Potash House: American Arbitration Association, Construction Industry Arbitration Rules – Demand for arbitration

27/02/1989

Legal Case, Statement of Claim

Demand for arbitration by Daniel Potash with Maureen McCabe against the Center for Environmental Structure, for defective work performed in the remodeling of their home. Damages are being requested for cost to cure defective construction. Original 21-Feb-1986 design agreement is attached.

Authors:

Terry Carlson, Esq., San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Project

House for Daniel Potash and Maureen McCabe 1986 to 1988

1341 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1988

Client:

Mr. Daniel Potash and Ms. Maureen McCabe

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Artemis Anninou, Chester Cervellino, Mark Brinner, Stephen Duff, Kleoniki Tsotropoulou

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$150,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions

Complete reconstruction of existing house, with emphasis on the house kitchen. Hand painted interiors, hand-plaster work, furniture, and garden terraces; benches, seats, table, fireplace and floor of kitchen --all built and painted by C.E.S. Total construction 2,500 square feet.

References

Reports

Potash House: Design Agreement 26/02/1986

Project, Contractual, Design Services Agreement

Authors:

Mr. Daniel Potash and Mrs. Maureen McCabe, San Anselmo, CA, U.S.A.
Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

6-page signed design agreement between Mr. Daniel Potash, Ms. Maureen McCabe and the Center for Environmental Structure for remodeling and building additions to an existing house. Total area to be about 1200 square feet to be performed in three phases ...

Records

Potash House: Daniel Potash and Maureen McCabe Petitioners vs. Center for Environmental Structure, a California nonprofit corporation; Christopher Alexander, individually 11/05/1990

Project, Legal Case

Authors:

Robert D. Links, Attorneys at Law - Dobbs, Berger, Molinari, Casalnuovo, Vannelli & Nadel, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Stipulation and agreement of the award from arbitration due to the petitioners, due and payable. Outline of payments and interest is detailed. All rules of arbitration set forth.