Randy Deutsch AIA, LEED AP asks: In the realm of IPD, what ways do we need to grow more powerful as the 64-Bitlike process becomes more open and connected?
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Architecture enhances people’s lives, and the emerging recognition of this effect is earning the profession newfound respect, said Clark Manus, the new president of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), in the March 7 issue of The Zweig Letter (TZL).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute of Architects (AIA), in collaboration with AIA Minnesota and the University of Minnesota, School of Architecture, have produced case studies for construction projects that used the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methodology. Each comprehensive case study examines 21 separate categories including project description, decision making, information sharing, building information modeling (BIM) elements and liability.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — The Zweig Letter has found a team constructing a hospital in Kentucky that says it has cracked the insurability quandary that prevents many from engaging in the collaborative approach because a lack of standard insurance products or legal precedent makes risk allocation tricky even though the method can increase project quality and reduce costs.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Management consulting, publishing, and training firm ZweigWhite has acquired Stagnito Media’s Engineering Group — its architectural and engineering resources — through a new wholly owned subsidiary, ZweigWhite Media LLC.
Using enterprise-wide project management software, the Utah Department of Transportation was able to complete the United States' largest bridge reconstruction project within budget, while reducing overall construction time from three years to two years.
