Facing the Challenges of Integrated Design and Project Delivery

Authors

  • Amy J. Hellmund AIA Owner, Architecture • H2A
  • Kevin G. Van Den Wymelenberg Director, University of Idaho, Integrated Design Lab—Boise
  • Kenneth Baker Owner, K energy

Abstract

There is a new movement in the building industry that calls for
sustainable planning and design. Energy costs are consistently rising,
and the cost of maintaining a building and its systems will eat away
at profits the building owner expects to realize. In effect these seem-
ingly simple concepts can make or break the success of a project for
the owner.
Additionally, it is known that buildings “consume more than 30%
of the total energy and more than 60% of the electricity used in the US. Each
day five billion gallons of potable water is used solely to flush toilets. A typical
North American commercial construction project generates up to 2.5 pounds of
solid waster per square foot of completed fl oor space.”[1] This is significant!
This will change our landscape and the way we live if action is not
taken to address this constant waste of resources.
On an international scale, efforts such as Architecture 2030[2] and
2030 Carbon Neutral Challenge, and the United States Green Building
Council’s [3] Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED)
rating system are two significant market drivers promoting change.

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Author Biographies

Amy J. Hellmund , AIA Owner, Architecture • H2A

Amy Hellmund is an architect/project designer in the State of Idaho with over 15 years of experience. Early in her career she joined HDR Architecture which afforded her opportunity to work and travel on a variety of project types including co-location facilities, hatcheries, healthcare, corporate offi ce buildings, federal/military buildings and microelectronic facilities across the United States. Along with these projects, she has been involved with a diverse range of design processes including the standard model of design- bid-build, contractor bid-design-build, and the integrated design method. Amy was the project architect for the nationally known LEED Platinum Banner Bank Building in Boise, Idaho. She has since started her own architecture fi rm in Boise, Idaho, “Architecture H2A,” and teamed up with Gary Christensen and his development group to pursue the continued development and benefi ts of using the integrated design approach.

Kevin G. Van Den Wymelenberg , Director, University of Idaho, Integrated Design Lab—Boise

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg is an assistant professor at the University of Idaho and director of DL-Boise. He has degrees in architecture from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee and University of Washington. He teaches classes in daylighting and simulation techniques for integrated design to graduate students and design professionals in Boise. Kevin opened IDL-Boise in 2004 for the University of Idaho and has successfully secured/completed grants for the Northwest Energy Effi ciency Alliance, United States Environment Protection Agency, Idaho Power Company, and the Lighting Research Center totaling over $1,000,000. As part of the Lab Network, Kevin has consulted on over 400 projects with architects, engineers, and owners regarding daylight, energy in buildings, and the integrated design process, since 2000.

Kenneth Baker , Owner, K energy

Ken Baker has been working in building energy effi ciency for over 25 years. His 1982 Master of Architecture degree from the University of Idaho focused on energy and resource effi cient construction techniques and the use of local-based materials to create vernacular and sustainable buildings. He is an experienced educator, facilitator, and mediator. Ken is a co-founder and advisory board member of the U of I Idaho Integrated Design Lab. During 2006 Ken served on Idaho’s legislative sub-committee for energy and conservation in development of a new Idaho energy plan and is currently actively providing education and advocacy for legislation that will enact the plan. He recently coauthored a book with Jana Kemp, Building Community in Buildings; the Design and Culture of Dynamic Workplaces. The book was published through Greenwood Publishing Company and became available on November 30, 2006.

References

Joint Committee AIA & AGC, Primer on Project Delivery (The American Institute of

Architects and The Association of General Contractors of America, 2004).

Edward Mazria, “Architecture 2030,” 2006, http://www.architecture2030.org.

“US Green Building Council,” http://www.usgbc.org/.

G.Z. Brown and Jeff Cole, Rethinking the Design Process (Portland, OR: Energy Studies

in Buildings Laboratory, University of Oregon and Konstrukt, May 18, 2006).

Better Bricks is the commercial sector initiative of the Northwest Energy Efficiency

Alliance. They assist integrated project delivery through education and training,

technical support, and through the Northwest network of integrated design labs

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Published

2023-07-11

How to Cite

Hellmund , A. J. ., Wymelenberg , K. G. V. D. ., & Baker , K. . (2023). Facing the Challenges of Integrated Design and Project Delivery . Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 28(1), 69–80. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/19981

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2008: Vol 28 Iss 1 2008-2009

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Articles