ABC co-hosted the monthly meeting of SMPS (Society for Marketing Professional Services) at the Washington Athletic Club in November. The topic was “Integrated Project Delivery” (IPD) and was presented by a panel of speakers who are currently working on one of the Northwest’s first “true” IPD projects, Seattle Children’s Hospital Ambulatory Surgery Center in Bellevue.
IPD is defined by AIA as “a project delivery approach that integrates people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication and construction.”
IPD is a new approach to how the A/E/C industry can work together. IPD changes the areas of project delivery by including communication, scheduling, teaming, contracting, and technology to improve the efficiency and performance of the project.
For more information, “A Guide to Integrated Project Delivery” can be downloaded at http://www.aia.org/contractdocs/AIAS077630. A white paper on IPD can be found at www.tedsive.com.