Who's responsibility is it to include the contractor's specific sustainability requirements in the contract documents?

• A. Designer
• B. Contractor
• C. Owner
• D. Construction Manager

Answer: (A)

The design professional is responsible for embedding sustainability requirements into the contract documents. They take the owner’s sustainability goals and translate them into concrete, measurable drawings, specifications, performance criteria, and acceptance tests that bind the project. The owner provides the goals and approves the documents, while the construction manager coordinates the process and the contractor executes per those documents. The contractor reacts to what’s written in the contract documents, not usually to separate owner directives.