Construction management glossary
Plain-language definitions for the commercial, field and project records used by home builders. Each term explains the boundary that matters in practice and links to the matching workflow.
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Construction change order
A construction change order is a controlled amendment to agreed scope, price, schedule or another contract term after the original agreement.Read the definitionConstruction daily report
A construction daily report is the dated site record of weather, labor, visitors, work completed, disruptions and evidence for one project day.Read the definitionConstruction measurement record
A construction measurement record documents measured quantities by item, unit, date and source so they can support valuation and billing.Read the definitionConstruction project file
A construction project file is the shared record that connects customer, contract, schedule, field evidence and commercial history for one job.Read the definitionConstruction punch list
A construction punch list is a controlled register of defects or incomplete work that must be corrected and verified before closeout.Read the definitionHome buyer selections
Home buyer selections are controlled customer decisions between specified construction options, each with price and lead-time effects.Read the definitionRetainage in construction
Retainage is the portion of an otherwise earned construction payment withheld until a defined completion or release condition is met.Read the definitionRFI in construction
An RFI is a numbered request for information used to resolve a missing, conflicting or ambiguous point before it disrupts construction.Read the definition
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