All construction projects have quality expectations, and there is no shortage of blame to go around when quality suffers.
Here are three top excuses and how to deal with them so that poor quality becomes a learning event instead of a blame event.
1. Materials Discrepancies
Chalmers University of Technology studied the frequency, causes, and effects of late material deliveries on construction projects of multiple types. The research that 44% of materials deliveries are late, have incorrect quantities, or have quality defects. While other industries have robust inspections of their suppliers’ performance, that is seldom the case in construction.
Construction companies organize their procurement around each project. The suppliers often change from one project to the next, and construction has a greate