Jeanette Shaw
Director of Quality & Sustainability Powers Brown Architecture
Jeanette Shaw is director of quality and sustainability for Powers Brown Architecture, a 20-year-old firm that has designed projects ranging from one of the nation’s largest industrial buildings northwest of Houston to one of the city’s newest high-rise condos with views of the Galleria and downtown.
Shaw is a member of the Construction Quality Executives Council, which promotes quality in the construction industry.
Seminars
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Panel: Bringing Quality into Pre-Design Phase to Prevent Rework & Strengthen Project Outcomes
1:20 pm
- Embedding quality at the RFP and estimating stage to define realistic quality budgets and turnover strategy from day one
- Partnering with estimators, designers, and trades early to strengthen constructability, reduce scope gaps, and prevent downstream rework
- Managing evolving bid documents and design changes collaboratively to protect cost control and schedule certainty
Monday 21st September 2026
Aligning Designers & Contractors Early to Improve Quality Outcomes & Reduce Communication Breakdowns
10:00 am
- Facilitating structured, architect–contractor discussions to surface process misunderstandings and develop practical, shared solutions
- Clarifying communication workflows between owner, designer, contractor and third-party partners to prevent breakdowns caused by contractual silos
- Creating organized feedback loops between GC and design teams to solve challenges early and improve deliverable quality before issues escalate
