ASHRAE Journal- September 2008

Teams, Contracts & BIM By M. Dennis Knight, P Member ASHRAE .E., T eam selection, organization, and teaming agreement practices (contracts) may change soon as our industry moves toward more integrated building design (IBD) and integrated project delivery (IPD) methods. Building information modeling (BIM) is predicted to be the predominant design and management tool used to design, review/approve, build, commission, and operate buildings. “Savings in terms of avoided costs associated with the use of IBD, IPD, and BIM for more effective design, clash detection prior to construction, enhanced scheduling, automated plan checking and e-permitting, etc., can be used to allow teams to deliver better buildings,” according to Dave Conover of the International Code Council.1 Savings in construction costs and time by applying these practices have been 72 ASHRAE Journal estimated in the range of 50%.2 Simply compressing the time from project inception to occupancy can increase revenues, which could encourage building owners and developers to support increased application and use of IBD, IPD, and BIM practices. More than 5 million commercial buildings and more than 100 million residential units exist in the U.S. today.3 In addition, approximately 500,000 private ashrae.org sector and 150,000 public sector commercial buildings are constructed each year. Each of these millions of buildings was built with a team. Author Patrick Lencioni says ﬁve basic characteristics that make for a successful team are trust, conﬂict (the ability to use conﬂict in a constructive and positive way to ensure the best ideas are identiﬁed), commitment, accountability, and results.4 In industries such as manufacturing, ﬁnance, sales and research, teams often spend years and sometimes entire careers working together building trust, eliminating the fear of conﬂict, and establishing team commitment and buy-in. This is About the Author M. Dennis Knight, P is a principal with Liollio .E., Architecture in Charleston, S.C. He is vice chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee 7.1, Integrated Building Design, and member of the ASHRAE BIM Steering Committee. September 2008 http://www.ashrae.org

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ASHRAE Journal- September 2008 Section: Contents Contents Section: Commentary Options for Sustainability Section: Industry News The Silk Route for Energy Solar Thermal Is Unrealized Opportunity Industry Groups Sue City of Albuquerque Section: Letters Letters Section: Meetings and Shows Meetings and Shows Section: Feature Articles Article-Radiant Floor Cooling Systems Article-HVAC Design for Sustainable Lab Article-Mixed Mode Ventilation Article-Single- Design Considerations For Active Chilled Beams Article-Acoustic Design In Green Buildings Article-Teams, Contracts & BIM Section: Building Sciences Some Old Lessons Distilled Section: Washington Report Energy in Federal Buildings Section: Products HVAC&R Product Showplace Section: Emerging Technologies Toplighting & Lighting Controls For Commercial Buildings Section: Special Products Fans & Blowers Section: Classified Ads Classified Ads Section: Advertising Index Advertising Index

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