Construction Mastermind - Volume I Build Better. Litigate Less
Language: English
Published by Construction MasterMind Press, 2026
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- Title
- Construction Mastermind - Volume I Build Better. Litigate Less
- Author
- Keith A Whitener
- Publisher
- Construction MasterMind Press
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798995108924
- Item weight
- 1,175 grams
Construction Mastermind - Volume I
How Construction Claims Begin and How to Stop Them Before They Start
Most construction claims do not begin with failure in the field.
They begin quietly during design decisions, estimating assumptions, contract language, documentation habits, and routine project controls that go unquestioned until it's too late.
Construction Mastermind - Volume I is a practitioner-written guide to understanding how construction claims actually form and how disciplined decisions can prevent them long before lawyers, experts, and insurers get involved.
Written from decades of real-world experience delivering and analyzing complex projects, this book bridges the gap between operations, contracts, and legal outcomes. It shows how ordinary project decisions create extraordinary risk and provides practical frameworks to recognize and manage those risks before they become disputes.
This is not a legal textbook.
This is not a generic project management guide.
It is a field-tested reference for professionals responsible for delivering projects under cost, schedule, and contractual pressure.
In this volume, you will learn:
• Why performance alone does not control exposure - documentation does
• How scope gaps and silent assumptions quietly generate claims
• Where contracts and notice provisions fail most projects
• How RFIs, submittals, and change management create downstream risk
• Which project controls actually predict claims before they surface
• What courts and arbitrators truly care about when disputes arise
Who this book is for:
• Construction executives and project managers
• Owner representatives and risk professionals
• Claims consultants and construction attorneys
• Engineers and project controls professionals
Construction Mastermind - Volume I is designed as a professional desk reference, something you return to during planning, procurement, and execution to prevent problems rather than explain them later.
Build better. Document smarter. Litigate less.
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