Construct for Practice (C4P) Lab

As an integrated team you will be expected to:

• Develop a Building Information Model that contains design, cost, and schedule elements required for the successful completion of the project.
• Develop a safety program that can be used to identify and mitigate hazards and train students in the elements of construction safety.
• Develop specifications, shop drawings, and submittal packages that comply with NAU building standards.
• Develop specifications and monitor procedures that can be used to measure and document construction quality on the project.
• Develop a cost and scheduling control system that can be used to monitor progress and predict future costs.
• Construct a complete commercial building mock up that meets the owner’s design requirements.
• Manage the project through weekly team meetings, look- ahead schedules, meeting minutes, design briefs, requests for information, and as built drawings and models.
• Provide weekly progress reports that document progress, construction deficiencies, and schedule and cost compliance.
• Provide a final report that summarizes all of the activities associated with the project and provides ideas for the improvement of future projects.
• Work hard, have fun, and develop your skill as a construction professional.

Each of these one-hour lab classes requires three hours of contact or classroom time.  Laboratories are every Wednesday (Section 002) and Friday (Section 003) during the semester from 9:00 – 11:30 AM at Building 47A on San Francisco Street in Flagstaff, AZ. Attendance is mandatory.

Each project team will be graded collectively and individually. Assessment components include:

• Timely submission of deliverables as required to meet deadlines
• Quality, accuracy, and professionalism of deliverables
• Attendance
• Collaboration, communication, and teamwork