Healthcare construction projects involve more than managing budgets and schedules. Owners must navigate contractual, operational, and legal risks that can affect delivery, increase costs, and create disputes long after construction begins.

From design coordination issues and force majeure delays to insurance gaps and warranty obligations, many significant risks arise from how contracts are drafted, administered

In my latest Daily Journal of Commerce Construction column, I discuss some the potential risks for project teams to consider when drafting construction agreements under the current version of the LEED building rating program (3.0).  Version 3.0 provides for Minimum Program Requirements ("MPRs") which a project must comply with to be certified under the LEED