Integrated Project Delivery is a construction delivery method that leverages a number of current trends to increase productivity and the speed of project delivery.
This interactive online course will teach you about the importance of IPD's foundation of relational contracts, as well as the main ingredients that include a high-level of communications and collaboration and a no-fault work environment, from project charette through building commissioning.
You will also learn about the roles that lean construction processes and building information modeling play in performing, as well as recognize that IPD has many of the traits of construction delivery systems that are compatible with green building certification systems.
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Define Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and explain the main components of this method, recognizing how it differs from traditional project delivery methods.
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List the eight steps of the typical integrated project process and describe what each step entails.
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Recognize the importance of team activities, quality of work and services, risk management, and the roles and responsibilities of key participants in successful IPD efforts.
- Describe lean construction processes and Building information modeling, and explain their roles in supporting Integrated Project Delivery.