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The Integrated Design

Approach

Lecture 9

Integrated Design Approach

key players and time line

Project owner Occupant

Building manager Architect

Mechanical Engineer Lighting Designer

Contractor Civil Engineer

Landscape Architect Interior Designer

Environmental Professional Energy Analyst

Acoustical Consultant

Commissioning Authority (CxA)

All of these people can become a part of what is known as the

Design Charrette.

Charrette may refer to any collaborative session in which a group of designers drafts a solution to a design problem. While the structure of a charrette varies, depending on the design problem and the individuals in the group, charrettes often take place in multiple sessions in which the group divides into sub-groups. Each sub-group then presents its work to the full group as material for future dialogue. Such charrettes serve as a way of quickly generating a design solution while integrating the aptitudes and interests of a diverse group of people.

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The Design Process

• According to the USGBC:

“The building design process begins

when the basic programmatic needs

and requirements for the project are

determined. Schematic design follows,

as the basic scheme that will be used to

meet the project goals is developed.

During design development, the scheme

is further refined into a design, and each

component of that design is fleshed out.

Finally construction documents are

prepared to translate the design into

something that can then be built.”9/30/2020 3

How is Integrated Design

different?

• Traditional design is linear in nature, in that design-bid-build projects focus on design and construction being separate processes.

• Integrated design places an emphasis on the interrelationship among project designers, builders, occupants, construction elements, and processes.

• Whole team design.

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Integrated Design Process

• Integrated design in the built

environment is a process that

focuses on the inclusion of

multiple disciplines and users of

project discussing design and

function.

• The term ‘design charrette’ is often used to describe a design

project meeting which

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Elements of Integrated

Design

• Requirements

– Performance / Functionality

– Durability / Economy

– Aesthetics / Health

• Focus

– Systems technology

– Lifecycle design

– Structural / Mechanical

– Indoor environmental quality

– Service life 9/30/2020 6

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‘Green’ Integrated Design

• Focus on:

– Leadership

– Constraints

• Rating system

• Cost

• Applicability or outcome

– Knowledge among team members

– Experience among team members

– Project goals

– Tradeoffs/Performance of systems 9/30/2020 7

Opportunities for Change

and the Design Sequence

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Pre-Design I – Staging Project

•Client involvement in

the design decision

process

•Team Selection

•Design Problem

Setting

•Indentifying Base

Conditions

Design Process Moving Towards

Optimal Building Program •Typical linear design follows the following –

•Schematic Design

•Design Development

•Construction Documents

• Green integrated design process may follow the same flow but

adds feedback throughout the process with regard to concerns

such as –

•Construction processes alternatives and cost

•Commissioning

•Maintenance and monitoring

•Material selection / sustainability criteria / cost

•Inclusion of end user comments/concerns

•Environmental / Social impacts

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Integrative Approach

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•End Goal -

The end goal of integrative design is for

traditional barriers of design, construction,

and ownership to be removed, or at

minimum recognized, so that a higher level

of iterative design and construction may

take place. Integrative design may be

applied to all forms of construction, such as

land development and remodeling.

This new form of design seeks to break

traditional linear passing of information to

form a collaborative sharing environment in

which tradeoffs and allocations may be

recognized and shared by all stakeholders.

Integrative Approach

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Integrative Design Approach example

Conventional Process

Plumbing Engineer- Potable water supply

Mechanical Engineer- Pumps (if needed)

Civil Engineer- Stormwater runoff

Landscape Designer- Irrigation demand

Each makes plans separately and hands off

work products to other professionals.

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Integrative Approach

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Integrative Design Approach example

Integrative Design Process

Plumbing Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Civil

Engineer, Landscape Designer think holistically

about water as a resource.

For example, capture stormwater and use

graywater to meet water supply in irrigation

while reducing runoff and protecting water

quality.