Abstract: A system is described for collecting, maintaining, and using information about construction, maintenance, and use features of buildings and their components. One or more building identifier tags affixed to a building during construction include a unique building identifier for the building and access information allowing a user to access a computer-implemented repository of information about the building. The repository may comprise information about components in the building, which may be identified in the repository by product identifiers, as well as information about component manufacturers, warranties, installation and maintenance instructions, information about workers associated with construction of the building, and quality checkpoints useful for checking and documenting the quality of construction for the building.

Abstract: The computer-based system described herein accepts information about a building project and uses the information to select from a repository of construction checkpoints a subset of the checkpoints that are deemed to be relevant to improve a building's safety, durability and comfort and to reduce financial risk. The checkpoints may be selected and/or prioritized for viewing by an inspector inspecting the building project based on at least one of: project geographic location, project-specific exposure, type of structure, complexity of building components, product quality, builder's repeated deficiencies, and codes and specifications. The system may further be configured to receive information about a current stage of construction of the building project and to present checkpoints to the inspector that are relevant to the current stage of construction.

Abstract: A builder risk assessment system that assesses the quality of a builder's operations is disclosed. In various embodiments, the system assesses the builder on a variety of quality measures that are deemed to be associated with potential risk and determines an overall risk assessment for the builder that may be expressed, for example, as a numerical score, a grade, or an assigned tier-level. In various embodiments, the assessment considers factors such as design quality, builder knowledge, communications systems, customer service, data tracking, prior and active claims, safety programs, and legal/contractual/insurance issues. The builder risk assessment system may use responses to questions related to the factors and results from field inspections of the builder's construction sites to generate the risk assessment.