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Design-build (DB)
A delivery method in which one entity, the design-builder, contracts with the owner to provide both the design and the construction under a single contract.
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
An open, vendor-neutral data schema for describing buildings and infrastructure — their elements, properties and relationships — published by buildingSMART and standardised as ISO 16739-1.
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Non-conformance report (NCR)
A formal record that identifies work or material not meeting the requirements of the contract documents, and tracks the proposed correction, its approval and its resolution.
Unit price contract
A construction contract priced on rates per unit of work (per cubic metre, tonne, linear metre and so on), with payment based on the quantities actually installed and measured.