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Integrated Project Delivery Management Practices: A Growing Trend in the Construction Industry

By Ed LeBard on October 8, 2010 2 Comments 3 Design Consulting, AIA California Council, AIA-A101, AIA-B141, American Institute of Architects, BIM, Building Information Modeling, building materials, California Council, construction management, Construction Manager-At Risk, developers, Ed LeBard, energy, facilities, FAIA, high performing buildings, Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, Jonathan Cohen, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, LEED AP. The study is an in-depth (and objective) report on the benefits and issues confronting the IPD process, LEED-AP, natural gas, Owner-Architect Agreement, Owner-Contractor Agreement, petroleum, potable water

Developers and facilities owners nationwide are spearheading the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) movement in the design and construction management industry. Due to long-term ownership and aggressive goals of high performing buildings at lower costs toward energy and potable water expenditures, an increasing number of building owners are constantly seeking new avenues to streamline risk and opportunities associated with standard contractual relationships such as Construction Manager-At Risk, Owner-Architect Agreement (AIA-B141), and Owner-Contractor Agreement (AIA-A101).

An English Major Finds a Career in Green-Building

By Michael Favicchio on May 14, 2010 1 Comment bamboo, bamboo walls, Chapman Chapman Construction, Chapman Construction in Newton, Charlotte, construction, construction management, cork floors, drywallers, electricians, energy, English major, environment, environmental engineering, Fuel Efficient Cars, green buildin, green-building project manager, Guy R. Compagnone, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, LEED certification program, LEED-AP, MA, Marist College, Mary Beth Morris, materials, New York, non-renewable resources, North Carolina, occupant health, plumbers, recycled drywall, reduced water flow, residential construction, solar panel array, solar panels, Solar Tube light fixtures, sustainable, sustainable building practices, sustainable construction, Syracuse, Tighe & Bond, Tony Brown, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC, Water

Michael Favicchio tell Tony Brown story on how he transitioned a new university graduate with a degree in English to a green building project manager at Chapman Construction in Newton, MA.

Hot Topics: Green Building – How are We (designers, engineers, etc.) Handling The Evolutionary Process Toward Integrative Design?

By Tracey de Morsella on January 5, 2010 2 Comments aia, Alex de Parry, Ann Arbor Builders, Architectural Design, Autodesk, BIM, Build2Sustain, Building Museum, Carbon Factor, Consensus Doc, construction management, contract for Integrated design, cost-plus-a-fee contract, Denis Du Bois, designers, Duke Farms Foundation, energy modeling, Energy Priorities, engineers, Frank Dalene, green building, Hamptons Green Alliance, Hamptons Luxury Homes, iLiv, Integrated Design, integrated design process, Integrated Project Delivery, integrative design, IPD, Joe Richmond, John Hatzung, Joseph Wyatt, Karen Tucker, Krystyna Bukowiecki, LEED, LEED certification, LEED-AP, LinkedIn, Mark Robertson, Mark Yerkes, MESA Landscape Architects, negotiated contract, owners, P5 Group, Patrick Doss-Smith, Pride Energy Solutions, Raquel Bedell, remodel, Retrofit, SK8 Architectural Design Solutions, sustainable building, T.J. Harris Incorporated, Telemark, Tom Powers, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC, Wight & Company

A two weeks ago, Karen Tucker, Director of Customer Development at iLiv, posted the following question on the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Linkedin Group. Green Building and LEED: How are we (designers, owners, engineers, etc.) handling the evolutionary process toward integrative design?