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Article of the Week: How to Celebrate Your Mistakes

Jun 24, 2019

Article of the Week: How to Celebrate Your Mistakes

Jun 24, 2019

Jun 24, 2019

PFCS is Helping a Neighbor Keep His Home

Mar 21, 2018

PFCS is Helping a Neighbor Keep His Home

Mar 21, 2018

Mar 21, 2018

Apr 17, 2017

Article of the Week: "Turning Negative Thinkers Into Positive Ones"

Apr 17, 2017

Apr 17, 2017

Mar 28, 2017

Article of the Week: "For Want of a Comma, We Have This Case"

Mar 28, 2017

Mar 28, 2017

Feb 23, 2017

Making Drive Time Productive: Getting Your iPhone to Speak to You

Feb 23, 2017

Feb 23, 2017

Jan 31, 2017

Bill Gates' Favorite Books of 2016

Jan 31, 2017

Jan 31, 2017

Dec 27, 2016

National Safety Council 2016: OSHA's Top 10 Violations for 2016

Dec 27, 2016

Dec 27, 2016

Oct 6, 2016

50 Coffees

Oct 6, 2016

Oct 6, 2016

May 17, 2016

The Secret to Sustaining High Job Performance

May 17, 2016

May 17, 2016

Apr 6, 2016

Answering the Tough Questions: A Forensic Approach to Consulting by David H. Heemann

Apr 6, 2016

Apr 6, 2016

Mar 16, 2016

Multitasking is Killing Your Brain

Mar 16, 2016

Mar 16, 2016

Jan 28, 2016

Service Through Structure by Paul Eldrenkamp

Jan 28, 2016

Jan 28, 2016

Jan 7, 2016

The Best Books I Read in 2015 by Bill Gates

Jan 7, 2016

Jan 7, 2016

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Mar 21, 2011

Warren Buffett's Biennial Letter

Mar 21, 2011

Mar 21, 2011

Building

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Dec 18, 2020

Xactimate vs. “Real Estimating”

Dec 18, 2020

Dec 18, 2020

Jul 9, 2019

Construction Quality Management Resources

Jul 9, 2019

Jul 9, 2019

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Nov 19, 2018

Construction Project Management in the US vs. EU

Nov 19, 2018

Nov 19, 2018

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Nov 11, 2018

Construction Risk & Claim Management in the US vs. EU

Nov 11, 2018

Nov 11, 2018

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Oct 5, 2018

Professional Construction Contracting Discipline

Oct 5, 2018

Oct 5, 2018

Jun 20, 2018

Understanding Green Building, LEED Certification… And Their Risks

Jun 20, 2018

Jun 20, 2018

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Oct 22, 2017

Contracting 101

Oct 22, 2017

Oct 22, 2017

Oct 20, 2017

A Sensible List

Oct 20, 2017

Oct 20, 2017

Aug 29, 2017

Contractor Pre-Qualification Checklist

Aug 29, 2017

Aug 29, 2017

Jun 29, 2016

Avoid Bad Contractors: Basic Due Diligence in Hiring

Jun 29, 2016

Jun 29, 2016

Mar 2, 2016

Who Would You Prefer As Your Contractor?

Mar 2, 2016

Mar 2, 2016

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Feb 26, 2016

Open Source Construction Contracts

Feb 26, 2016

Feb 26, 2016

Jan 14, 2016

Who Needs a Contractors License? Everyone, It Appears... Well, not quite.

Jan 14, 2016

Jan 14, 2016

Jun 9, 2014

Building Information Modeling: B.I.M. and Building Lifecycle Management (BLM)

Jun 9, 2014

Jun 9, 2014

May 6, 2014

Building Information Modeling: Why Everyone Who Deals with Buildings Should Care about B.I.M.

May 6, 2014

May 6, 2014

Mar 26, 2014

Building Information Modeling: What is B.I.M.?

Mar 26, 2014

Mar 26, 2014

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Nov 5, 2012

General Conditions to a Prime Construction Contract

Nov 5, 2012

Nov 5, 2012

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Mar 10, 2009

Level 5 Estimating Matrix

Mar 10, 2009

Mar 10, 2009

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Mar 23, 2008

Managing Construction Quality

Mar 23, 2008

Mar 23, 2008

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Jan 1, 2005

DBSKCV Construction Management Method

Jan 1, 2005

Jan 1, 2005

Buildings

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Apr 10, 2020

Disaster Evaluation, Mitigation, and Recovery Resources

Apr 10, 2020

Apr 10, 2020

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Jun 19, 2019

The "Definition of Quality"

