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Construction Quality Management 101

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Everything you need to know about construction quality and how to manage it. Quality is what separates the good from the bad. Both in our lives and in our work, quality is the defining factor in how we evaluate and are evaluated by others. There are two quality processes in construction: quality assurance and quality control.

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Construction Submittals Software: Streamlining Project Delivery and Accuracy

iField Smart

Samples: Physical samples displaying finishes, textures, colors, and other aesthetic or functional properties. Through a rigorous review and approval process, submittals help mitigate risks, avoid rework, and maintain project quality. Construction submittal software is a powerful asset for any construction project.

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The Ultimate Guide to Construction Site Inspection Checklist

Buildern

Conducting daily inspections may serve different purposes, such as preventing accidents and injuries, identifying potential quality issues, and mitigating schedule delays. Failure to identify quality issues on time may result in schedule delays and construction rework.

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

Construction Specifier

Add to these lists the number and types of non-code-conforming products that are mistaken for FRTW, like paints, coatings, stains, and other types of vulnerable surface treatments, and specifiers may find themselves quickly overwhelmed. ft) flame under controlled conditions of draft and temperature onto the surface of a 7.4-m

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How Much is Poor Construction Document Management Costing You? 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

That being said, many companies struggle to maintain control over the massive amounts of project documents. Companies experiencing any of the following seven issues regularly should seriously consider utilizing a construction project document control system to improve workflow across the board. trillion in 2020. trillion in 2020.

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The Complete Guide to Project Commissioning

Autodesk Construction Cloud

But while closeout is essential, planning for a seamless handover happens well before ground is broken. As a quality assurance test, it starts in design and continues through operations. With commissioning, quality assurance occurs at all of these phases. . Design and Preconstruction Phase: Risk Reduction from the Start .

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Punch List 101

Field Wire

Put simply, it is a list of to-do’s that need to be completed before a project can be considered finished. According to Michael Clippinger , the National Director of Quality at JE Dunn, an ENR Contractor of the Year, “a rolling punch list is the most common approach toward achieving the ultimate zero-punch list goal.”