You Make or Lose Your Money in the Ground: Managing Earthworks Risk
Earthworks construction excavation showing unsuitable soils and geotechnical site investigation
Construction Administration Blog
Practical Construction Administration insights for architects and AEC professionals. Explore guides, lessons and real-world advice on RFIs, shop drawings, submittals, construction site meetings, change orders, project closeout and the day-to-day challenges of delivering construction projects.
How to Avoid Construction Delays Before Occupancy
Construction delays don’t usually start with one massive problem. They start with small items that keep getting pushed to tomorrow. If you w...
How to Run the First Construction Site Meeting: A Complete Construction Administration Guide
The drawings are complete. The tenders have been received. Contracts have been signed, and the General Contractor is preparing to mobilize. ...
Construction Meeting Notes: How to Run Better Site Meetings
Construction meeting notes should do more than record what people said. They should document decisions, assign action items, and help keep t...
Granola AI Review: The AI Meeting Assistant Every Architect Should Know About
The Most Valuable Project Record Isn’t Always a Drawing As architects, we spend an incredible amount of time producing drawings, specificati...
🎃 RFI Horror Stories: Demolition Disasters and Construction Nightmares with Zach Rapaport
When the walls come down, the truth of a project is revealed. And sometimes, that truth is terrifying. In Episode 40 of What the RFI? , host...
Live from CSI 2025: Building Connections, Learning from RFI Horror Stories, and Finding Harmony in Construction
Recorded live at CSI 2025 in Cleveland, this What the RFI episode brings together Dean Moilanen of Noble Company and Holly Gotfredson of Fin...
Live from CSI 2025: Spec Writing and Construction Collaboration
Live from CSI 2025 in Cleveland, Episode 38 of What the RFI? brings a fast-paced roundtable on making spec writing cool again through collab...
The Power of Networking: Building Your Support System
Life disruptions can become catalysts when you lean on a supportive network. This story shows how sharing a setback, rallying around trusted...