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The Cogence Alliance Resource Committee has committed to “tell the story,” through various case studies, concerning how the use of collaborative design and construction methods is positively impacting the construction industry. We begin this series by interviewing Walter Jones, the leader of the transformational $1B project at MetroHealth Cleveland’s Main Campus known as the Campus …
Design-Assist is an emerging collaborative model. The term is used to describe the strategy of engaging key construction subcontractors early in the design and pre-construction phase, to assist the design team and the construction team with value engineering, constructability analysis, and other pre-construction services. The goal is to gain more input, from more parties, earlier …
Presented by Markku Allison, AIA, and Christian Pikel | Town Hall 2017 Highlights Research tells us collaborative project delivery methodologies are better…but how and why? What happens on a Lean/IPD job to make it more successful? Allison and Pikel explored these questions in their presentation at the 2017 Cogence Town Hall. Background: Two Challenges of …
Presented by Ellen Burts-Cooper, PhD | Town Hall 2017 Highlights How do you set up a team to be productive, cohesive, and resilient? Ellen Burts-Cooper answered this question in her 2017 Town Hall Breakout Session. Here is some of her practical advice and takeaways. You can explore these topics further in Burts-Cooper’s book, aMAZEing Organizational …
XL Catlin, one of the largest underwriters of Professional Liability Insurance for AE firms for the last 40 years, has researched and gathered data on the sources of claims in an effort to educate clients on claim avoidance. Based on this data and in concert with similar data from other insurers both in design and …
Risk is inherent in the design and construction industry. Successful project outcomes are dependent on unbiased understanding of project risks. Resources to assist in understand potential risks: Summary of common risks between an Owner, Architect, Engineer, Construction Manager and Trade Contractor, an outcome from Cogence Alliance, January 2016 (PDF) Analysis of how, when and to …
The “Design Build” delivery method is often confused with “Design Assist”. The primary difference being the Design Build contactor is responsible for providing or hiring the engineer and therefore has responsibility and liability for the function of the systems being designed, implemented and installed for a project. The Design Build contractor is responsible for the …
The “Design Assist” delivery method is much different than the traditional Design-Bid-Build and Design Build delivery methods. The Design Assist method allows the owner to hire a design assist contractor for pre-construction services. This usually takes place around the schematic design phase. The design assist contractor does not have any liability for the design. The …
In 2004, Ava Abramowitz, Esq., wrote an article for The Construction Lawyer called “Implementing New Contracting Relationships to Create Successful Projects for All Parties in the Construction Process.” In it, Abramowitz called for a change in the way the industry approaches construction contracting. She termed the approach “No Surprise Construction.” This resonated deeply with our …
Lean Design and Construction is a respect- and relationship-oriented production management approach to project delivery. The Lean Construction Institute (LCI) defines five cornerstones of Lean Design and Construction: Respect for people Focus on customer defined value Delivering value and eliminating waste Continuous improvement of processes Optimization of the whole While collaborative project delivery does not …