BUILDING FUTURES
Dedicated to training entry-level professionals
the fundamentals of construction project management
What We Do
Train entry-level management professionals:
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Construction terminology and assemblies
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Print reading
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Specification reading
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Project management document administration
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Enable project managers to take on bigger and more complicated projects earlier in their careers
How We Do It
In-depth print and specification reading as the backbone to understanding construction vocabulary and building assemblies across all divisions
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Step-by-step walk through and life-cycle analysis of:
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RFIs
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Submittals
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Change Orders
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Cost Tracking & Cost Projections
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Subcontracts & Purchase Orders
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Job Start-up, Close-in, and Close-out
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Meeting Minutes
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Pay Applications
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Critical Path Scheduling
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Structured discussions of real life “intangibles” at the core of best business practices
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What to Expect
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Trained personnel that have learned the core fundamentals of construction project management, earlier and faster, with a high predictability of outcome
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Employees with construction management document administration skill sets that are used throughout a career
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Focused training up front that enables project managers to take on bigger and more complicated projects earlier in their careers
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Predictable growth patterns
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This is the only construction management program available that teaches construction paperwork administration and documentation specific to this industry.
THE RESULT - Predictability of Outcome
Trained personnel that can:
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Navigate, interpret, and extract information from contemporary residential and commercial prints and specifications; pinpoint missing / inaccurate information
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Recognize and articulate residential and commercial building assemblies across all divisions
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Comprehend Civil, Architectural, and Structural plans
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Geometric, Grading, & Utility (plans and details)
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Foundation plans
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Floor plans
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Interior / exterior Architectural elevations, sections, and details
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Roof plans
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Room finish schedules
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Door & hardware schedules
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Window schedules
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Electrical & Mechanical drawings / schedules
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Photometric & Security
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Landscape drawings
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Create, process, and track:
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Job Start-up Checklists, RFIs, Submittals, Change Orders, Subcontracts, Job Close-in Checklists, Cost Logs & Cost Projections, Meeting Minutes, Pay Applications, Punch List / Closeout Checklists, Critical Path Scheduling
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Understand real-world best practices that are directly applicable to construction Project Management and Estimating
Print & Specification Reading
Estimating
(Fall 2022)
Project Management
Best Practices
12
Print & Specification Reading Lessons
15
Estimating & Take-off Lessons
(Coming Fall 2022)
10
Project Management Lessons
22
Live Best Practices Discussions
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Inquiries
For any inquiries, questions, or commendations, please call: (415) 939-1994 or fill out the following form
Contact Us
Head Office
Enrollment
Enrollment is easy. Please contact us for a quick Q&A. It only takes 3-5 minutes to sign up at Building Futures, and we will provide everything needed to get going.
Get a quote: (415) 939-1994