American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter

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March-November 2007

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This brand new salon series examines different facets of Integrated Practice and how architects can be further involved in leading the delivery of future projects.

Image © Anshen + Allen, Jennifer J. Pechacek

Integrated Practice is the project delivery system that uses alternative business structures, practices and processes to collaboratively harness the talents and insights of all participants in the design, construction and fabrication process. It does not require any specific technology and, at a practical level, it is enhanced with technologies, such as Building Information Modeling and project-based websites, that facilitate collaboration. Integrated Practice focuses on the roles and relationships of each participant in the design process.

For more information on Integrated Practice, please download Integrated Project Delivery - A Working Definition, a report developed by the Integrated Project Delivery Task Force, or visit our Integrated Practice Resource Page. Additional articles about Integrated Practice are also available at our Newsroom.

March 27, 5:30-7:30 pm: Integrated Practice Options
Case studies for integration

At the first salon, we’ll provide an overview of the series, as well as a working definition of what Integrated Practice means. The evening features the Camino Medical Center team in discussion about how Integrated Practice principles (typically considered to be part working collaboratively, part Building Information Modeling and part sharing risk and reward) helped them deliver their project in an extraordinary fashion. The evening also focuses on how ARUP Engineers has worked collaboratively with different architects.
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April 24, 5:30-7:30 pm: Owners
The value proposition rewarded

This month's salon will be presented by Stuart Eckblad, AIA, Director of UCSF Medical Center Design and Construction and Chair of the AIACC Definition Committee Task Force on Integrated Practice on the Owner's Perspective on Integrated Practice. Sponsored by Adobe Systems, Inc.
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May 22, 5:30-7:30 pm: Next Delivery
Alternative business models for project delivery

Most project delivery models popular in the United States determine compensation based on capped hourly fees or a percentage of construction cost rather than value brought to the client. Embedded legal and profit considerations often discourage knowledge sharing or collaborative identification and resolution of problems. We will explore several emerging project delivery models that encourage collaboration and provide tangible rewards for value creation and achievement of project goals.
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June 25-26: AIACC/McGraw-Hill Change Conference - San Francisco

July 24, 5:30-7:30 pm: Builders
Virtual rehearsal to physical reality

Integrated Project Delivery methods vary widely from more traditional approaches to using BIM-enabled processes. Key to all of these methods is the to ability simulate/ predict the building design and its construction process, reliably resolving constructability issues prior to construction and eliminating costly rework and schedule delays. In this session a panel of five builders(BCCI, DPR, Swinerton, Turner and Webcor) will demonstrate the use of collaboration tools and 3- and 4-D modeling techniques to refine building system configuration, installation sequences and coordination of trade activities.
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August 28, 5:30-7:30 pm: Tomorrow
The Future of Design and Construction Technology and Delivery

State-of-the-art and emerging design and construction technologies are opening up opportunities for a profound restructuring of the design and construction process with dramatic performance improvements of the completed facility and the design-construction process. This talk will summarize which state-of-the-art technologies can be used with confidence and success in practice today, highlight emerging tools and technology trends, and show how these technologies are supporting integrated practice.
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September 25, 5:30-7:30 pm: Four Letter Words
Risk and cost aspects of integrated delivery

As firms who venture into projects as members of an Integrated Project Delivery Team have seen, putting into practice a collaborative approach that serves the business interests of the Architect, the Owner, and the Contractor is much more than sharing common goals and values. Risks that have been mitigated by the development of standard forms of agreement, take on new aspects with the involvement of “partners” in the design process and “shared risk” through the construction phase. The cost of providing services - that are commonly defined by traditional design and documentation phases - are harder to predict with the blending of input from contractors and trades. Lawyers Will Lichtig and Bruce Cohen will discuss Integrated Project Delivery in a presentation on “Defining Roles and Responsibilities – Aligning Risks and Rewards”.
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October 23, 5:30-7:30 pm: Sustainability
Integrating for performance

To fulfill our full potential as professionals and produce high-performance buildings, we need to hone our skills at integrated design - design that optimizes our knowledge and skill set through collaborative explorations across disciplines. This presentation by Russ Perry of SmithGroup will propose a design process to enhance energy performance, allowing us to contribute meaningfully to solving the global carbon crisis.
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November 27, 5:30-7:30 pm: Performance Design
Utilizing integrated delivery methods to improve design delivery

Dominique Roddier, PhD & Naval Architect, will describe how things get done in the Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering field. The construction of oil and gas platforms, container, cruise or navy ships require significant project teams composed of multiple disciplines and globalized talent. In the second part of the talk, the design and construction of a wave energy buoy called the AquaBuOY, a floating pump that generates electricity, will be discussed. The concept of scaled prototype and its importance to evaluate performance at a reduced cost will be introduced. The AquaBuOY prototype, a 60 feet long 15 feet in diameter engineering marvel was built in an Oregon steel yard last spring and was placed in the waters of the Oregon coast late August. It survived 20 feet seas late September and has met its objectives in providing the design team with valuable data.
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