tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079489537362129861.post4588810908987175429..comments2024-03-19T07:54:49.735-05:00Comments on Specific thoughts...: Do what with the Owner?Sheldonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799057838622646083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079489537362129861.post-67323551350903160762013-03-17T19:30:55.859-05:002013-03-17T19:30:55.859-05:00Thanks, Liz. There are many reasons for these note...Thanks, Liz. There are many reasons for these notes, the most important being not having time for thorough internal coordination. <br /><br />Another reason comes from a combination of good intent and lack of confidence. If those who draw the details don't know what's in the other documents, it's more likely that they will either use a note like "coordinate with owner" or add a note just to make sure the contractor knows what to do. <br /><br />Another of my favorites is "unless noted otherwise" or "except as noted." While that can make sense, seeing a page littered with those comments makes me wonder if anyone really knows what's going on. <br /><br />Similarly, a specifier may not know what is on the drawings or what will be in the owner-contractor agreement, and so will add something just to make sure.<br /><br />As BIM moves along, I expect some improvement, but I fear we'll have this issue for a long time. <br /><br />I'm often amazed that buildings get built as well as they do, with the thousands of products and the detailed scheduling that is required of the contractors. Architects often complain about them, but many times they save the architect's arse, doing things the way they should be done instead of the way the architect said they should be done. Sheldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799057838622646083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079489537362129861.post-85086469455871300552013-03-16T11:11:36.228-05:002013-03-16T11:11:36.228-05:00This is a great post.
Sometimes, the person doing...This is a great post.<br /><br />Sometimes, the person doing the drawings jumbles up all the questions that "someone else" needs to answer, and all these unresolved things end up on the drawings.<br /><br />Sometimes the person who needs to answer the question is the architect in the office who has the most familiarity with the building code, but something ends up on the drawings as "per code." <br /><br />Sometimes it's the owner who has to answer a question, but instead of sending an email to the owner, the designer puts a note on the drawings to "coordinate with owner." <br /><br />Sometimes the person who needs to answer the question is the on-board contractor, but instead of coordinating with the contractor before the drawings go out, the drawings go out with an "either/or" and then the contractor has to clarify for his bidding subs. <br /><br />We often don't get enough done ahead of time. Progress deadlines are good. Otherwise we may never get anything done.Liz O'Sullivanhttp://www.lizosullivanarch.comnoreply@blogger.com