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In design development stage, design and construction team should fi nalize the
sustainability factors and level of expected performance from the building with a
realistic input from all parties. A simple but complete design of major building
systems and an early stage energy model should be presented that clarifi es all the
outcomes and associated cost for the expected performance of the building.
Agreement of the owner of the project on selected systems and expected perfor-
mances among the other possible options presented by the design team, and prelimi-
nary input from manufacturer's regarding their capability of delivering equipment
that can provide the expected performance within the project assigned budget are
other major milestones in this stage.
In design and construction stages all the building systems including its sustainable
characteristics should be incorporated in design and construction of the building,
and compliance of the building with all the expectations, performances, and codes
should be verifi ed. Performance of the building should be calculated and fi nalized
via completion of the energy modeling exercises.
The post-occupancy stage which is as important as the other stages in realizing
the performance of the building should include continuous engagement of the owner
of the building in educating of the occupants and building management crew to
make sure the building performs as the design intended to. The building owner shall
oversee to make sure a proper service execution, and stay in continuous engagement
with the design and construction team regarding monitoring and reporting the real
performance of the building, and comparing it with the design intentions. If correc-
tive measures are required it should be coordinated between the owner and the
design and construction team to bring back the building to the proper operation and
performance level.
2.4
Other Tools
Building Information Modeling (BIM) which is a digital shared knowledge resource
for support of the decision making and designing a facility has taken a signifi cant
step in improving parts of the processes that was discussed in this chapter, but until
all individual players think and act in-line with integrated design spirit, a real effi -
cient design and construction procedure would be very hard to be performed even
with advance software.
Creating design and quality control check lists by the fi rms are among other
successful strategies that can be used as part of an integrated design and construc-
tion effort also. Some fi rms gather, update and complete their check lists as time
goes by, which helps the individuals to refer to these lists for their designated
responsibilities and required coordination with all other parties during the life of the
project. Such checklist could be carried on to the brainstorm sessions in order to
help even higher levels of success in integrated design approach.
