Construction Communication: Construction is a Team Activity
Ulysses and the Sirens
John William Waterhouse, 1891, public domain
Design is often portrayed as a solo effort, happening in an Architect's lonely garret studio, but...
...Construction is a Team Activity. The efforts of hundreds, often thousands, of project participants must be coordinated over time and space to enable the assembly and erection of a Facility.
Clear Communications are required between the Architect, the Contractor, the Materials Suppliers and the Owner to ensure this coordinated effort.
Like the oarsmen in today's painting, each party has to pull it's oar in time and on beat in order to prevent confusion and possible disaster, while the captain keeps his eye on the course, or in this case, the predatory sirens clamoring for attention.
One of the most important functions of Construction Specifications is to communicate the design intent and quality requirements to the parties involved in construction. Future posts will describe the use of CSI documents and procedures to improve Construction Communication.
