Project Players I
I bring the $$$
Bank/ Lender/ Client
The construction industry can trace it's roots back to this "age" or time period.
What is the Stone Age?
Subcontractors, insurance companies, labor unions, material suppliers, trade associations, and equipment vendors.
What are secondary project players?
Home Work
Single Family / Residential
The design and build phases of the project overlap.
What is the Design-Build Delivery Method?
I like work with the earth and design infrastructure.
Who is the Civil Engineer?
The building of the pyramids brought about a set of written rules that we still use today.
What is building code?
PreConstruction, estimating, contract administration, scheduling, managing safety and quality are all part of my job.
Who is the Construction Manager?
Shopping Mall
Retail/ Commercial Construction
I am responsible for the structure; to make sure it stands and doesn't collapse.
Who is the Structural Engineer?
I oversee and manage the entire construction process, beginning to end.
Who is the General Contractor?
Rocks, lime, sand, and ash make up materials used in this Roman building material.
What is concrete?
Management philosophy centered on creating more value with less work.
What are LEAN principles?
Senior Living Community
Multi-family Construction
The Construction Management Association, Associated Builders and Contractors, National Association of Homebuilders, DBIA
What are Professional Associations/ Affiliations in the construction industry?
I help the client with difficult decisions about the project. I am like a translator for a client that doesn't know the design and construction process.
Who is the Owner's Representative?
The Middle Ages highlighted the two most important building trades.
What are Stonemasons and Carpenters?
I provide labor under a subcontract to another subcontractor.
What is a Specialty Contractor?
Manufacturing Plant
Industrial/ Commercial Construction
Traditional project delivery method.
What is Design-Bid-Build?
I have a professional degree, 5 years of internship, and 6 exams before I am considered a licensed professional. I am involved in the project from the beginning to the end.
Who is the Architect?
My dream of reaching the sky was realized when I invented the elevator.
Who was E.G. Otis?
Can shut down operations on a project if I forget to issue a certificate.
Who is the Insurance Agent?
Lock and Dam
Civil/ Environmental Construction
Leadership on Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) was developed and implemented by us.
U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC)