ConsensusDOCS are Here

 After three years of hard work, several construction industry associations and related outside parties have created 70+ documents that are a real effort to standardize practices in our industry. Standardization allow for professionalism and fairness. This is a long term value to 4 parties:

• Funders (owners, developers, etc)
• Users (owners, tenants, etc.)
• Designers (engineers, architects, etc)
• Builders (contractors)

We are playing on a new level with this first set of standard construction documents. It has been endorsed by the following shareholders in the construction industry.

• The Construction Users Roundtable
• Construction Owners Association of America
• Association of General Contractors
• Associated Builders and Contractors
• National Roofing Contractors Association
• National Electrical Contractors Association
• National Subcontractors Alliance
• National Plumbing - Heating - Cooling Contractors Association
• Mechanical Contractors Association of America
• American Subcontractors Association
• Painting and Decorating Contractors Association of America
• Lean Construction Institute
• Construction Industry Round Table
• National Insulation Association
• Finishing Contractors Association

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is notably missing. Long term, this prestigious organization will hurt itself in many ways by not joining the rest of the industry - Owners, Engineers and Contractors - in standardizing the business of construction. From a PR standpoint, it is hard for the average person to understand their lack of community. Several reasonable but negative perceptions will evolve from that.