Preventing and Addressing Construction Defects and Failures Seminar
DISCLAIMER
Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 5:00 pm
Distinguishing between Construction Defects and Failures
Defining defects
Causes of defects: problems with design, materials and/or construction
Defining failures
Causes of failures: deterioration, unintended use, “Acts of God”
Examining Common Defects and Failures
Analyzing defects and failures for methodology and causality
Site selection and engineering
Building design
Foundation design and construction
Design and construction of floors, walls and roofing
Exploring defects and failures in mechanical and electrical systems
Adopting Practices that Reduce Defects and Failures
Reviewing proposed use and preparing construction documents
Complying with building codes and standards
Choosing materials and construction techniques
Investigating new materials and construction techniques
Monitoring construction
Correcting problems before project completion
Building commissioning, operation and maintenance
Preventing and Resolving Disputes Generated by Defects and Failures
Identifying parties with potential liability
Understanding theories of liability
Identifying defenses to liability
Timeliness, contractual defenses, crossclaims and counterclaims
Participating in conflict resolution procedures
Mediation, arbitration, litigation
Reviewing types of damages and how they are calculated
Insurance coverage issues
Handling Ethical Issues Associated with Defects and Failures
Understanding the parties’ roles and relationships
Understanding the liability and indemnification provisions in construction documents
Duty to raise potential safety, durability issues
Making warrantees and guarantees
Working outside areas of competence
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs Including
1.0 Ethics Hour
Architects
7.0 HSW Continuing Ed. Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs, including 1.0 ethics hour, to professional engineers in most states. It also offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to North Dakota architects (non-mandatory). HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for North Dakota professional engineers (No. CPCAP-02).
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), and North Carolina. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York architects.
This seminar also offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity for construction contractors; it has not been approved by any licensing entities for contractors.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.