Navigate the challenges of distressed construction projects with VERTEX’s expert-led Distressed Projects Webinar Series 2025. This five-part series will begin on February 27th and dives deep into identifying risks, avoiding pitfalls, and recovering from setbacks in the construction industry. Gain actionable insights, practical tools, and real-world examples from seasoned professionals across our advisory, engineering, and surety teams.
Why Attend?
- Hear from VERTEX’s top experts with decades of experience in construction advisory.
- Gain invaluable knowledge to tackle the unique challenges of distressed projects.
- Equip yourself with proven tools and techniques for success in high-stakes scenarios.
- Earn CE, CLE, and AIA credits for attending.
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Select one or more of the following webcasts and complete your registration. Click on any of the following webcast listings to view its details and secure your spot in this essential series.
Upcoming Distressed Projects Webinars for 2025
Webinar #1 “Distressed Projects Warning Signs”
Date: 2/27/25
Presenters: Janet Doherty, Tom Koch, Doug Russell, and Brad Lancaster
Course Description: This session explores the multitude of warning signs that a project may exhibit, both during pre-construction and during construction, that based on VERTEX’s experience, may lead a project to become a distressed asset. This webinar will discuss what constitutes a distressed project, the negative outcomes and/or challenges that a distressed project presents, pre-construction risk indicators, and warning signs during project delivery. Presenters will share real-world examples from VERTEX’s broad expertise platform including insights from Project Advisory, Industrial Hygiene/Building Science, and Surety services. This webinar will also discuss tools to identify certain schedule, cost, jurisdictional, quality, process, and environmental project stresses with the goal of avoiding a project becoming a future case study on what went wrong.
Webinar #2 “Lessons Learned from Construction Defect Investigations”
Date: 4/3/25
Presenters: Matt Click, Max Elliott and Alex Johnsen
Course Description: This session explores the wide-ranging construction defects commonly encountered during VERTEX’s investigations across the country, focusing on deficiencies stemming from design errors, construction activities, and product failures. Presenters will share real-world examples to distinguish defects with a low probability of causing property damage from those that can lead to significant building damage requiring costly remediation or abatement. Attendees will gain practical insights into identifying and analyzing these issues, understanding their legal and financial implications, and exploring mitigation techniques to address damages efficiently. The course will also emphasize proactive measures to avoid design and construction deficiencies early in the project lifecycle, limiting potential impacts. Tailored for attorneys and insurance adjusters, this webinar equips professionals with actionable strategies for managing defect-related claims and resolving disputes effectively.
Webinar #3 “Documenting Impacts“
Date: 4/24/25
Presenters: Drew Brouwer, Andy Miltonberger and Gurtej Singh
Course Description: Construction projects are complex undertakings involving numerous factors, each of which can significantly impact a project’s success. Whether by accident, willful negligence, or force majeure, impacts are unavoidable. Prior to experiencing impacts, it is crucial to maintain robust documentation practices to capture and address potential impacts effectively. This webinar aims to equip participants with the necessary knowledge to comprehensively document all phases of construction projects. The webinar will discuss best practices for documentation before, during, and after a project encounters distress, encompassing both on-site and off-site activities. The webinar will conclude by emphasizing the value of implementing documentation best-practices by providing examples of these practices in the context of various construction claims.
Webinar #4 “Mitigating Delays”
Date: 5/22/25
Presenters: Andy Borglum and Kevin Talley
Course Description: The purpose of this program is to explain how to mitigate delays on distressed late projects. First, the VERTEX team will start assessing the status of the project by going through the nuances of the initial assessment. Then, the presenters will review how we begin to develop a plan on how to complete the project. The presenters will also discuss ways a project can compress or accelerate to its completion. Finally, Andy and Kevin will walk through a case study putting all of the steps together on a distressed Hotel Project in Miami, Florida.
Webinar #5 “Recovering Damages on Distressed Projects”
Date: 6/26/25
Presenters: Zach Bradshaw, Brad Busick and Cristal Brun
Course Description: VERTEX offers insights and strategies for legal professionals asserting or defending claims in distressed projects. Drawing on real-world examples of claims navigated by VERTEX’s experts, this webinar covers common forms of recoverable damages, proven methods for supporting damage claims, and common pitfalls to avoid when proving and recovering damages. Participants will gain a clear understanding of effective approaches for damage assessment and recovery in distressed project scenarios.
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