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By Mike Zorich<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Integrated project delivery (IPD) can be effective in a variety of markets and building types. Done right, this approach<\/span>\u00a0guide<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>actions of participants for the betterment of the whole<\/span>\u00a0as opposed to<\/span>\u00a0individual parties.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve worked on several IPD projects<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>found that\u00a0<\/span>the framework for\u00a0<\/span>success\u00a0<\/span>depends on<\/span>\u00a0with three key criteria: owner participation,\u00a0<\/span>early participation of key contractors, and open communication.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Owner\u00a0<\/span><\/b>p<\/span><\/b>articipation<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>T<\/span>he most successful project will have an\u00a0<\/span>o<\/span>wner representative who helps maintain project\/facility culture and communicate<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0project goals vertically though the different teams\u00a0<\/span>of the IPD process \u2013 e.g.,\u00a0<\/span>the Owner Steering Committee, Executive Team, Core Team, and IPD Team. This individual has the capability and authority to make decisions for the\u00a0<\/span>o<\/span>wner at multiple levels<\/span>. He or she also\u00a0<\/span>knows when an\u00a0<\/span>o<\/span>wner committee must be engaged to facilitate a decision and has\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0authority to convene the appropriate group to\u00a0<\/span>reach<\/span>\u00a0a resolution<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Often the most successful person for this role is a\u00a0<\/span>c<\/span>ore\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>eam\u00a0<\/span>individual,<\/span>\u00a0who communicates with their supervisor (at the strategy\/planning\/executive level) but also has enough field\/construction experience to understand how buildings and systems are put together \u2013 and displays true leadership in the process.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Early\u00a0<\/span><\/b>p<\/span><\/b>articipation of\u00a0<\/span><\/b>k<\/span><\/b>ey\u00a0<\/span><\/b>c<\/span><\/b>ontractors<\/span><\/b>:<\/span>\u00a0We have found early participation\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0the mechanical, electrical, fire protection, steel fabricator, and sometime<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0other<\/span>\u00a0contractors<\/span>\u00a0to be highly beneficial. In one of our IPD projects, IMEG met with the subcontractors before\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>chematic\u00a0<\/span>d<\/span>esign to edit the project specification<\/span>s<\/span>, tailoring the information to incorporate the best practices and value for the contractor installation, as well as identifying the Basis of Design for every piece of equipment. That Basis of Design was a joint decision of the contractors and IMEG, while still allowing competitive component pricing at the time of procurement<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Contractors and fabricators also help in the value-based decision<\/span>–<\/span>making for alternative system and component types. In addition, ongoing constructability evaluation and opportunities for off-site pre-fabrication can be identified and the design optimized to accomplish a lower\u00a0<\/span>installation cost<\/span>\u00a0of all components.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Open\u00a0<\/span><\/b>c<\/span><\/b>ommunication<\/span><\/b>:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0In the IPD process, it is important to allow the team members to be able to say \u201c<\/span>n<\/span>o<\/span>.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0 It is then up to the team to determine how the team works to accomplish the task or to rework the plan to change the team member\u2019s \u201c<\/span>n<\/span>o\u201d into a \u201c<\/span>y<\/span>es<\/span>.<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0T<\/span>he goal of the team is to identify why that member is taking the stance<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>referred to as a constraint. Usually, identifying the constraint of one team member will lead to identifying the constraint of another team member, and so on. This process helps identify how important their component of the work is to all the other downstream activities<\/span>\u00a0and leads<\/span>\u00a0to improved collaboration.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Once the root\u00a0<\/span>source<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is identified, th<\/span>e initial<\/span>\u00a0constraint<\/span>\u00a0and other related constraints<\/span>\u00a0should sequentially\u00a0<\/span>be resolved<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Empowering t<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>Core\u00a0<\/span>IPD team to identify problems, propose continuous\u00a0<\/span>improvement<\/span>s<\/span>, and make decisions to implement solutions inspires all project participants to perform at a high level.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read this C-SE magazine case study<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>that I co-wrote\u00a0<\/span>f<\/span>or an example of\u00a0<\/span>how IPD resulted in waste elimination and cost savings on a recent healthcare project.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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