Improves the communication and trust between the designers and the client
BuildingWorks has established itself as a leading resource for electronic data management for the building industry, enabling architects, general and sub-contractors, building owners and property managers to start right from the beginning with all the necessary information they need to succeed.
A Return on Investment analysis will illustrate the cost saving potential of the BuildingWorks product suite to your organization.
Design Team (Architects & Engineers)
- American Institute of Architects Best Practices state document retention and consistent procedures can aid architects in any legal proceedings arising from disputes or claims
- Used by the architectural firms as a “standard” tool that catalogs only those essential documents that reflect the judgments, formal decisions or official acts.
- May help lower professional liability insurance premiums
- CAD file retention is readily available
- Changes can be added creating an architectural history of the facility
- Improves quality of closeout documentation given at the end of the project
- Improves the communication and trust between the architect and the client
topOwners and Managers
- Complete and Accurate record of the building
- Eliminates time spent tracking down information to perform maintenance and repairs
- Information on mission critical equipment has been verified and documented -- no more re-verification and/or unnecessary delays
- Better communication with Service Providers
- Building information can be transferred to Facility Management system, obviating the need for manual re-entry
- When contemplating a sale of the building -- due diligence is nearly complete
topContractors
- Standardization of closeout for all projects; i.e.: Better deliverable to client
- Verification of the approved information---a 3rd set of eyes— for the O & M’s
- Accurate and clean information submitted to owner (Research indicates that 20 to 30 % of traditional closeout information is wrong, or incomplete)
- Flexibility of system allows Contractor to keep any and all records of their choosing
- Provides documentation/validation of Subcontractor’s delivery of all required information
- Negates need for Contractor to “chase” information from the Subcontractor(s)
- Project manager may move on to next job; while Building Works finishes project closeout
topSubcontractors
- Subcontractor now knows, on a “per piece” basis, what information is required
- Datasphere process “tracks” when all final information is submitted to Contractor
- Provides a reliable “holding place” for As-Built information and final paperwork; allowing the subcontractor to confidently move to next job
- Subcontractor now responsible for a single copy of information to be submitted; no more need for multiple copies and/or costly reproduction of documentation
- No need to task staff members with time-consuming documentation
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