Jun 19, 2019

Jun 19, 2019

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Mar 21, 2018

PFCS Building Rehabilitation Process

Mar 21, 2018

Mar 21, 2018

Jun 23, 2016

Building Insurance, Inspections & Quality: Closing the Loop

Jun 23, 2016

Jun 23, 2016

Jun 16, 2016

Building Information Management & Modeling

Jun 16, 2016

Jun 16, 2016

Jan 12, 2016

California's 2015 SB 655 Housing Standards: Mold

Jan 12, 2016

Jan 12, 2016

Jan 7, 2016

Mold Management Method

Jan 7, 2016

Jan 7, 2016

Jan 7, 2016

What To Do When You Have A Building Leak

Jan 7, 2016

Jan 7, 2016

Dec 8, 2015

Portland Metro HOA Lawyers

Dec 8, 2015

Dec 8, 2015

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Feb 13, 2014

Reserve Funding & Risk Mitigation: The Bottom Line

Feb 13, 2014

Feb 13, 2014

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Jan 27, 2014

Part II: Best Practices in Reserve Funding & Risk Mitigation

Jan 27, 2014

Jan 27, 2014

Jan 8, 2014

Part I: Getting a Grip on Reserve Funding

Jan 8, 2014

Jan 8, 2014

Mar 30, 2012

OWCAM Expo

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 5, 2012

CAI's Essentials Workshop

Mar 5, 2012

Mar 5, 2012

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Oct 26, 2011

Methodology for Evaluation of Water Infiltration in Buildings

Oct 26, 2011

Oct 26, 2011

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Jul 1, 2011

Property Condition Assessments Using ASTM E2018

Jul 1, 2011

Jul 1, 2011

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Jan 1, 2003

Managing Property Maintenance and Improvement

Jan 1, 2003

Jan 1, 2003

Apr 30, 2000

How to Estimate the Cost of Structural Repairs to Light Frame Construction Required Due to Catastrophic Events

Apr 30, 2000

Apr 30, 2000

Business

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Dec 6, 2021

The Covid Effect on Hiring

Dec 6, 2021

Dec 6, 2021

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Mar 2, 2021

Everything You Do Is a Process. How to Make Your Business Work?

Mar 2, 2021

Mar 2, 2021

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Feb 15, 2021

Checklist Management Discipline

Feb 15, 2021

Feb 15, 2021

How We Have Succeeded with Remote Work

Mar 24, 2020

How We Have Succeeded with Remote Work

Mar 24, 2020

Mar 24, 2020

Our Work is Often Difficult

Oct 16, 2019

Our Work is Often Difficult

Oct 16, 2019

Oct 16, 2019

Jun 7, 2019

The One Minute Manager

Jun 7, 2019

Jun 7, 2019

May 14, 2019

Organizational Maturity

May 14, 2019

May 14, 2019

Apr 24, 2019

OMMA-Goodness!™ Project Management Framework: In Brief

Apr 24, 2019

Apr 24, 2019

Mar 15, 2019

PFCS Continues to Grow!

Mar 15, 2019

Mar 15, 2019

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Oct 4, 2018

Introducing Our Latvian Interns

Oct 4, 2018

Oct 4, 2018

Oct 27, 2017

The PFCS Weekly Planning Method

Oct 27, 2017

Oct 27, 2017

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Oct 24, 2017

How To Write by Meyer & Meyer

Oct 24, 2017

Oct 24, 2017

Feb 23, 2017

Making Drive Time Productive: Getting Your iPhone to Speak to You

Feb 23, 2017

Feb 23, 2017

Oct 6, 2016

50 Coffees

Oct 6, 2016

Oct 6, 2016

May 18, 2016

Kanban

May 18, 2016

May 18, 2016

Apr 19, 2016

Proving the Obvious Using Google

Apr 19, 2016

Apr 19, 2016

Feb 17, 2016

Google Mapping Made Easy

Feb 17, 2016

Feb 17, 2016

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Jan 5, 2016

2016 Webinar Topics

Jan 5, 2016

Jan 5, 2016

Dec 22, 2015

Happy Holidays!

Dec 22, 2015

Dec 22, 2015

Dec 17, 2015

Sherlock Holmes Quotes For Our Business

Dec 17, 2015

Dec 17, 2015

Nov 23, 2015

Everybody Has A Plan... Using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to Succeed

Nov 23, 2015

Nov 23, 2015

May 22, 2012

Continuing Education

May 22, 2012

May 22, 2012

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Mar 21, 2011

Warren Buffett's Biennial Letter

Mar 21, 2011

Mar 21, 2011

Oct 18, 2010

Expert Performance and Deliberate Practice

Oct 18, 2010

Oct 18, 2010

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Oct 18, 2010

PFCS' MAMA Meeting Management

Oct 18, 2010

Oct 18, 2010

Oct 3, 2005

Communicating in Writing: A Training Article

Oct 3, 2005

Oct 3, 2005

Claims & Litigation

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Feb 13, 2019

Common Plumbing Construction Defects

Feb 13, 2019

Feb 13, 2019

Feb 13, 2019

Common Electrical Construction Defects

Feb 13, 2019

Feb 13, 2019

Feb 13, 2019

Common Mechanical Construction Defects

Feb 13, 2019

Feb 13, 2019

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Nov 19, 2018

Comparison of Common Law (US) and Civil (EU) Litigation Practice

Nov 19, 2018

Nov 19, 2018

Jun 1, 2016

PFCS Construction Claims Analysis Method

Jun 1, 2016

Jun 1, 2016

Apr 6, 2016

Answering the Tough Questions: A Forensic Approach to Consulting by David H. Heemann

Apr 6, 2016

Apr 6, 2016

Mar 12, 2013

List of Statisticians

Mar 12, 2013

Mar 12, 2013

Aug 3, 2011

Selecting and Evaluating Expert Consultants

Aug 3, 2011

Aug 3, 2011

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Jun 23, 2011

Portfolio Management of Construction Claims

Jun 23, 2011

Jun 23, 2011

Dec 1, 2008

Managing Expert Costs

Dec 1, 2008

Dec 1, 2008

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