01
Site Conditions
Ground, access, weather, utilities, hazards, existing structures, client requirements, and design information are communicated so participants understand the environment in which the work will occur.
← All examples
Industry
Construction
An industry that builds, alters, maintains, and repairs buildings, infrastructure, and other parts of the built environment through coordinated project work.
01 Overview
Carrying the built environment from site conditions through project completion
Construction brings clients, designers, contractors, trades, suppliers, inspectors, and public authorities together around the creation and maintenance of the built environment. Using the Teamwork Framework, construction teamwork can be recognized through communicating site conditions, planning the project, organizing the project teams, and administering the contracts and responsibilities that carry the work from design through completion.
02 Required Teamwork
What this subject makes recognizable
Construction depends on coordinated information, preparation, project relationships, production, safety, records, and contractual accountability.
- Communicating site, structural, weather, utility, access, and safety conditions
- Understanding client requirements, designs, specifications, and building codes
- Planning project scope, budgets, schedules, labor, materials, and equipment
- Sequencing work among trades and project phases
- Organizing owners, designers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and inspectors
- Coordinating skilled trades and jobsite crews
- Procuring and delivering materials and equipment
- Monitoring quality, progress, safety, costs, and changing conditions
- Managing contracts, permits, inspections, payments, and change orders
- Preserving project records, accountability, and completed infrastructure
03 Players
Site Conditions
The participants and information connected to the physical, technical, human, and environmental conditions of construction work.
Communicating ground conditions, site access, weather, hazards, utilities, existing structures, design requirements, and other information affecting construction work.
- Property owners and clients
- Developers
- Architects
- Engineers
- General contractors
- Construction managers
- Subcontractors
- Skilled tradespeople
- Laborers
- Equipment operators
- Suppliers and manufacturers
- Material distributors
- Inspectors
- Government permitting authorities
- Safety professionals
- Surveyors
- Utility providers
- Building occupants and surrounding communities
04 Practice
Project Planning
The preparation, methods, sequencing, and capacity required to carry construction work.
Planning project scope, budgets, schedules, labor, materials, equipment, technical methods, and the sequence in which construction work will be completed.
- Site assessment
- Design interpretation
- Estimating and budgeting
- Project scheduling
- Trade training and apprenticeship
- Construction methods
- Equipment operation
- Material selection
- Procurement
- Jobsite communication
- Safety preparation
- Quality assurance
- Inspection
- Problem-solving
- Progress monitoring
- Coordination among trades
- Documentation and reporting
05 Offense
Project Teams
The organized relationships through which plans become buildings, infrastructure, renovations, and completed project work.
Organizing owners, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, skilled trades, suppliers, inspectors, and other participants around the construction project.
- Constructing buildings and infrastructure
- Renovating and improving existing structures
- Preparing sites
- Installing structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems
- Coordinating work across project phases
- Delivering materials and equipment
- Solving design and field problems
- Meeting project milestones
- Completing inspections and approvals
- Turning plans into usable spaces and infrastructure
- Creating employment and contracting opportunities
- Supporting community and economic development
06 Defense
Contract Administration
The administration that protects safety, quality, accountability, and continuity through project completion and beyond.
Administering contracts, permits, change orders, inspections, payments, records, schedules, safety requirements, and the obligations needed to complete and close the project.
- Protecting worker and public safety
- Following building codes and technical standards
- Maintaining permits and required approvals
- Preserving structural quality
- Managing project risks
- Controlling costs and payments
- Recording changes and completed work
- Maintaining insurance and contractual accountability
- Protecting materials, equipment, and the jobsite
- Verifying construction through inspections and testing
- Resolving defects and warranty obligations
- Preserving project records
- Supporting the long-term maintenance of completed structures
07 Natural Order
How the teamwork moves
Construction begins by understanding the physical, technical, financial, and human conditions affecting the project. It develops capacity through careful preparation, connects the people and organizations responsible for building, and continues through the administration of contracts, safety, records, and project obligations.
02
Project Planning
Scope, budgets, schedules, labor, materials, equipment, technical methods, and construction sequencing are planned so the project can proceed.
03
Project Teams
Owners, designers, contractors, trades, suppliers, inspectors, and public authorities are organized around the coordinated completion of the project.
04
Contract Administration
Contracts, permits, change orders, inspections, payments, safety requirements, records, and closeout responsibilities are administered to preserve accountability and carry the project through completion.
Players → Practice → Offense → Defense