IPD Print Resources

Integrated Project Delivery Guide Released November 5, 2007	Integrated Project Delivery: First Principles for Owners and Teams New Release: 07.07.08	A Working Definition: Integrated Project Delivery Released at the 2007 AIA National Convention

Report on Integrated Practice

Released during the 2006 AIA National Convention in Los Angeles, this report contains ten essays by leaders in many disciplines on the world of, and the state of, Integrated Practice.
	Introduction and Abstracts Change or Perish University & Industry Research in Support of BIM Changing Business Models, BIM Driven, Integrated Practice Roadmap for Integration Suggestions for an Integrated Education The Twenty-first Century Practitioner Applications in Engineering Technology, Process, Improvement and Culture Change International Developments Information for the Facility Life Cycle

Change is Now
September 2005 article from AIArchitect

Integrated Practice: It’s Not Just About the Technology
October 2005 article from AIArchitect by Phillip Bernstein, FAIA

Integrated Practice and the New Architect: Keeper of Knowledge and Rules
October 2005 article from AIArchitect by Jonathan Cohen, FAIA

BIM Evokes Revolutionary Changes to Architecture Practice at Ayers/Saint/Gross
December 2005 article from AIArchitect by Glenn W. Birx, AIA

Miscellaneous Articles

Using Interoperable BIM in Schematic Design
Building Information Model for the e-Lab at LBNL. This high-tech green building was designed, quantified, and analyzed during schematic design, using nine different software tools, without redrawing or reentering data. The project won honorable mention in TAP’s 2005 BIM Awards.

Integrated Practice
It has become clear that technological advancements are heralding revolutionary change in the design and construction industry. The Institute has recognized the importance of the scope and magnitude of this change through its creation of a new focus area, Integrated Practice.

Recent Changes in Project Delivery
Delivery methods have been blending to the point that the ability to define projects by a particular method is no longer a simple matter. Many owners now favor methods that facilitate communication earlier in the process and greater collaboration between the parties.

Emerging Risks in Practice
Now more than ever, professionals are experiencing a transformation in how professional services are defined and delivered.

The AIA's New (and Improved) Design-Build Contracts
Reprinted from the Spring 2005 edition of The Construction Lawyer, with permission of the American Bar Association. These forms were released at the end of December 2004.

Electronic Document Management for the Small Office
This article explores ways in which simple software tools can reduce the amount of time and paper spent on document production and processing, and can improve communications with clients and contractors as well.

The Case for Virtual Building
The Virtual Builders Roundtable is an alliance of designers, engineers, fabricators, and builders active in the development of virtual building processes and technologies.

Avoiding Mistakes, Saving Money: The Case for Virtual Design and Construction
To support integration, virtual design and construction (VDC) uses multidisciplinary performance models of design and construction input such as building information models (3D), CPM schedules (4D), and cost estimates (5D) to simulate and validate project objectives.

AIA-AGC Joint Committee Meeting
The biannual meeting of the Joint Committee of the American Institute of Architects and the Associated General Contractors of America (AIA/AGC) took place in Memphis on June 25, 2005.