Integrated project delivery, a building process that gets architects, engineers and construction managers out of their silos and working collaboratively, is gaining momentum as it demonstrates it can cut costs and speed project completion.
Of the 151 companies participating in this year's Modern Healthcare Construction & Design Survey, 51% said they had been part of an IPD team in 2013.
In healthcare, the concept was born partly out of frustration among hospital officials who had to deal with “professionals who weren't acting professionally,” said Andrew Quirk, senior vice president for Skanska USA and national director of its Health Care Center of Excellence in Nashville.