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The document summarizes the key roles in a construction project team and their responsibilities and influence over product selection. It describes that an construction project involves architects, designers, engineers, contractors, subcontractors working with the client. The architect develops the design taking the client's needs and consultant advice. Engineers are responsible for structural, mechanical and electrical design. The contractor oversees construction and selects subcontractors to complete different specialized trades. Understanding each team member's priorities is important for product marketers to represent the key benefits relevant to their decisions at different project stages.

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Building Team

The document summarizes the key roles in a construction project team and their responsibilities and influence over product selection. It describes that an construction project involves architects, designers, engineers, contractors, subcontractors working with the client. The architect develops the design taking the client's needs and consultant advice. Engineers are responsible for structural, mechanical and electrical design. The contractor oversees construction and selects subcontractors to complete different specialized trades. Understanding each team member's priorities is important for product marketers to represent the key benefits relevant to their decisions at different project stages.

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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TEAM

The construction of a building involves many people: Architects; Designers; Engineers;


Contractors; Sub-Contractors all working together to meet the needs of the Client. These
construction professionals are brought together for a specific construction project and then
disbanded once construction is complete. This blog provides an introduction to the more high
profile roles in the Construction Project Team, their responsibilities and influence on
construction product selection.

The Construction Client


The Client is the person/company for which the building is being built. The Client will define the
aesthetic and functional needs for their building. They usually rely on experts to select products;
Clients only get involved because of special requirements such as sustainability or life time
value/costs. Traditionally it is the Architect that guides the Client when it comes to product
selection. Yet Clients with large property portfolios will often indicate preferred products.

Specialist Consultants
There are Specialist Consultants for an array of subjects; sustainability, acoustics, fire, security to
name just a few. Most will not get involved in product selection, but do write the overall
performance specification, which indicates the performance criteria that must be attained by the
chosen product. So Specialist Consultants indirectly influence product choice. It is usually the
Architect who is responsible for interpreting these requirements. Requirements can present
conflicting demands and the consultant may then advise on the best way to achieve a result – that
is suggesting products. So it’s important that they know what benefits your products can deliver.
Specialist Consultants will be interested in how your product meets performance and safety
requirements.
Architect
The Architect develops the buildings’ design, taking the Client’s brief and combining it with the
advice of the Specialist Consultants. This then has to be developed to meet the requirements of
the Building Regulations and increasingly sustainability. Architects have significant involvement
in product selection.
Architects want to understand how your product contributes to their overall design and the
building’s performance. They are often short on time so it is important, when presenting your
product, that the information is easy to understand and to the point. Provide tools, such as pre-
written specification documents, to make it easy for the Architect to specify your product.
Architects are in charge of design and project planning, and they are also responsible for the
visual appearance of buildings and structures. The term “architect” refers only to individuals
who are registered with a local governing body. To become licensed, architects must meet
specific professional training requirements and pass an exam. Architectural services can be
obtained from individuals without licenses, but they cannot call themselves architects and
cannot sign construction documents.
Roles of Architect in construction industry:

 Discuss project goals with the client to determine the basic feasibility by
researching land use codes, budget analysis, schedule, and basic design ideas and
considerations.

 Draw a few rough design options that integrate the client's goals while explaining
the pros and cons of each option.

 Narrow down the options based on client's (and hopefully a builder's) feedback
into one final option.

 Draw a more focused version of the selected design option with additional
information regarding size, layout, and materials that is specific enough for
builders to provide bids. We also draw 3D views to help clients understand what
we have designed.

 Seek bids from builders based on the drawings and specifications, and help client s
compare and contrast the bids and the qualifications of the various builders before
selecting a builder to construct the project.

 Prepare drawings to submit to the building department to obtain a building permit.


We coordinate with the building department to provide them with the specific
information they request for the plan review processes.
 We add more detail and specifications to the drawings as needed to help the
selected builder refine and revise their bid to be within the client's budget.

 DURING CONSTRUCTION we coordinate with the builder to protect the client's


investment in construction costs and also design fees by interpreting the drawings
for the builder to ensure they understand the design intent, level of quality, and
keep the project on time and budget. We also meet on the job site regularly to
review the completed work to ensure it is executed according to the plans, and we
also troubleshoot issues as they arise. The architect also discusses upcoming
scheduled construction items with the builder to help prevent errors pertaining to
ordering materials, building code issues, and interpreting any information which
may be unclear or not available to the builder. During construction, we also review
the progress payments requested periodically by the builder to ensure the work and
materials were adequately built and ordered prior to authorizing the client to pay
for them.

Engineer
Working with the architect will be a number of engineers that are responsible for structural,
mechanical and electrical design. The Structural Engineer is a key member of the Project Team.
Structural Engineers design the skeleton or structure of the building, enabling Architects to focus
their talents on creating a design that satisfies their client’s demands.
Structural Engineers will monitor the progress of an Architectural project. They create initial
design models, using in-depth mathematical and scientific knowledge. When work has begun,
they inspect the work and advise contractors.
Structural Engineers must ensure their designs satisfy given criteria, that they are safe,
serviceable and perform well. They will want to understand how your product meets their
performance requirements.

Contractor
The Contractor oversees and manages the construction of the building for the Client, following
the Architect and Engineers’ designs. The work is delivered under a contractual agreement. The
Main Contractor will select Sub-contractors based on the capability, availability and price. Sub-
contractors include many specialist trades.
The Contractor is looking for products that offer ease of installation, good availability &
represent value. They want confidence that their Sub-contractors are familiar with installation, to
avoid complications. They need to know that building work will not be delayed by lack of
product availability and that product cost remains within the estimate, so they can remain
profitable.
Conclusion
Understanding each member of the Construction Project Team is important when marketing
building products. Tailoring marketing for each decision maker is important, to represent the key
benefits that answer the issues that matter to them. Knowing who has the most influence on
product selection, at what stage in the construction process, helps to target communications. This
is where research can help.
Construction markets present some unique challenges for the marketer. The Construct Project
Team is a complex Decision Making Unit, one that comes together for a specific project and then
is disbanded when construction is complete. The time from product selection to installation can
be lengthy with many decision makers influencing product selection.

CONSTRUCTION SIGNAGE

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