Audiovisual Best Practices
The Design and Integration Process for the AV and Construction Industries

The book Audiovisual Best Practices was developed based on an initiative by independent AV consultants and integrators to develop better working practices to improve project relationships and outcomes. The result was a terrific collaboration that provides the definitive reference for the AV project process. You can find out more about the collaboration at the InfoComm website.

Audiovisual Best Practices describes the roles and responsibilities of all of the project participants that impact the success of an AV implementation project, including:

The book is organized according to the building design and construction process. It includes some introductory chapters and then covers the AV implementation process step by step:

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Overview of the Design and Construction Process
• Chapter 1: Understanding the Project Team
• Chapter 2: Understanding the Process
• Chapter 3: Selecting and Contracting the Project Team
• Chapter 4: The Program Phase
• Chapter 5: The Design Phase
• Chapter 6: The Construction Phase
• Chapter 7: System Commissioning and Training

Appendices provide helpful sample contract forms and checklists, as well as a sample documents and an AV glossary. See the Table of Contents and other excerpts below for more detail on the books content.

From the Book

Below are some sample pages (these and more are available from InfoComm's site) in low-resolution PDF format. There's much more in the book.

• Preface (includes information about the development team)
• Table of Contents (includes figures and appendix lists)
• AV Process Overview (based on Table of Contents)
• AV Tasks and Parameters (a sample from the Program Phase chapter)
• AV Program Meeting Agenda (one of the sample meeting agendas)
• Final AV System Record Documentation Package Checklist
  (one of the checklists provided in the book)
• Glossary

There's much more in the book, including:

Templates and Sample Documents	Checklists
Program Meeting Agenda AV Construction Kick-off Meeting Agenda Software Licensing Agreement Statement of AV Integrator Qualifications AV Program Questions (95 of them!) AV Project Schedule Samples AV Substantial Completion Form Warranty Terms Custom User Guide (sample user instruction sheet) Custom Tech Manual (sample technician instruction sheet)	AV Scope of Work RFQ Checklist AV Task Parameters (for development of AV Program) Benchmarking Checklist Design Phase Infrastructure Coordination Typical RFP / Design Package Components Site Readiness Shop and As-Built Drawing Components Substantial Completion Checklist Final AV System Record Documentation Owner Responsibility Checklist

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