design review

Constructability Review: The Design-Phase Review That Catches the Problems the Field Would Otherwise Find

Constructability review — systematic evaluation of design documents from a build-it perspective — catches issues that would become RFIs, change orders, and rework once construction starts. Elements that conflict, details that don't buildable, access that isn't feasible, sequences that don't work. A disciplined constructability review during design saves the kind of money that can't be recovered later. Most contractors do some constructability review; few do it systematically enough to capture the available value.