Great article from IndustryWeek on the rise of the IPD process in design and construction.

https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/article/21155965/a-lean-approach-to-plant-design

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Integrated project delivery (IPD) started with healthcare projects and has now migrated to manufacturing. This design and construction delivery method incorporates lean construction tools in an enhanced collaborative approach, resulting in construction and design teams incentivized to work together early in the design process and throughout the remainder of the project. It brings together the entire team—including the owner, designer, constructor and trade partners—under the same contract, focused on meeting project goals and objectives, while bringing the greatest possible value to the client.

At its essence, IPD is about eliminating waste throughout the design and construction process by increasing collaboration, with all stakeholders having a vested interest in project success from the start.

IPD in Manufacturing

A major advantage of IPD is it allows the design and construction team to react to change faster and with less impact on both schedule and cost. This is of particular importance in manufacturing because it’s common to start the construction of a facility before all the process equipment requirements have been identified.

A current manufacturing plant project—one of the largest ever to be completed via the IPD delivery model—is a great example of the flexibility inherent in IPD delivery. Eight weeks after the kickoff meeting, the pandemic forced the entire team of over 100 people to work from home. The team had to immediately learn how to collaborate using tools such as Skype and Microsoft Teams to keep the project on schedule.