The biggest pet peeve for owners is unexpected change orders. With PDB, there are no change orders within the agreed upon scope of work after contract.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a major hospital in the southern U.S. has put together an IPD team to update the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) manual with "lessons-learned." This update includes a section on HVAC.
This month, I continue to examine the different project delivery methods (PDMs), focusing on why design-build (D-B) and integrated project delivery (IPD) are superior to design-bid-build (D-B-B) or construction management (CM).
One of the easiest-to-create commissioning process deliverables is also one of the most valuable to the building owner/operator. I am talking about a master equipment list (MEL).
In an environment of scarcity, the pace of business from procurement through implementation will accelerate. Fast-track delivery models like design-build will become more common, and as resources will need to be shared, so too will cross-discipline and cross-industry collaboration increase.