Architects and Engineers: How do we best collaborate? Whom needs what work to get done first? We both have extremely important functions in the design process, and it is in our clients’ best interest that we collaborate in the most effective way to deliver the best product possible. It is also important that both architects and engineers are focused on the project's success. Collaboration Best Practices In my experience, successful collaboration between architects and engineers can occur … [Read more...]
Do You Over-Deliver?
Under-promise. Over-deliver. We've all heard this old adage, but how many of us follow its simple lesson? We recently recommended one of our consultants to a client. We've been very happy with this consultant's performance and were confident they would perform well. As expected, they jumped right on the project and completed the first task lickety-split. Our client was happy and we were looking good. To wrap things up, the consultant said they would prepare a report to document their … [Read more...]