Integrated Project Delivery

This paper explores the definition of Integrated Project Delivery and how it integrates people, systems, business structures, and practices to reduce waste and optimize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.

Strategic Alliances

Synergy in strategic alliances adds value for both partners and customers alike.

Construction Industry Productivity

This paper analyzes and reports on long-term trends in U.S building construction industry productivity between the years 1966 and 2009. It looks at construction industry history and future direction.

Construction Industry Megatrends

In this paper paper, Preston Haskell, founder of The Haskell Company, discusses the major issues which will drive the direction of the U.S. engineering and construction industry for the next 10-15 years.

Value Engineering in Design-Build

Value engineering within a design-build setting reassigns the job of defining “value” to the rightful party – the owner.

Risk Reduction in Design-Build

See how risk reduction capabilities differ amongst traditional, construction management, and design-build delivery systems.