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June 25-26, 2007 | San Francisco, CA

The inefficiencies that impact all participants in the design and construction marketplace need to be addressed.

We know the problems, we know the consequences, and we all know that something needs to be done.

Improvements in project delivery and the seamless integration of emerging technologies have not paralleled the success of other industries.

To address these challenges in project delivery, McGraw-Hill Construction and The American Institute of Architects, California Council have partnered to bring you this event to...
    • explore fundamental changes to the way we work...
    • discuss a new delivery system...
    • discover how to use an "integrated" approach

What is Integrated Project Delivery?

Integrated Project Delivery is the general term applied to a new project delivery system that utilizes highly collaborative, cross functional teams composed of all project lifecycle stakeholders including the owner, architect, general contractor, engineers, suppliers and security. Keys to success require the team to be assembled early in the process, that all team members have open and equal access to information, and that they share equally in the risks and rewards of a given project. Relying on technical advances in BIM (Building Information Modeling Software) and information sharing through the World Wide Web, empowered teams, often at great geographical distances, work together to create designs, solve problems and complete projects faster and less expensively.

Why is Integrated Project Delivery important to me?

Owners are driving the move to Integrated Project Delivery. Frustrated by design and construction partners often at odds with one another and faced with delays and cost overruns as a result of poor communication, upfront planning and problem solving, they are demanding that architects, general contractors and engineers work together to meet owner requirements on time and within budget. Architects without the tools or the contacts to meet these expectations will be unable to compete for collaborative bids, and their pool of potential clients will shrink.

Government and the public sector are already setting and enforcing strict environmental requirements, as are many private developers. Creating complex buildings cannot be accomplished by one architect designing alone, but rather requires collaboration among a team of experts, each knowledgeable in specific areas. Experts may be at a considerable distance from one other and must rely on computer generated forms of communication, such as building information models, or BIM. It is clear that all members of the building team will need to take on the new skills and knowledge required to participate in such collaborative efforts.

Integrated Project Delivery and the future of the design and construction industry will be discussed in detail at The CHANGE Conference, June 25-26, 2007 at UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco. Click here to register.