Building Enclosure Pareto Principle: Optimizing Efforts via Collaboration
(Room Champagne 1)
12 Jun 19
8:15 AM
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9:30 AM
Tracks:
Business, Leadership, Legal
The in situ performance of building enclosures can remain inferior to intended criteria due to inadequate detailing and incomplete specifications during the design phase, variation of installation methods and imperfect jobsite conditions, insufficient communication and collaboration between project team members, and unrealistic construction scheduling, among other issues. Although project documents often clearly define performance requirements for individual building enclosure components, considerations of interface details often remain underdeveloped. These interface details often cannot be fully designed until subcontractors are selected, manufacturers and products are evaluated, and shop drawings are prepared. Coordination is typically left to the general contractor with respect to sequencing issues, means and methods, material compatibility concerns, etc. The continued and accelerating use of delegated design makes timing of coordination tasks more difficult. Ample opportunities exist to improve construction processes and validation procedures by effectively coordinating and collaborating throughout the construction project life cycle.