About the Author

Uwe Putlitz Uwe Putlitz Pr Arch, Pr CPM, FRICS, was born in Johannesburg, qualified as an Architect at the University of the Witwatersrand and subsequently awarded the first M Sc (Building). He practiced as an Architect and/or as a Project Manager for various firms and as managing member of Building Strategy Network until 2000 when he was appointed as CEO of the Joint Building Contacts Committee until his retirement in 2019. Uwe was a visiting lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), regularly contributing articles to various industry journals about ‘dispute avoidance’ when using Standard-form Contracts as well as involved with the review of applications for registration by the SA Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions.