Thank you for attending the POC meeting on Tuesday, July 14th. I'm including meeting notes for your review. Additionally, it was requested that I forward the following information on Integrated Project Delivery for your consideration:
AIA/LA Political Outreach Committee
Tuesday, July 14 (6pm)
Meeting Notes
In attendance: Steve Johnson, Jann Williams, Ric Abramson, John Kaliski, Michael Stein, Brett Shaw, Paul Danna, Stuart Magruder, Christophe Cornubert, Shiraz Tangri, Merry Norris and Will Wright
Items Discussed:
1. Legislative Day at City Hall is Friday, October 16, 2009
2. Issue Briefs to be further developed for Board review include:
The overall central theme for 2009 slate - The Value and Impact of Design (preamble upon which all other issue's will relate to)
A. Architects Serve the City, advocate for more architects to be placed on city commissions
B. Project Delivery Methods - an expanded set of available project delivery methods and alternatives will better allow for enhanced design and provide best value to the public sector
C. Procurement of Professional Services - a continuation of last year's issue brief, updating it to reflect the era of a new City Attorney
D. Implementing Distributed Power Generation - identifying opportunities to remove the net metering cap and advocating for a Feed-In-Tariff policy
E. Lessons Learned from the Economic Stimulus Package - What does it mean to anticipate Capital Improvements? How can City of LA take better advantage of all the 'visions' it currently has? Or is a new, more comprehensive vision needed??
What exactly are the capital improvement projects that the City of LA wants to do, but are currently unfunded? An emphasis on community-building infrastructure. Current gov't emphasis on programs, not projects. Is there is a complete lack of vision? Especially when compared to Sarkozy's Vision Plan for Paris.
Action Items/ Next Steps:
1. Send to the AIA/LA POC the article on Integrated Project Delivery written by Zigmund Rubel, AIA
2. Meet with Jane Usher to discuss City Attorney Trutanich's thoughts on expanding the toolbox of available Project Delivery Methods that City can utilize.
3. Further discuss with Roger Sherman his idea to establish a joint website with City of LA's Mayor's Office highlighting recent, ongoing and future significant and high quality public projects commissioned by major cities of the world. Identify and pursue potential grant opportunities to fund this proposed project. Work with Roger Sherman's resources at UCLA to help make this project happen.
4. For the July 21 AIA/LA Board Meeting - have the following prepared for their cursory review:
NAME OF ISSUE, one or two sentences detailing concern
PROPOSAL, two to four sentences detailing the rudiments of the proposal
5. The "Discussion" and further elaboration of the proposal will be drafted in subsequent weeks, ready for POC review at the Tuesday, August 11th meeting.
(Please let me know if I am overlooking anything that we may have discussed.)
REMINDER - our next meeting is:
AIA/LA Political Outreach Committee meeting
Tuesday, August 11 (6pm)
AIA Los Angeles
3780 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90010
RSVP at will@aialosangeles.org
INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY (IPD)
Jun 11, 2009
By: Zigmund Rubel, AIA, Anshen+Allen Architects
Harnessing the collaborative power of technology requires an integrated team. As we look at embracing building information modeling, or BIM, there is no clear structure of who owns the model nor which model governs in a particular situation. There are two basic model types--design and fabrication--each of which has a different purpose, although they share the desired outcome of facilitating the design and construction of a project.
However, the models need to be compatible to give the project the value they both have. In our new world of accountability and predictability, we need the constructor and the designers working together to reduce reactivity and allow us to model once and get the detail right from the outset. In order to leverage the unique skills of the architect as "generalist," it is logical to expand the team with a specialist focused on building- and system-specific know-how. Assembling an integrated team is the first act of integrated project delivery, or IPD.
The logical benefit of this technological application to project delivery is added value. We have found that projects that are delivered with collaborative methodologies last longer and cost less to operate. IPD leveraging technology can ensure that energy performance is met. Preliminary data from the Energy Star program indicates that buildings with an Energy Star rating can garner higher leasing rates than those with no rating, according to RICS research.
All IPD projects are custom responses to their unique requirements. There are some projects that can be done effectively and efficiently in a design bid and build environment. These projects need a market response to prescriptive requirements. Some of these projects may not be using BIM to its fullest potential. IPD is best applied to projects where there is flexibility in process, BIM with those where speed and cost containment are greater concerns.
Collaboration is a fundamental requirement of integration. Harvesting technology for the design and construction process requires collaboration because it is still evolving. Research from the Construction Industry Institute has shown that collaborative projects have fewer claims, shorter schedules and more job satisfaction. Building information modeling can only be leveraged by those who are using it. Anyone considering putting a team together should consider the benefits of integration and how it can further enhance a team's performance and outcome when delivering their project.
Zigmund Rubel is a principal at Anshen+Allen Architects. He is on the AIA California Council IPD Steering Committee and was one of the contributing authors to the AIA/AIACC IPD Guide.
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