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Glass Systems Inc. shop drawing coordination
Design Assist

We Get Involved Beforethe Drawings Are Finished.

Most glazing contractors wait for a complete bid set. We prefer to be at the table earlier—when it still matters.

What It Means

Involved Early.
Delivered Right.

Bring us a schematic set or early DDs. We’ll flag details that won’t build cleanly, price systems while they can still change, and coordinate the envelope with structure and MEP—on screen, where a revision costs hours instead of weeks.

The result: fewer RFIs, fewer surprises, and an envelope that performs the way the architect intended—without the change orders that come from discovering problems after the drawings are issued for bid.

Value Engineering ··· Early Coordination ··· Constructability ··· Submittals ··· RFI Reduction ··· System Optimization ···

How We Help

Three Ways Early
Involvement Pays Off

01

Early Coordination

We review structural drawings, MEP conflicts, and slab edge conditions before shop drawings begin—so coordination issues are resolved on paper, not on the job site.

02

Value Engineering

System substitutions, panel sizing optimizations, and framing changes that save budget without compromising the design intent or performance requirements the architect specified.

03

Constructability Reviews

Installation sequencing issues and access constraints get flagged while there’s still time to address them in the drawings—not after the GC has already scheduled the work.

“A conflict caught on screen costs an afternoon. The same conflict caught in the field costs weeks.”

Design Assist

Ready to Bring
Us In Early?

Whether you’re in schematic design or early DD, we’re ready to review your drawings and find opportunities to improve the outcome.

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