College - Author 1
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Department - Author 1
Construction Management Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Construction Management
Date
6-2025
Primary Advisor/Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Liz Adams, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Construction Management Department
Abstract/Summary
This paper discusses the installation and quality assurance/quality control of four cat condos built for the Son Care Foundation at the Thousand Hills Pet Resort in San Luis Obispo. The Son Care Foundation is a nonprofit that provides professional daycare and overnight boarding services for dogs and cats while their owners are away. The cat condos serve cats during the day while their owners are at work or otherwise busy. Because three people were assigned to this project, the project was split into preconstruction, prefabrication, and installation/QA/QC. To meet the two-day installation window, due to active facility use, three cat condos were prefabricated and upon installation line one wall in the room, each being 8’ tall, 3’-7” wide, and 2’-4” deep, along with a fourth unit built in the room during installation, as a result of its size. The installation process involved selective demolition within the room, construction of the fourth, larger unit, transportation of the prefabricated units, and quality control checks. The tenant improvement project successfully delivered durable and easy-to-clean cat condos that met Thousand Hills Pet Resort's expectations on time and under budget.
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