Build, expand and manage a complete building
Rigorous paths connecting site, design, structure, enclosure, systems, contracts, inspections and closeout.
Eight detailed centres
Build a new house
From site to occupancy: design, foundations, enclosure, systems, inspections, financing and closeout.
Open centre →Build a garage
Attached, detached or workshop garage: siting, slab, framing, fire safety, heating, ventilation, electrical and EV charging.
Open centre →Add to a house
Addition, vestibule, sunroom, attached garage, suite or added storey with rigorous integration into the existing building.
Open centre →Site, access and services
Rights, constraints, soil, rock, water, slope, culvert, well, septic, connections, drainage and site preparation.
Open centre →Foundations and structure
Diagnosis, load paths, foundations, walls, beams, columns, joists, trusses and control of existing-building interventions.
Open centre →Rigorous construction management
Scope, contracts, budget, schedule, quality, changes, payments, evidence, deficiencies, closeout and warranties.
Open centre →Masonry, chimneys and combustion
Brick, stone, mortar, lintels, flashings, fireplaces, stoves, venting, draft, ventilation and carbon monoxide.
Open centre →Prefab and off-site construction
Modular, panelized, kit, tiny-home and container: compare factory, transport, foundation, erection, connections and warranties.
Open centre →Costs, data, contractors, recalls and closeout
Limits
- No structural sizing.
- No automatic permit or zoning determination.
- No map replaces surveying, investigation or inspection.
- The tools organize decisions, evidence and questions.