Systems and Methods for Selecting and Prioritizing Construction Checkpoints

In a computer system that implements a repository of construction checkpoints, a method of selecting a subset of the construction checkpoints for guiding an inspection associated with constructing a building project, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

• (a) receiving information about a particular building project into a computer system, the information including type of structure being constructed, construction materials being used, and environmental region in which the particular building project is being constructed;
• (b) filtering a plurality of construction checkpoints in the repository of construction checkpoints using the computer system to identify a selected subset of construction checkpoints relevant for conducting an inspection associated with constructing the particular building project, the selected subset of construction checkpoints comprising a number of construction checkpoints substantially less than the plurality of construction checkpoints in the repository, the filtering step comprising:
• evaluating information about the particular building project and financial risk information derived from past construction defect claims associated with the construction checkpoints to determine a set of filter rules for the particular building project;
• applying the set of filter rules to the checkpoints to determine a score for each checkpoint relevant to the particular building project in accordance with the risk of each checkpoint for the particular building project;
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• selecting as the selected subset of construction checkpoints a plurality of checkpoints having scores representing greater risks for the particular building project than other checkpoints;
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• (c) presenting the selected subset of construction checkpoints as an observable output from the computer system in a prioritized order based on risk for use in guiding an inspection of the particular building project.