Revizto Enhances its Project Visualization Solution for Better Constructability and Risk Management

Constructability. A project management technique to review the construction processes from start to finish during the pre-construction phase and it is used to identify obstacles before a project is built to reduce or prevent errors, delays, and cost overruns. Simply put it is “buildability”; the process to identify potential problems and determine if the project can be completed within the timeframe given and for the price agreed upon.

In the construction industry, one of the biggest challenges is evaluating constructability of complex projects while implementing coordination practices that translate to the field. Model review tools such as Revizto give contractors, engineers, architects, and subcontractors the opportunity to collaborate in a common environment for constructability/coordination, while allowing the user to use multiple different authoring tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, Infraworks, Civil 3D, etc. and different BIM technology data such as Laser scans, Drones (Aerial Photogrammetry), Total Stations Points and 360 Photos which can be incorporated in the review process.

As workforces become more diverse and delegated in this new world, working together to design buildings as an AEC team becomes much more challenging. Cloud-based products like Revizto are removing many of the barriers to connect and collaborate with remote team members and offer enhanced software abilities. The “cloud” connected capabilities of Revizto are enabling users to step away from the office while maintaining connectivity with their teams with limited interruption in productivity. By doing so they spend less time on repetitive tasks and more energy on the important parts of the constructability process.

The industry breaks down Constructability into six components:

• Estimating

• Value Analysis

• Risk Analysis

• Scheduling

• Logistics Planning

• Review of Documents

“The first half of constructability is reducing cost risk is to make better estimates, the second half is better design coordination to ensure constructability. Constructability review is an all-hands-on-deck process with the design team and the project team collaborating to flag issues and ultimately ensure that the plans put into action can be delivered as designed”

- Procore

Five Rules of Constructability

1. Create the project and avoid focusing only on the problems

2. Review the interface of several systems

3. Keep the evaluation of preliminary documents constructive

4. Stay Focused on the important items

5. Take the time to complete a thorough Review

by Jason G. Smith,

“A constructability review must be performed by experienced individual(s), which means a team of highly qualified personal must allocate a significant amount of their time for this task. The reality is multiple weeks of available time is required to do a proper review. But problems are difficult to find and require an experienced set of eyes to identify. This means assigning a group of multiple backgrounds (Precon, operations, vdc, etc.) with multiple levels of experience (5,10, 20, 30, 40 years) is required. However, this task is significantly less productive if only a younger generation who has not yet gained enough experience to know what to look for is only involved due to technology experience limitations of the older generation.” – Jason G Smith

Depending on the size and complexity of the project, a thorough constructability review and post coordination inspection is crucial for a successful project. Implementing a constructability program of experience and experienced personal to perform a constructability review is an excellent practice in a changing industry and world. Furthermore, comprehensive constructability reviews cannot be performed until the documents are at a point of completion which occur at different stages in the project.

Revizto can support your constructability reviews and project coordination workflows for better project collaboration and job productivity throughout the project life cycle. Whether it is in design review, site logistics review, BIM coordination, or postinspections, it is a tool that can change the way we look at constructability in the future. Constructability is about to step into the next century of the construction industry filled with lots of challenges. Revizto will make planning and building in the future more seamless than ever before.