Granger Construction

MAY 14, 2024

Granger Construction celebrates 65 years of collaborative project delivery with the Ottawa County Family Justice Center project in West Olive, MI. The project team achieved unparalleled success for the project and its stakeholders, including budget reliability and enhanced efficiencies.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 98

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Collaboration Building Information Modeling (BIM) Stakeholder Engagement 98

Building Information Management

APRIL 28, 2014

Technology is not the primary obstacle to efficient life-cycle management of the built environment! Refusal to adopt collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for new construction, Job Order Contracting (JOC) for repair, renovation, sustainability, and minor new construction projects.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 40

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Building Standards 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 17, 2014

Building Information Management (that’s right forget the “modeling” distraction), BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Change management is likely the most significant barrier to entry for BIM, as other issues are trivial in comparison. Simple right?

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 49

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Performance Measurement Change Management 49

Building Information Management

APRIL 7, 2014

It’s time for Owners to stop the marketing… Stop hyping their LEED Silver or “Whatever” Buildings… and actually participate in life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Owners pay the bills are ultimately responsible for managing the built environment efficiently.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Project Management Building Standards Construction Management 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 27, 2014

Well, if more architecture, repair, renovation, sustainability, and construction projects were conceived, procured, executed, and monitored using similar methods and KPI’s the world just might be a better place. TNI: Solid delivery. KPI: % of our desired standards established. KPI: Architectural RFI’s per project.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Performance Measurement Project Management Collaboration 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 10, 2014

I just got back from the Building Innovation 2014: The National Institute of Building Sciences second annual Conference & Expo, held in Washington, D.C., January 6-10, 2014. I further noted that the multiple NIBS teams/project have little, if any, collaboration and/or interdependence. Frustration: 1.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 45

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Change Management Building Standards Collaboration 45

Construction Specifier

JUNE 13, 2021

Specifications originally intended for design bid-build (DBB) projects require significant revisions to be suitable for design-build or integrated project delivery (IPD). Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. Design-build contractual relationships.

Building Design 52

Building Design Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) General Contracting Project Management Consulting 52