Design–Build

Almost every day the news media tell us something new about the global economy . With such tight links to Europe and America, is it really possible that Britain could avoid foreign influence on its construction market and methods?

There are many pressures on the way that buildings are procured, global harmonization and government financing being just two. These pressures have affected procurement procedures and arguably have irrevocably affected professional roles.

The one stop shop and single point responsibility ideas have evolved into the contractor taking responsibility for both design and construction – we are in the Design–Build era.

This book, part of the distinctive Architecture in Practice series from Wiley–Academy, looks at the finer detail of the D–B process and illustrates several examples of successful projects.

 

Introduction.

Mailbox, Birmingham.

Procurement Route (The Client Choices).

Kingsmead Citiplex, Bath. 

Design–Build .

The Contract Documents.

Tendering.

The Project.

Consultant Appointment.

The Construction Contract.

The Consultant s Role.

The Project Team (Who s Who).

Choosing the Correct Procurement.

PFI.

Case Studies.

Design Management.

Value Engineering.

The Way Forward.

Notes.

Photocredits.

Terminology.

Bibliography.

General Information.

Andrew Thomas is a senior design manager for the London and South East region of Laing O Rourke in the UK. Until recently he was a senior design manager with Carillion Building. During his career in architecture, he has amassed more than 25 years of experience of the construction industry.

He has a strong working knowledge of project management, particularly in Design–Build, which he has gained through his role as a design/project architect, an assessor of quality management systems and the application of his design management role.

A Chartered Architect, he studied architecture at the Birmingham School of Architecture.

 

"A complex, challenging topic dealt with in a clear and congenial way." ( Building Engineer, June 2007)