DO YOU KNOW what really happens in design offices? What guarantees you'll be making when you deliver your construction documents to contractors? How will the contracts you sign predetermine the success or failure of your project?

What do you need to know about the daily interactions of your architect, your contractors, and your new "partners" for your project to be successful? How will you get to know it? How will you penetrate the useless panaceas and empty promises you'll be offered? How much does project time cost? How can you make invisible cost exposures visible? If your project experiences a construction claim, how will you protect your budget? How much do most lawyers, courts, arbitrators, mediators, or special masters know about what happens behind the closed doors of design and construction? How can the law abuse your project?

In Build It Twice, Joe Boyd has opened windows into the essential interactions of all of these "strangers". He has shown that you, as the owner-leader, can substantially increase the odds your project will be successful by building it at least once, in detail, on paper before starting construction.

Joe Boyd, with a background in business, law, and engineering, has more than 40 years of experience in the construction industry. For over 30 years, he directed his own firm, J.A. Boyd & Associates, in the management of several billion dollars in design and construction and in the resolution of several hundred million dollars in claims. He has also served as a negotiator, arbitrator, and referee in construction disputes.

In Build It Twice, he explains what causes construction disputes and provides the insights and tools the owner needs to meet their project goals and avoid construction litigation.