Dee Cramer Inc finishes IPD job at Michigan State University
Delivered ahead of schedule and under budget using integrated project delivery (IPD), a new $60 million development at Michigan State University underscores how collaboration in construction yields the best results.
ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOLLOW THE SAME BASIC FORMULA. And that’s the problem, according to the MacLeamy Curve, a concept developed by renowned architect Patrick MacLeamy. In a traditional design, bid, build process, the further along you are along in the construction process the higher the cost of a design change. Although owners set the tone for the project early on, their input usually isn’t called upon again until the project is next to being finished — which is generally too late, leading to delays, waste and increased delivery costs. The integrated project delivery (IPD) method brings key stakeholders into the process early on to maximize the projects outcome at each step of the way, from start to finish.
If integrated project delivery (IPD) sounds familiar, it’s because its roots are in building information modeling — providing architecture, engineering construction professionals with the insights and tools they need to design more efficiently, plan and construct. Like BIM the software, the IPD process is designed to utilize the knowledge of all stakeholders to increase certainty. Until recently, IPD was considered an “alternative” project delivery to the traditional design, bid, build process. However, as more owners are looking to tighten schedules, decrease budgets and increase efficiency, it’s gone mainstream.