Integrated Project Delivery: Communication Architecture in Practice
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https://doi.org/10.69968/k5r0t086Keywords:
Integrated project delivery, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Communication Architecture, Digital TechnologiesAbstract
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a team-based project delivery process that improves project performance by merging the people, processes, and project goals and by fostering open communication throughout the project process. This paper covers the basics, principles, contractual structures, communications and digital technologies that underpin IPD. It also reviews recent literature to identify the recent trends in the research, barriers in implementation, and future opportunities. The results revealed that while the development of BIM and collaborative contracting has facilitated the further development of IPD, communication architecture is still not well researched. New technologies like cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain and the Internet of Things have great promise of improving communication, coordination and decision making. This review aims to give a brief overview of the communication architecture in IPD and suggests avenues for future research and industry use.
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