MINI SESSION: Deflection & Tolerance Happens: Mitigating Risk Through Designer and Contractor Collaboration
Monday, March 30, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, International D
Contractor and engineer collaboration is important. An environment that fosters collaboration and minimizes risk benefits everyone but can only be created with clear understandings and boundaries. This session will showcase several successful Chicago-area projects that demonstrate positive collaboration. Voices from the construction and structural engineering sectors will share practical steps to enhance cooperation while addressing key concerns.
Learning Objectives:
(1) Identify and describe best practices from a contractor perspective on how to foster collaboration with the SEOR;
(2) Identify and describe best practices from an SEOR on how to foster collaboration with the contractor;
(3) Demonstrate best practices through project experiences from both contractor and SEOR perspectives;
(4) Best methods of structural analysis when collaborating with slab deflection and column creep.
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