by jbs020810 a3 — February 17, 2010—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and The AIA California Council (AIACC) recently announced the results of a joint project focused on real building projects that utilized and implemented Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) during the building process. IPD is a collaborative construction project model in which owner, design professional and builder jointly share a project’s risk and reward.
These case studies demonstrate the successful application of IPD in a variety of building types and scales in diverse regions of the country, and are the first installment of an ongoing evaluation process of how the IPD model might be incorporated nationwide to protect against project losses, says the organization. In particular, all six participants in the study delivered projects on time and within budget using the IPD model, thus demonstrating the effectiveness of its use, say the organizations.
The project participants mentioned such advantages for the IPD collaborative building and design effort as: owners enjoy improved cost control and budget management; contractors find stronger project pre-planning and the ability to anticipate and resolve design-related issues and improve methods prior to the start of construction; and architects and designers gain more time for design, reduced documentation, and more appropriate sharing of risk and reward.
The six case studies in the report include Autodesk, Inc.; AEC Solutions Division Headquarters in Waltham, MA; Sutter Health Fairfield Medical Office Building in Fairfield, CA; Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Expansion in St. Louis, MO; St. Clare Health Center in Fenton, MO; Encircle Health Ambulatory Care Center in Appleton, WI; and Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ.
