速度问题。这是建筑业的一个基本事实。在我做建筑师的那些年里，我不记得有哪个客户说过:“我的建筑什么时候完工都无所谓。”“每个项目都有最后期限，每个最后期限都很重要。如果业主通过建筑贷款来融资，那么建筑完成得越快，他们完成贷款的时间就越早。如果业主是一个学区或一个正在扩张的企业，那么可能会有必须满足的硬性期限，例如新学校需要对学生开放的日子，或当企业业主需要空间来增加设备或员工。< / p > < / div >
"集成项目交付" (IPD)中的"集成"是什么意思?虽然没有单一的权威IPD的定义,解释可以从< a href = " http://www.ipd-ca.net/images/Integrated%20Project%20Delivery%20Definition.pdf " target = "平等" > IPD报告发表的一份> < /麦格劳-希尔建筑和友邦加州议会,以及查找“集成”这个词的定义< a href = " http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/integrated " target = "平等" > dictionary.com < / >: < / p > < p > < span风格=“字体大小:12 pt;”形容词:结合或协调不同的元素，以提供一个和谐的、相互关联的整体。< / p > < / div >
Unlike many other industries, the construction industry is, by nature, required to be highly mobile and portable. In major commercial construction projects, hundreds or thousands of workers converge on a specific geographic location for a period of time lasting from a few months to a few years. Then, everything is packed up and relocated to a completely different location. Due to the dynamic nature of industry relationships and projects, many of the workers will actually be spreading their time across multiple job sites at any one time. What is "cloud computing" or "software as a service", and what do these terms mean for the AEC industry? While many people have heard of the term "cloud computing", or can conceptualize how working online can be considered working in "the cloud", many in the design and construction industry are still unclear about what this means for the future of our work. Much focus is being given in the design and construction industry to making projects greener. As an architect myself, I feel an obligation to be conscious of the impact my work and the work of my peers has on the future of our environment. Architects, engineers, builders, and facility owners play a vital role in creating a greener future. Architecture 2030 estimates that in the US alone, buildings are responsible for 48% of greenhouse gas emissions annually and consume 76% of all electricity generated by power plants. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is the new paradigm in design and construction. At its core, IPD means bringing all of the parties in a typical construction project—owner, architect, and builder—together as early as possible in a more robust partnership than is traditionally seen in construction. A true IPD partnership involves changing how the project team is configured, how contracts are written, how risk is shared, how decisions are made, and the tools that are used to communicate information. Today some projects are implementing IPD in its pure form, while others are making incremental steps towards it.
