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Design Assist: Collaborative Design Approach Guidelines for the Fabricated Structural Steel Industry
Make the most of design collaboration opportunities in your next construction project!
"Design Assist: Collaborative Design Approach Guidelines for the Fabricated Structural Steel Industry," published in partnership with AIA Contract Documents, describes how to incorporate one of the collaboration strategies most commonly used in the construction industry--design assist. You'll find descriptions of the roles and responsibilities of various project participants and general guidance about how to apply the design assist strategies specifically to fabricated structural steel.
In defining the strategies and parties involved in design assist collaboration, this paper aims to help project teams deliver a project on a defined schedule and budget, while minimizing costs and disruptions resulting from team misalignments.
This is Part II of a series about design-assist programs. Download Part I, "Delegated Design, Design Assist, and Informal Involvement: What does it all mean?"