The Value of Color in Construction Documents

You require extremely accurate construction documents to ensure the success of your project, but did you know that using traditional black and white printed documents can cause errors? Modern construction documents include an incredible amount of information created on computers using multiple colors. When you print in black and white, you’re reducing the readability of your construction documents and opening the door for interpretation and communication errors.

To give your crews the clearest view of your project, provide them with large color prints with all of the detail clearly displayed like it is in the electronic CAD 3D files.

At Duncan-Parnell, we carry a wide range of large color document printers. These advanced printers allow you to print your color construction documents for faster and easier understanding in the boardroom and on the job site. In most cases these printers can reduce your monthly printing expense by as much as 50% and experience a 30%-40% increase in productivity. Print in color for the same price as traditional monochrome printing.

Many Benefits

Color printed construction documents have proven useful to many of our customers, including:

• Project Owners: The benefit of color construction documents for project owners is that they can more easily understand every detail of a project when they are called upon to make a decision or approve a modification. Black and white documents can be difficult to read, especially for project owners who don’t spend every day looking at highly technical and detailed construction documents.

• General Contractors: With many crew members and subcontractors to coordinate, the benefits of color construction documents to general contractors are clear. With color documents, general contractors can be sure everyone understands every last detail of a construction document and are speaking the same language for efficient and reliable communication.

The Cost of Errors

If you've been part of a construction project before you know that the financial impacts of mistakes due to drawing interpretation can be significant. Studies suggest that well over one quarter of a construction project’s budget is waste. Part of that may be due to unclear and difficult to interpret construction drawings that are lacking the color detail of the original CAD files.

Here at Duncan-Parnell, more and more of our customers are opting for large color printers for their construction documents. Successful projects start here, so contact us today for your free quote and discover how we can help you reduce drawing interpretation errors and reduce waste on your next construction project.