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Originally Posted by sentinel
Thanks spyguy - this really is a nice project - hope the church stays with a design like this and not some VE'd alternative..
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VE gets such a bad name. There are all kinds of things to do with a design like that to bring about that finished product at a lesser price.
Value Engineering should not be mistaken for Cost Engineering.
Value Engineering provides the desired end result by providing better systems or materials. Cost Engineering is what changes the building.
The latter is largely the result of a culture of laziness in the industry in general.