There are some job site meetings that are more important than others, and as a residential architect with projects around the country, it's important that I recognize the difference. Today we look at one of the important job site meetings.

I’m going to confess that when I decided to be an architect who specializes in residential projects, I didn’t think I would end up traveling around the country doing them. How I got here isn’t all that interesting – it seems like once you become that sort of architect, more people are willing to go outside their own backyard to find someone they want to work with on their project. What has been interesting is the process I’ve gone through when deciding when I need to travel so that I can maintain my standard level of care similar to projects I work on locally. This has been particularly true during the construction phase.How a house get’s built is incredibly important to me and I won’t take on projects that do not include my involvement during the construction period. It’s simply too important and there are thousands of things that can get missed during this phase that can create a chain reaction of events with undesirable consequences. Since I don’t like taking trips to faraway job sites just for the sake of taking a trip, I have identified certain key moments during construction that I absolutely need to be on site.  I think I will make that specific list its own topic but for today,...