Unless you control or understand the flow of material and information from “forest to frame”, you will have blind spots; you will be derailed by cost, schedule, quality, or all three. For success, every stakeholder must understand the “big picture”: forest to frame.
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Advice
Example of a mainly successful project: Brock Commons — involved a high degree of collaboration: Integrated Design Process — design offered 3-4 options for every connection, which every stakeholder vetted — invested in building a mock-up, where many problems were solved in advance of construction — the design worked with standard panel sizes
Advice
Tolerances are different for each different trade. Mitigate potential problems with communication in the procurement phase.