A modified integrated project delivery method—including the use of a board of directors, mock-up facility and oversized jobsite trailer—is propelling teamwork at the $839-million University of California, San Diego Jacobs Medical Center (JMC) in La Jolla.
"From Day 1, this project has encouraged a very collaborative environment for all project partners, with a level of intense self-evaluation and stakeholder scrutiny," says Dan Pierce, president of Phoenix-based Kitchell, the project's contractor.