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Event
The Evolving Standard of Care
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EVENT TIME/DATE: Monday, April 17, 2016, 6:00-7:00
LOCATION: Mrs. Rose's Fine Foods, 1090 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston, SC 29407 (West Ashley)
CHECK IN STARTS: 5:30 (Networking & Dinner)
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CREDITS: 1 LU/HSW
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COURSE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY: Architects and Engineers are required to meet the appropriate standard of care for their work on a construction project. Such a simple phrase is actually a very loaded statement. What, exactly, is the standard of care that the design professional is required to meet? This is one of the terms of art that lawyers love and everyone else tends to hate.
Basically, the standard of care is a shorthand description that states the designer owes a duty to perform reasonably well on the project. How is reasonably well defined? It is not perfection. It is,however, the showing of reasonable care and performing the level of skill and diligence those thatare engaged in the same profession would ordinarily exercise under similar circumstances.
If you are a design professional, you are presumed to:
1. possess the required degree of learning, skills, and experience that is ordinarily
possessed by similarly situated professionals in the community.
2. use reasonable and ordinary care and diligence in the exercise of your skill to
accomplish your professional tasks; and
3. use good professional judgment in the performance of your professional tasks.
Nowhere does it say that the architects / engineers plans have to be perfect. However, the plans and specifications do need to meet a typical standard. They must meet the applicable Building Codes and must generally be sound. But they do not have to be perfect.
Is there ever a perfect set of plans or specifications?.
Contractors & Subcontractors, if you are not a licensed professional, you are not off the hook! Your duties fall under the implied duty of workmanship. Essentially, you have a duty to make sure your work is sufficiently free from defects such that it meets the requirements of the Contract documents.
Design professionals attending this session will be better informed about how to cope with The Evolving Standard of Care.
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LocationThe Original Mrs. Rose's Fine Foods and Cocktails - Meeting Room (View)
1090 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
Charleston, SC 29407
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Contact
Attendees
John W.
LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD.
Mount Pleasant, SC United States
Apr 17, 2017 9:32 AM |
Brooke R.
SMHa
United States
Apr 17, 2017 7:32 AM |
Brooke R.
SMHa
United States
Apr 17, 2017 7:30 AM |
Julia H.
ls3p
United States
Apr 17, 2017 7:27 AM |
Bill V.
VACLLC
United States
Apr 17, 2017 5:56 AM |
Tera S.
United States Gypsum Company
Chapin, SC United States
Apr 14, 2017 5:44 AM |
Doug C.
GBA
United States
Apr 12, 2017 1:19 PM |
Garry B.
United States Gypsum
United States
Apr 12, 2017 10:43 AM |
Scott S.
ls3p
United States
Apr 12, 2017 9:20 AM |
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