Construction management
Managing construction delivery: delivery models, contractors, site planning and production control.
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General contractor (GC)
The firm that contracts directly with the owner to build the project for an agreed price, hires and coordinates the trade contractors and suppliers, and controls the site.
Trade contractor
A specialist firm that performs one part of the work — such as mechanical, electrical, masonry or curtain wall — under a contract with a general contractor, construction manager or owner.
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Constructability review
A structured review of design documents by people with construction experience to find problems with buildability, sequencing, access, cost or safety before the design is issued for construction.
Construction management (CM)
A project delivery method in which the owner engages a construction manager early to advise on cost, schedule and constructability during design, and to manage the procurement and execution of the work through trade contracts.
Last Planner System (LPS)
A lean, collaborative production-planning system in which the people who directly supervise the work plan it together, commit to what can be done, and measure how reliably they keep those commitments.
Look-ahead schedule
A short-interval schedule, typically covering the next three to six weeks, that breaks upcoming work into detailed tasks so constraints can be identified and removed before the work starts.