04107nam 2200493 450 991055516930332120200110005110.81-119-56196-51-119-56197-31-119-56200-7(CKB)4100000008152961(MiAaPQ)EBC5764122(CaSebORM)9781119561767(EXLCZ)99410000000815296120190518d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierManaging design conversations, project controls and best practices for commercial design and construction projects /Michael Alan LeFevre1st editionHoboken, NJ :Wiley,2019.1 online resource (415 pages)1-119-56176-0 Offers state-of-the-art principles and strategies gleaned from high-profile projects to help readers manage design This guide to managing design process within the commercial design and construction industry addresses a growing pain point in an industry where collaborative approaches to project delivery are outpacing the way professionals work. It synthesizes issues by investigating the “why,” “how,” and “who” of the discipline of managing design, and gives the “what” and “when” to apply the solutions given various project delivery and contracting methods. The book features candid interviews with over 40 industry leaders—architects, engineers, contractors, owners, educators, technology evangelists, and authors—which present a broad look at current issues and offer paths to future collaboration and change. Managing Design: Conversations, Project Controls and Best Practices for Commercial Design and Construction Projects is a self-help book for design and construction that provides aninsider’s look at the mysteries of managing design for yourself, team, firm and future. It tackles client empathy; firm culture; owner leadership; design and budgets; dealing with engineers, consultants, and contractors; contracts; team assembly; and much more. Features eye-opening interviews with 40 industry luminaries Exposes issues and poses solutions to longstanding industry ills Offers a project design controls framework and toolset for immediate application and action Includes best practice tips, process diagrams, and comparative analytical tables to support the text Written in a relatable style, Managing Design: Conversations, Project Controls and Best Practices for Commercial Design and Construction Projects is a welcome resource for owners, contractors, and designers in search of better ways to work together. “ Managing Design blends practical advice from the author's five decades in architecture and construction with wisdom from more than three dozen luminaries in the design, delivery, ownership and operation of the built environment. The result is an extraordinary guide to integrating practice across disciplines.” —Bob Fisher, Editor-In-Chief, Design Intelligence “ Managing Design peers into the soul of a contentious industry as it grapples with change—a deep dive into the design and construction process in the words of those doing the work. I enjoyed the engineers and contractors’ pleas to be made parties to design process early on. The questions—as inte...Construction industryManagementConstruction industryCustomer servicesDesign-build process (Construction industry)Building designersUnited StatesInterviewsElectronic books.Construction industryManagement.Construction industryCustomer services.Design-build process (Construction industry)Building designers624.068LeFevre Michael1953-1218178MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910555169303321Managing design2817094UNINA