From the course: Construction Management Foundations

Unlock the full course today

Join today to access over 22,600 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.

The process: How does it start?

The process: How does it start?

From the course: Construction Management Foundations

Start my 1-month free trial

The process: How does it start?

“

- Okay, as we move forward keep in mind that by the definition we just established, the process always starts with an owner who has a need. Now for our discussion here I'm going to say it doesn't really matter whether that owner's an individual or an organization like a business or government agency. It also doesn't matter whether the project is simple or complex. It all starts the same. An owner has a need and that owner has some vision of what they want to build to fulfill that need. Now somehow we need to get those ideas and thoughts out of the owner and turn them into construction plans and specifications that we can follow in the field. This is step one. This is where the architect comes in. Some people refer to this initial phase as programming, and it involves a series of meetings, interviews, and questionnaires that are designed to pull information out of the owner in order to design a facility that meets that owner's needs. This process really takes a very special and unique…

Contents