Richard Jackman
Independent Construction Consultant & Video Producer

open consulting; Bus No. 8

Websites:

• http://busno8.com/

Consultant to building owners, developers and architects during planning and construction phases -- liason and translator of design and construction language. Construction administration, construction management, owner's representation, drawing and spec review, etc. etc. ...

Documentary, marketing and personal video producer -- researcher, videographer, interviewer.

Help people communicate across cultural barriers they didn't even know they had: different organizational cultures, professional cultures, class cultures.

Architects, developers and owners who need construction administration services, construction consulting, or construction document reviews. Got a building project that's just a bit too much right now? Let's talk about how I can lighten your load.

University of Washington M. Arch., Architecture, 2003 - 2006

Carnegie Mellon University B. Arch., Architecture, 1976 - 1981

Partner at Bus No. 8 LLC "Documenting Your Community" 2006 - Present. Producer/director, videographer, researcher, business manager Bus No. 8 is a documentary production company dedicated to the exploration of the meaning of community. By pooling our diverse experiences and disciplines -- from activism and architecture to theater and music -- Bus No. 8 offers a unique approach to documenting communities around the world.

Owner at open consulting "Building for the rest of us" 2008 - Present. Owner of consulting service specializing in programming, owner's representation and construction administration, with an emphasis on affordable and special-needs housing. Construction monitoring and consultation on 26-unit affordable housing project, construction document review on 50-unit urban project and a women's shelter, and early development of design and sustainability guideline database for the Archdiocesan Housing Authority of Western Washington.

Project Manager at Tonkin Hoyne Architecture and Urban Design 2006-2008. Construction administration and specifications writing on various projects, including historic rehab for Northeast Washington Housing Solutions that received the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials Award of Merit, rural farmworker housing, and transitional housing for homeless people. Developed corrections spreadsheet to weed out errors from specs and drawings and to feed lessons learned during the construction phase back into the design and construction document phases.

Huckabay Teaching Fellow at University of Washington Department of Architecture 2005. Teaching research assistant for design studio led by Michael Pyatok and Dana Walker. Conducted research into the teaching of participatory design in the design-build studio. Developed student evaluation tools and conducted in-studio discussions of the participatory design process. Assisted in coordination of community design workshops and community advisory group for design-build project.

Teaching Assistant at University of Washington Department of Architecture 2005. Teaching Assistant, Appreciation of Architecture. Graded papers and advised students in introductory, non-major architectural history course.

Plan Reviewer & Report Writer at Studio Gong 2002. Reviewed assisted living, nursing, and market-rate housing drawings, specifications and related geotechnical, seismic and environmental reports for compliance with HUD financing requirements, including disability accessibility and other codes, energy efficiency and construction quality; developed cost estimates for sitework; wrote reports on physical condition of existing nursing and assisted living facilities seeking HUD refinancing, including repair requirements with cost estimates. Received bonus for expediting large set of reports for important client.

Membership & Hotline Coordinator at The Tenants Union 1996 - 2001. Coordinated recruitment, retention and tracking of paying membership; wrote, designed and produced direct mail fundraising letters; supervised staff for hotline on Landlord-Tenant law; provided information to callers and walk-in clients; created internal reports and demographic reports for funders; coordinated database maintenance; coordinated volunteer training; recruited and supervised volunteers; edited and produced quarterly newsletter from 1996 to 1998.

Project Architect at Pratt Planning & Architectural Collaborative 1988 - 1993. Client consultation, programming, design, production drawings, specifications writing, building code analysis, cost estimating, product research, construction administration. Specialized in low-income and special needs housing for nonprofit clients.

Project Manager at Richard Rice Architects 1987 - 1988. Project management, production drawings, design, specifications writing, building code analysis, product research. High-end residential and commercial work with emphasis on traditional detailing and cabinetry.