Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide 4
Introduction
Designers—
The integrated delivery process allows the designer to benefit from the early
contribution of constructors’ expertise during the design phase, such as accurate
budget estimates to inform design decisions and the pre-construction resolution
of design-related issues resulting in improved project quality and financial
performance. The IPD process increases the level of effort during early design
phases, resulting in reduced documentation time, and improved cost control
and budget management, all of which increase the likelihood that project goals,
including schedule, life cycle costs, quality and sustainability, will be achieved.
The Guide
The Guide begins with introductory material about the principles of IPD and points
to consider when setting up an integrated project, moves through a study of how
to implement IPD, and culminates with a discussion of how to apply general IPD
principles within the specific framework of new and traditional delivery models used in
the marketplace today. When thoughtfully considered, absorbed, and then applied, the
principles and techniques outlined in this Guide should allow readers to be able to:
Understand principles of IPD
Understand the value propositions of IPD from the perspective of various
stakeholders
Organize non-traditional delivery methods and alternative team relationships
for improved project performance, understanding the necessary qualifications /
attributes of team members
Assess interest and adequate knowledge resources within one’s team
Discern subtle differences between possible models for IPD
Advocate the benefit of an integrated delivery model
Understand the issues that must be addressed in an integrated project delivery
document
With the appropriate resources, write an agreement based on integrated project
delivery principles
Implement IPD principles to proceed with confidence during this time of
change.
AIA and IPD
Through early collaboration and the use
of Building Information Modeling (BIM)
technology, a more integrated, interactive,
virtual approach to building design,
construction and operation is emerging. To
embrace, master and influence this emerging
method of project delivery and to seize the new
business and cultural opportunities it offers
to the industry, the AIA is working with other
construction industry stakeholders and through
its own national, state or regional and local
components, Board committees, Knowledge
Communities, Task Forces, Working Groups and
related activities to:
1. Collaborate with industry leaders to
facilitate the dialogue, share knowledge, and
accelerate the rate of change for all those
seeking to improve the industry’s current
practices by utilizing integrated approaches
to the design, construction, and operation
processes;
2. Communicate the benefits of
collaborative approaches to public and private
sector clients, and promote changes to the
design and construction procurement process to
allow early information sharing;
3. Promote the benefits of developing a
virtual model of a project using available
technologies, built with interaction and input
from an integrated and collaborative team
of project stakeholders – owners, designers,
consultants, constructors, subcontractors and
suppliers;
4. Develop and promote the integration
of collaboration techniques and technology
into education curricula for architects and
architectural students to enhance their design
and team collaborative skills;
5. Engage the legal profession and the
insurance industry in preparing contracts
that support the integration of collaborative
models and technology into the design and
build industry and offering insurance coverages
responsive to IPD; and,
6. Promote documentation of the
measurable contributions resulting from
implemented integrated project delivery
approaches to stakeholders and promote the
value and achievements of increased use of
integrated project delivery methods.