Integrated Project Delivery for Public and Private Owners is a new, free, downloadable, 40-page PDF from APPA: The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers and several other organizations.

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Table of Contents

Introduction – Degrees of Collaboration: An Evolutionary Process

1. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD): An Overview

A. Forces Driving Change

B. Result: Integrated Project Delivery

C. Levels of Collaboration and IPD: “Delivery Method” versus “Philosophy”

i. IPD as a Philosophy (IPD “Lite” or “IPD-ish” / Non Multi-party IPD)

ii. IPD as a Delivery Method (“True” IPD / Multi-party IPD)

D. IPD Principles and Catalysts E. Convergence: Related Industry Trends

i. Lean Construction / Lean Project Delivery to Increase Efficiency ii. Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a Catalyst iii. Sustainability

2. In Pursuit of Integrated Project Delivery

A. Why Adopt IPD Philosophies?

B. Why Adopt IPD as a Delivery Method?

C. IPD as a Delivery Method

i. Applying Principles and Practices with IPD as a Delivery Method

ii. Early Lessons Learned – Practices to Consider

iii. IPD Case Studies

D. IPD as a Philosophy – What Can You Do if You Can’t do Multi-party?

3. Trying Integrated Project Delivery: First Steps

A. Culture – Willingness to Change; Take Risks and Trust

B. Addressing Potential Barriers or Limitations

i. Selection / Procurement Options: Buying Value ii. Regulatory / Legislative

4. Summary | Recommendations for all Owners (Not Just Public)

Appendices:

A: “IPD-ish” at Massachusetts and Emory

B: Levels of Collaboration

C: Standard Form Agreements

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 Just after Fran Gast (U. Connecticut), Debi McDonald (Cannon Design), and Celia Kent (Harvard U) finished their Saturday morning workshop at SCUP-45, we caught up with them and asked them how this year was different from 2009.