Patent ID: 7835934

Claim:
A method of warranty process management for construction work, the method comprising: providing a warranty process management system for construction work comprising a database storing warranty standards for at least one building owned by an owner, the database in selective communication with an owner computer interface, a builder computer interface, a trade contractor computer interface, and an administrator computer interface each of the owner computer interface, the builder computer interface, the trade contractor computer interface, and the administrator computer interface providing a different graphical user interface for accessing the database, the warranty standards comprising warranty standards for products used in constructing the at least one building and warranty standards for services used for constructing the at least one building; creating, via one of the interfaces, a work request regarding a building in the database, the work request including an identifier indicating whether the work request is a warranty work request related to the warranty standards or a pre-closing work request; assigning, via the builder interface, the work request created in the database to a trade contractor to complete the work request; tracking, via at least one of the interfaces, the status of the work request in the database; and storing, via at least one of the interfaces, the work request, the trade contractor, and the status in the database for subsequent access via at least one of the owner interface, the builder interface, the trade contractor interface, and the administrator interface.