Sustainability represents many themes to many people. While some have a vested interest in maintaining continued success, others are committed to sustaining for the common good, whether it’s the ...

In 2007, the seemingly new term Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) was making its way through the inner circles of contractors, architects and owners. IPD was developed as a method to enhance lagging ...

Complex construction projects have many moving parts and numerous stakeholders. Each project often contains its own unique challenges and obstacles. Finding the right solution does not often come by ...

Three-dimensional information, such as that provided by building information modeling, allows all members of the Building Team to visualize the many components of a project and how they work together.

Imagine your design team working seamlessly with your construction team through the design and construction phases of your project. Imagine minimizing or eliminating changes to the project budget and ...

The IPD process wouldn’t work without the bound commitment of honesty, collaboration and trust between all parties. Healthcare projects involve many stakeholders. One method to align stakeholders is ...

One million square feet. That’s the size of Sutter Health’s new California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Van Ness Campus Hospital. If you unstacked its 12 stories and laid them side by side, it would ...

After more than 10 years working on integrated project delivery (IPD) teams, Degenkolb Engineers has learned many lessons. As IPD becomes more prevalent and accepted by owners as a viable project ...

Building owners and their design and construction teams now have a free guide to help them navigate the waters of integrated project delivery. The how-to publication lays out, for the first time, ...

In today's world, change happens fast. It happens even faster when driven by technology. The growing adoption of Building Information Modeling in the construction industry is contributing to a growing ...

We should remain doubtful, on practical grounds, about the veracity or longevity of the American Institute of Architects’ Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) manifesto and its single-purpose-entity (SPE ...

If people in the know are right, integrated project delivery or IPD could completely redefine how teams work together on projects. Locally, the team for Children's Hospital Ambulatory Surgery Center ...