How The Incorrect Soils Report Led To A Building Collapse

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What happens when a project is designed and engineered based on a subsoils report created for another site, with wildly different conditions?

Adjacent sites may appear almost identical above grade, and yet have radically different subsoil conditions. It can be a false economy—and potentially catastrophic—to forgo a proper soils report specific to your site and instead base your design on unfounded assumptions.

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4. Share This Podcast With Your Colleagues (00:01:43)

5. Story Begins: "Undercurrent" (00:02:12)

6. Lessons From "Undercurrent" (00:23:37)

7. Credits And Thanks (00:25:07)

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How The Incorrect Soils Report Led To A Building Collapse

The Claims-Free Architect

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What happens when a project is designed and engineered based on a subsoils report created for another site, with wildly different conditions?

Connect with Pro-Demnity:

Leave a Review
Follow us on LinkedIn
Access our Risk Education Library
Speak with a Risk Services Expert if you’re an Ontario architect seeking guidance for a risk management issue.

Thank you for listening.

פרקים

1. Cold Open (00:00:00)

2. Podcast Introduction (00:00:30)

3. Episode Introduction (00:01:12)

4. Share This Podcast With Your Colleagues (00:01:43)

5. Story Begins: "Undercurrent" (00:02:12)

6. Lessons From "Undercurrent" (00:23:37)

7. Credits And Thanks (00:25:07)

26 פרקים

#MBA #Arts #Business #Graphic Design #Pro-Demnity Insurance Company #Architects #Claims #Liability #Insurance #Design #Risk #Technologists #Litigation #Error #Omission #Negligence

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