Integrated Project

Delivery with BIM

PROJECT PHASES
Integrated project delivery (IPD) is the emerging
standard for early collaboration and effective
decision making in the building industry today.
Incorporating a building information modeling The project team comes together at the Collaboration between the architect, Precise virtual models are automatically Because of careful early planning, team members Owners can enjoy better quality assurance
(BIM) toolset into any aspect of the IPD process earliest stage, improving accuracy of contractor, and engineers allows for better part of the design, helping to reduce are able to use materials efficiently, creating less on their completed project and are provided
decisions. The rest of the process becomes decision making, helping to improve quality uncertainty in documents and waste. Change orders are minimized, and no with a complete virtual building for
enables project teams to use information in an more predictable, thus avoiding costly and mitigate risk. interferences during construction. operational revenue is lost. Construction can be operational and renovation purposes.
integrated environment, increasing efficiency and redesign work. completed on schedule and on budget.

enabling new ways of working that inspire more

creative and sustainable designs. CONCEPTUALIZATION DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION DOCS CONSTRUCTION OWN / OPERATE

Architect: “Input from the Owner: “Careful

extended project team planning will reduce
Owner: “My building
enables me to make better waste and save
project was finished on
Keys to Integrated Project Delivery design decisions early in money and time.”
time and on budget.”
the process.”

Involve all team members

in design meetings, Contractor: “We’ve had zero
interference on this project.
including contractors. MEP Engineer: “There are no RFI’s were reduced significantly.
conflicts in the field because I’ve never had construction go
we chose the best systems so smoothly.”
Institute building and sizing of the equipment
during design.” Tenant: “I can tell our
information modeling. needs were taken into
account when the
Structural Engineer: ”We building was designed.”
were able to make the
Facilitate collaboration. necessary analysis to a single
model, saving us time and
allowing us to fast track the
structural design process and
documentation.”
Set up contract Architect: “We have a
mechanisms that enable common understanding of
design intent among the Fabricator: “Working with just
open collaboration.
team. And, we can more one model to produce steel
effectively influence the fabrication shop-drawings
sustainability performance allowed us to begin
Minimize paper-based of our designs.” fabrication early.”
processes, and Contractor: “I can
collaborate digitally. foresee problems and
reduce future delays.”

Check for and manage

interferences between
trades, digitally.
Civil Engineer: “I can help
with site selection so we
won’t run into environmental
Create a culture of trust issues later.”
and sharing.

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Project Management Institute of Architects California Council used by permission.