The Architect's Guide to Avoiding Change Orders
In-depth handbook (~60 pages): root causes, QA/QC, contract administration, sample clauses, case vignettes, and bibliography.
Concise Primer
Executive summary (~8 pages): ten prevention principles, top root causes with mitigations, and a quick-reference QA/QC checklist.
About these documents
Original prose written from general AEC industry principles and publicly available references (AIA practice resources, ConsensusDocs, DBIA, AGC, and published claims studies). Sample contract language is illustrative and should be reviewed by counsel before use.