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Podcast: Construction Brothers
Episode: The Architect's Race to the Bottom
Description: We open today with a discussion about the latest epidemic in the US. Yes, we’re talking about the epidemic of pickleball-related injuries. Here’s the story in Bloomberg.  Then we move on to a topic that John Roach brought to Eddie’s attention recently. It’s all about architects and the pricing of their services.  It all goes back to the Sherman Anti-trust Act, which was enacted in 1890 to address the problem of monopolies.  In the 1860s, Richard Morris Hunt sued a client who failed to pay his 5% fee. In doing so, he unknowingly set 5% as the industry standard for architect...