Why you need a Construction Design Review ?

Design Review is an objective and unbiased review procedure in which a panel of built environment professionals assesses a proposal's design. Design Review deals with projects that are typical of public importance and the process is intended to improve the quality of buildings and spaces for the public's benefit.  Building design turns a client's needs into a set of instructions for constructing a structure that meets those needs. It is quite significant that regular reviews must be carried out during the design process that would ensure the developing design reflects the client’s requirements and that the design and budget do not deviate. The design review is usually synchronized by the lead designer. They might involve a team of consultants, experts, advisors, Contractors, or the Client itself. There might also involve an external organization, who specializes in assessing construction Design review. Having read about the design review, we will discuss some reasons, 

Why do you or your firm require a Construction design review?

1. Get the Benefit of Proven Best Practices:

An independent construction design review is different from the company’s internal checking or assessment of construction design. An external firm’s independent set of eyes can look beyond the design firm’s internal design practices and office culture by presenting a different method to consider, based on successful implementation of previous projects from designs by multiple firms. One of the reasons for going with design review with the external firm is that these firms come with their best-proven practices and their vast amount of experience in the industry which they use to review the construction design and able to give you the best insights based on their vast experience and using their best practices.

2. Reduction in Construction Costs

As we know that the construction cost is relatively high nowadays and one always tries to save money here and there. In this situation, a construction design review helps you by reducing your construction cost. We can better understand this with a suitable example: Consider a new 10 HP pump that was built as a constant speed/constant flow pump at first. "It's too tiny and not worth the cost of installing variable frequency drives (VFD)," the design engineer decided. According to a third-party design evaluation, installing a VFD is less costly than installing a typical motor starter. Annual pump running expenses would be reduced by 62 percent, saving 31,000 kWh per year and $3,700 per year, according to the reviewer. That's not just for this year; it's for every year after that, for compounding savings. By lowering construction costs while also lowering the owner's overhead for the next 20 years, this is true added value.

3. Diverse Perspectives

Each of us has our own set of blind spots. These can be pointed out to a design team by an unbiased third party. The usage of design review in the new product process in most sectors, the software development system across the world, and the construction industry are motivated by a desire to offer this diverse perspective. The viewpoint of installation and operations from many projects developed by multiple businesses is added by a third party with extensive commissioning and operational expertise. A third party may be able to recommend effective solutions from prior initiatives. This institutional knowledge is shared with the whole project team and provides value.

4. Better Communication helps in Fewer Errors

Fostering communication between designers, owners, and builders is the least recognized advantage of a third-party design review. Errors and omissions are reduced when there is better communication. As we know, most of the time, the majority of problems arise due to lack of communication, in this case where there are high costs involved, it’s always better to go for a construction design review from an experienced firm.