Add some Discipline to the Building Design Process | Murray Guy

Target Value Design is a disciplined design management system that turns the traditional design process upside down. Unlike traditional design processes where teams often design in silos and the final cost is not known until after the tender, target cost design is a dynamic process that involves the contractors that are going to be doing the work. It involves establishing a clear target, developing fully integrated design solutions with the whole team that meet the requirements and testing assumptions to the requirements and cost. Simple as that!

The target cost design process requires that the design team completely understands the Project Requirements and what represents value for the owner, tests design assumptions early and regular for value, keeping all options open until the last minute and finally choosing and integrating the best concepts that create the best value for the target cost. 

In this four-hour work shop, you will participate in the design of a Smart Building Net Zero project that will be a building of the FUTURE. Through collaborative and the adoption of lean and more integrated practices we hope to establish a conceptual DESIGN to meet the TARGET requirements and cost while provide exceptional VALUE.

The design workshop will include six clusters of 4 to 8 people organized around building systems including foundations, structure, envelope, interiors, mechanical, electrical and communication systems.

1. The first round of the simulation will include an assessment of the Project Requirements document and a testing of assumptions with the Owner’s representative.

2. This will be followed by a short pull planning session to plan the afternoon, establish milestones and deliverables.

3. The cluster groups will then proceed with 20 minute refinements of design, followed by 20-minute report outs of the cluster groups to the overall design cost to the target.

4. Finally, we will collaborate, integrate and innovate until we develop a solution that meets or exceeds the project requirement at or below the target cost.

The work shop will conclude with a discussion on how collaboration and integration can be used to deliver higher performance at less cost enabling teams to be more competitive.

Murray Guy aka @Lean_tobe_Green

Learn: LEAN LAB. … Design: Integrated Designs … Build: EcoSmart

For inquires: Mguy@i-designs.ca or 306.934.6818