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AIA-MBA Joint Committee Best Practices Guide Glossary

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Schematic Design - The stage at which the design is developed on a conceptual basis.

Shop Drawings - Detailed drawings by suppliers and manufacturers of various material and equipment. They must confirm to the original drawings, but not construction contract documents.

Solibri Model Checker - A software solution that analyzes BIMs for integrity, quality and physical safety and provides some rudimentary code checking capabilities.

Spatial Coordination - Also called "clash detection", a model review that identifies interferences between objects within the BIM prior to work in the field.

Specifications - A description of the performance, materials and workmanship required for a construction project. The written material containing the standard provisions and special provisions as may be necessary, pertaining to the types and qualities of material to be furnished under the contract.

Standards - A rule or principal that is used as a basis for judgement as established by authority, custom or general consent as a model or example.

Submittals - Shop drawings, product data, samples, certifications, calculations and project closeout documents prepared and submitted to the design professional by the contractor / subcontractor. Submittals more fully describe the work the contractor will install that the design professional needs to review for general compliance with the design intent. The information is typically more detailed than what is shown in the construction contract documents and provides specific data on the material to be used. Submittals are not construction contract documents but they are contract requirements.

Substitution - This allows for the constructor to recommend different products from those specified.

The AIA-MBA Joint Committee Best Practices Guide is an evolving resource that adapts to the changing construction industry. If you come across a topic that should be included or terminology that should be added to the glossary, please do not hesitate to contact the Joint Committee.