In 2007, the seemingly new term Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) was making its way through the inner circles of contractors, architects and owners. IPD was developed as a method to enhance lagging ...

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a collaborative process that has been applied more and more frequently to building design and construction projects. Although it is implemented in slightly ...

Complex construction projects have many moving parts and numerous stakeholders. Each project often contains its own unique challenges and obstacles. Finding the right solution does not often come by ...

"The risk, as far as losing money, is minimal," says Edwin Najarian, a structural engineer principal with TTG Corp. TTG's profit on IPD jobs has been "the same or a little less" than usual, he adds.

Sustainability represents many themes to many people. While some have a vested interest in maintaining continued success, others are committed to sustaining for the common good, whether it’s the ...

When Augusta's new MaineGeneral hospital opens in the fall of 2013, the $312 million project will showcase not only the latest medical diagnostic and treatment services, but also a new trend in ...

Other highly desirable elements of IPD are mutual respect and trust among participants, collaborative innovation, intensified early planning, open communication within the team, use of building ...

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If people in the know are right, integrated project delivery or IPD could completely redefine how teams work together on projects. Locally, the team for Children's Hospital Ambulatory Surgery Center ...

The building opened in November, two months early and $3 million under budget. It beat Alberici's IPD projects, which Gunn says were also winners. Program manager Tocci has devised his own version of ...