a single entity. The project can be competitively bid or negotiated. One firm holds all of the performance risk. The objective for the owner is to have a single point of contact for all aspects of executing the project.
The guide examines roles and responsibilities of engineers in design/build, contractual agreements, contract issues, project execution strategies, liability issues, licensing laws, insurance and risk allocation.
The guide is the third in a series titled The ASHRAE Member's Survival Guide, overseen by ASHRAE’s technical committee 1.7, Business, Management and Legal Education. The others are The ASHRAE Member’s Survival Guide — Contracts: A Self-Help Tool for Managing Risk Through the Use of Contract Terms, and The ASHRAE Member’s Survival Guide — Avoiding Pitfalls in Engineering Practice.
For more information, go to www.ashrae.org.
