Touchscreen entry of construction punch list items directly on a plan

A construction punch list system comprising:

• a server containing a database of contractor plans for a construction project and construction deficiency data related to the database of contractor plans;
• a plurality of display devices configured to graphically display contractor plans from the database on an interactive touchscreen;
• means for entering construction deficiency data with a graphical identifier unique to a category of punch items on the graphically displayed plan using the touchscreen;
• a network linking the plurality of display devices to the server;
• means for distributing construction deficiency data to selected users of display devices;
• and
• means for updating the construction deficiency data, whereby the server and the plurality of display devices are cooperatively configured to indicate a construction punch list of punch items and corresponding fixes in graphical or tabular form from the updated construction deficiency data.

A method of generating and using a construction punch list for inspecting and managing a construction project comprising:

• displaying, on a portable touchscreen device, a selected plan from a database of construction project plans in a networked server;
• positioning, using the portable touchscreen device, a plurality of construction deficiency symbols on at least one displayed selected plan, each construction deficiency symbol indicating a construction deficiency at a corresponding location on a construction site;
• entering, on the portable touchscreen device, construction deficiency data associated with each construction deficiency symbol;
• updating, at the networked server, the construction deficiency data;
• generating a construction punch list from the construction deficiency data;
• distributing the construction punch list;
• and
• entering construction deficiency data indicating a punch list item is completed, when the associated construction deficiency has been remedied.