Integrative Process
In the building sector, the integrative process is ongoing interdisciplinary collaboration that begins during early design.
Depending on the project, the team could include the owner, future occupants, neighborhood residents, facilities personnel, mechanical and structural engineers, the contractor, trades, or even key product suppliers. These people all work together to find efficiencies, potential cost savings, and unique solutions and opportunities that would not otherwise be discovered.
Integrative Process
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Affordable Housing and Sustainable Design: The Goals Are Aligned
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Green building is not just for those with means.
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The Sound of Sustainability: Acoustics in High-Performance Design
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Acoustic performance is often overlooked by human-centered design. A holistic approach shows how to navigate the complexities of “sustainable acoustics.”
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Embracing the Economy as a Design Challenge
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How architects, community developers, and others are experimenting with new models to support progressive design.
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Pest Prevention: Steps Designers Can Take
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Integrated pest management (IPM) design strategies can reduce structural damage and unsanitary conditions, and improve our community’s health.
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Ultimate Building Efficiency Requires Team Integration
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“Systems efficiency” could be the next big thing in sustainable design, and integrated project delivery is how we’ll get there.
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What’s the Secret to High Performance?
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A new report identifies common habits of the firms that produce the best-designed and most sustainable projects.
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2017 AIA COTE Top Ten Awards Emphasize Buildings That Teach
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This year’s winning projects act as revolutionary models for a variety of challenging building types.
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Workbook Provides Hands-On Exercises to Cultivate Integrative Design
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A new book offers practical guidance on how to foster a culture of meaningful collaboration.
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