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It is clear from the feedback of the client
and those involved that the use of IPI was not only cost-effective and improved project outcomes, but the collaborative nature of the model opened up the potential for new thinking. Open and honest conversations between the project team allowed for innovations in design and expedited resolution of problems. Building performance work in particular
benefitted greatly from the cohesion of the Advance II team. Innovative design solutions facilitated by the collaborative environment and the early involvement of key suppliers included the integration of a high performance “thermal envelope’, thermal mass using TABS (Thermally Adaptive Building System) heating and the successful development of a unique natural ventilation system. The positive effects of collaboration
were also shown to extend themselves to the resolution of unforeseen challenges throughout the project. Towards the end of the scheme in
summer 2017 – and in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster - the local
authority building inspector raised queries relating to the fire safety of some of the building’s cladding. Although the resolution of the issue did contribute to a four-week delay, the client believed that this would have had a far more serious effect without the team’s willingness to work together to resolve the issue. “Whether that would have happened quite so quickly and openly if we’d have had an individual designer, an individual contractor and a supplier, I’m not sure,” commented Johnson. The collaborative working aspect of the
project was recently recognised with the award for Integrated and Collaborative Working at the West Midlands Celebrating Construction Awards. Committed to helping bridge the
vocational skills gap threatening the construction industry and meeting the Government’s low carbon agenda, the state-of-the-art facilities at Dudley College have been developed to keep up with the changing face of construction, offering students training in the latest construction techniques with a curriculum based on the skills needed to support the modernisation of the industry. The 3,500 sqm building comprises a
“carbon friendly technology centre”, a construction manufacturing and fabrication centre and a five-storey teaching block housing classrooms and workshops. A stand-out feature of Advance II is the huge, four-storey internal building site – the hangar – where students are taught how to fabricate and assemble buildings using the latest
available technologies. These new facilities have enabled the College to introduce a variety of technically advanced, new construction methodologies to the curriculum, including training in Civil Engineering, Construction Design and BIM. Examples of the practical use of BIM
during the build of Advance II have formed a fundamental part of the College’s new BIM curriculum, with students utilising the data generated throughout the project in the facility’s purpose-built BIM studio. BIM was applied from the outset of the project, with 4D BIM sequencing used to collaboratively develop a lean construction programme allowed for a saving of four weeks against the initial construction programme.
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Project team
Dudley College of Technology (client); Speller Metcalfe (Main Building Contractor); Fulcro (Engineering Services & Project Coordinators); Metz Architects; Pick Everard (Structural & Civils Designers); Derry Building Services (Building Services Design & Installation); IPInitiatives (Independent Facilitator)
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