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Many of the day to day activities of construction are managed better with the aid of check lists, logs, forms  and other efficiency tools. Following are just a few of the many tools I have used over the years 

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AGC 2008-3 LEED Study Group Forum

 

"Intents" Practice (PPT)

"Intents with Answers" (PPT)

Simple fundamental LEED rating system exercises (PDF)

LEED Credit Matrix (or at least a start)  (XLS)

Abbreviations and Acronyms (XLS) 

"LEED Rating System - Gray boxes" from USGBC (PDF)

"Test Specs and  Sample Questions" from USGBC (PDF)

"LEED 2.2 FAQ" from USGBC (PDF)

"Third Edition Errata Sheet" from USGBC (PDF)

"Building Impacts from USGBC (PPT)

"About USGBC" from USGBC (PPT)

"About LEED" from USGBC (PPT)

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Stuff for Fresno Blueprint Reading Seminar

Abbreviations and symbols PDF

Sample graphics of some simple forms and logs

Excel Spreadsheet - "Sample Estimating Spreadsheet"

Excel Spreadsheet -  "Simple log system"

Excel Spreadsheet - "Typical Change Order Pricing"

"Destination Excellence" Project Management Resources

Preconstruction Planning Points

Budget Tracking  -  Hands-on

Checklist of Project Documentation

Duties and Responsibilities Matrix

Logs - RFI - CO

Sample Responsibility Matrix

Typical CO Price

Variance Worksheet

And sometimes it's good to see what others have discovered through their experience and research.  Dan Fauchier, key instructor and member of the Power Summit Board of Advisors maintains a website on which he has compiled some of the best resources of this type found anywhere.  With his permission, We have linked to his page to allow you to access them.  While you're there, you can also see what Dan is up to. Simply follow the links below or go to www.danzpage.com

Dan's Resources
Agenda for Pre-Construction Meeting

Checklist for Evaluating a Differing Site Condition Claim

Checklist for Preparing for Arbitration

Checklist for Reviewing and Analyzing CPM Schedules

Checklist for Reviewing and Analyzing CPM Schedule Updates

Checklist of Project Documentation

Documents Required for Claims Analysis

Extended Field Overhead Checklist

Extended Home Office Overhead Checklist

Importance of Pre-bid RFI System 

2004 Construction Industry Salary Survey

Research

Research
(Adobe Acrobat
Files Only)

Florida DOT audit of DRBs 11-02.pdf

ODOT 6-state survey of practices.pdf

Calculating Loss of Productivity Due to OT Using Charts - Nov 2001.pdf

Concurrent Delay-A Modest Proposal - June 2001.pdf

Learning Curve in Construction - Oct 1999.pdf

Leonard Study-Effect of Change Orders on Productivity - August 1987.pdf

Lesson Learned from 30 Years of Handling Construction Disputes - Jan 2000.pdf

Managing Project Risk and Conflict - Feb 2002.pdf

Monitoring Job-Site Productivity - May 2000.pdf

Other Construction Links

WWW.construction-Solutions.org - Construction Estimating Software tips, how to's and more