From Concept to Commissioning: Planning, Design, and Construction of Campus Facilities

Written by professionals with years of architecture, engineering, building management, and commissioning expertise, this book will help you understand and organize the entire PD&C process. Chapters cover pre-design planning, architect/facilities manager conflicts, building costs, timing and schedules, partnering and team building, commissioning, and more.

Contents include:

• Continuity and Contradiction in Contemporary Campus Architecture
• Pre-Design Planning
• Fire the Architect! The Conflicting Perspectives of Architects and Facilities Managers
• Why Do University Buildings Cost So Much?
• Timing is Everything: Meeting the Challenge of Aggressive Project Schedules
• The Role and Relevance of Project Managers
• and much more