Discover
Define goals, property conditions, project priorities, rough scope and the decisions needed before design advances.
A complicated project should still feel managed.
The exact path varies by property and scope, but the operating principle stays consistent: decisions should move forward in the order that reduces ambiguity for the next phase.
Design
Develop the space, layout and architectural direction around how the property should function and feel.
Engineer
Coordinate the structural and technical requirements that support the design and permit path.
Permit + preconstruct
Prepare submittals, respond to review, coordinate selections, trade inputs, procurement and site logistics.
Build
Manage field execution, communication, sequencing and quality control against the approved project scope.
Walk through + close out
Resolve completion items, document handoff information and make the final project review clear.
PRECONSTRUCTION
The cheapest field problem is the one resolved before mobilization.
Preconstruction is where plans, engineering, selections, trade inputs, permits, procurement and site logistics are translated into an executable sequence. It is not dead time between design and construction.
For major residential work, JBC uses this phase to clarify ownership, surface constraints and reduce the number of decisions that construction has to make under pressure.
Read the permit + preconstruction guide →Bring the whole project.
Tell JBC what you are planning, where the property is located and what you want the finished space to do.