Architectural services are the lead...

Architectural services are the leading cause of building performance failures, according to a consideration by the University of Maryland's Architecture and Engineering Performance Information Center (AEPIC).
This and other conclusions about the source of failures were drawn from a computerized data base of a certain quantity of 5,000 buildings for the period 1980-1987 The data was obtained from the files of sum of two units companies that provide professional liability insurance for design pro fessionals, as well as from court cases.
The close attention found that architectural services were responsible for 41