Learn from one of the few teams in the country that has participated in an IPD project using a lean process; Seattle Children’s Hospital new outpatient facility.

The AIA Seattle Practice and Ethics Committee invites you to join the following presenters:

• Jeff Giuzio, Owner’s representative from The Seneca Real Estate Group
• Brian Zeallear, Architect from NBBJ
• Jack Avery, Contractor from Sellen Construction Company
• Dean Eriksen, Electrical Engineer from AEI Engineers, Mechanical Engineers
• Dean Peterson, Mechanical subcontractor from University Mechanical

The guests will detail their use of lean principles in the design and construction of Children’s Hospital Outpatient facility, including how they used the process to achieved LEED certification and present ideas on how the process can be transferred to smaller projects and firms.

The seminar will achieve the following learning objectives;

1. Understand the fundamental difference between IPD and the traditional “design-bid-build” model.
2. Learn the relationship between lean project delivery and relationship contracts (multi-party).
3. Identify the core transferrable processes in IPD, including how to design the right level of IPD for you.
4. Provide ideas for steps that can be taken now to prepare your firm for the IPD future.