Doesn’t quality affect the bottom line? – Yes, it does. Good quality comes at a cost, but poor quality will almost always cut into the project’s profitability and will do so in many ways:
- Poor quality working practices will demand considerably more management input to correct and can cause a higher number of health & safety incidents.
- Poor quality construction and finishing will result in a building that is not as well suited to its purpose as it could be.
- Poor quality practices can result in waste of both time and materials, directly affecting costs.
- Poor quality is often behind safety problems. If a component fails it may cause loss or injury – and may be treated as a safety issue – but fundamentally it’s a quality issue. Had the project had the correct emphasis on quality from start to finish, the chances of such an incident occurring are dramatically reduced, and as a result, the likelihood of incurring substantial costs post-completion are also reduced.
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What is Quality Management in building and construction projects?
Why is quality management important and how can we optimize it? –
Quality management in building and construction projects is an essential factor to avoid defects in the end product, which could lead to the need for replacements, faults, accidents or any kind of anomalies that will end up having a negative impact on the final result and the customer’s experience. The main tools that companies use to carry out effective quality management are quality and verification protocols, Quality management also offers other very helpful benefits for all companies, such as eliminating waste related to replacements or returns of defective products, saving on unnecessary costs or improving technical performance of products and efficiency of processes,
Why is quality control important in construction?
Why is quality control important? – Quality control is important because it is the foundation of your project’s success. We believe a robust quality plan inspires quality construction. Build it right the first time. Everything that goes into a construction build is dependent on a contract’s quality plan.
That means from the beginning of the project until the end, quality always remains at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Poor quality can lead to a variety of problems such as defects, builds that won’t last, confusion between parties involved and a lot of construction changes. In addition, quality control goes hand in hand with cost control.
When we provide advanced planning and set quality standards early on, we reduce the risk of making costly mistakes once construction begins. Focusing on quality control can also improve the safety of a project. Defects and failures not only cost a lot, they can become safety hazards because they may require trade partners going back to redo work in non-ideal conditions.
Oftentimes, accidents are preventable with an attention to detail and a dedication to completing work right the first time. When everyone involved is on the same page and works together to create a quality-driven environment from the start, it can lead to less accidents. Lastly, quality control in construction gives you the best outcome possible.
You don’t want to go through a construction project only to end up with mediocre results. Since we focus so much of our efforts on maintaining quality, McCownGordon’s builds always emerge on top. While it may sound easier and faster to rush through the process, we believe that quality is the cornerstone that can make or break a construction project.
How do you achieve quality in construction?
What is quality control in construction? – 
Quality control is a management system that focuses on construction quality: a final building or renovated space that is leak free with finishes that age well and stand the test of time. Achieving quality in construction goes beyond the associates of a construction company alone and extends to trade partners who will be putting the work in place.
While most companies create some sort of quality control guidelines, not every company will surpass basic requirements. In terms of quality, there are two aspects: quality assurance and quality control. Quality assurance sets the expectations of a quality program and how implementation will begin. For you, this is your first glimpse on how important your general contractor sees quality.
If the program isn’t as in-depth as you expected, always ask questions. The next step is quality control ; this is how the quality program gets executed. There was a time when quality depended solely on trade partners doing good work and hoping for the best.
However, more and more, people want construction companies to create site-specific quality control plans to help ensure lasting results. That is why McCownGordon always uses the scope of a project to drive our plans instead of using generalized plans for every project. Our site-specific quality control plans are centered around a proactive mentality of managing quality through the major phases of the project: preconstruction (planning and peer-reviews), construction, and post-construction.
We will go into each phase in more detail; however, here is a general overview of what to expect during the three-phase process. Preconstruction phase:
Trade partner qualifications Constructability/Peer reviews
Construction phase:
Pre-installation meetings Collaboration Mock ups Initial inspection of first-install work Compliance inspections Zero-defect policy Follow-up inspections Testing
Post construction phase:
Commissioning and validation Close-out
How important is quality to your general contractor?
What is quality control in construction? – Quality control is a management system that focuses on construction quality: a final building or renovated space that is leak free with finishes that age well and stand the test of time. Achieving quality in construction goes beyond the associates of a construction company alone and extends to trade partners who will be putting the work in place.
While most companies create some sort of quality control guidelines, not every company will surpass basic requirements. In terms of quality, there are two aspects: quality assurance and quality control. Quality assurance sets the expectations of a quality program and how implementation will begin. For you, this is your first glimpse on how important your general contractor sees quality.
If the program isn’t as in-depth as you expected, always ask questions. The next step is quality control ; this is how the quality program gets executed. There was a time when quality depended solely on trade partners doing good work and hoping for the best.
- However, more and more, people want construction companies to create site-specific quality control plans to help ensure lasting results.
- That is why McCownGordon always uses the scope of a project to drive our plans instead of using generalized plans for every project.
- Our site-specific quality control plans are centered around a proactive mentality of managing quality through the major phases of the project: preconstruction (planning and peer-reviews), construction, and post-construction.
We will go into each phase in more detail; however, here is a general overview of what to expect during the three-phase process. Preconstruction phase:
Trade partner qualifications Constructability/Peer reviews
Construction phase:
Pre-installation meetings Collaboration Mock ups Initial inspection of first-install work Compliance inspections Zero-defect policy Follow-up inspections Testing
Post construction phase:
Commissioning and validation Close-out
