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Beyond The Drawing Board


May 24, 2018

DPR presents Beyond the Drawing Board. In this series of podcasts designed for our Design Management Academy, we bring to you conversations with Industry Thought Leaders to take a peek behind the curtain at the design process. 

 

Our guest for this episode is Dean Reed, DPR's very own advocate and evangelist for Integration, and Director for Lean Construction. After graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Dean joined the Peace Corps and spent some time in Liberia. Upon his return, he got started in the construction industry and worked with many different big firms of the time before joining DPR in 1997.

 

Dean shares valuable insights about the importance of integrated project delivery and why this is the path forward in the industry. As co-author of the well-known Integrating Project Delivery, Dean reveals the process behind the creation of the book, as well as the core principles that form its basis. Dean also highlights some of his projections for the future of the industry, and why integrating design into construction will be crucial in coming years. 

 

This episode is brought to you by DPR Construction, with our host, Greg Mantz.

 

Key Takeaways:

[:15] Greg introduces his guest for this episode - Dean Reed.

[:38] What is Dean's background?

[7:01] Before Dean joined DPR, he had always wanted to work with them. What was it about DPR's reputation that attracted him to it?

[7:51] What are some of the projects Dean has been involved in at DPR?

[8:37] Did Dean focus on specific core markets?

[9:33] What was Dean's role in his early days at DPR?

[10:40] What are some of Dean's more recent projects?

[12:10] How did Dean migrate into the concept of making teams operate more efficiently?

[13:13] How is Dean helping project teams on different jobs today?

[16:05] How did Dean's book, Integrating Project Delivery, come together?

[21:00] Dean describes the basic tenets of the book.

[30:53] Who is Martin Fischer and what is his background?

[32:45] How did DPR get so involved in CIFE (Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering)?

[34:19] What were some good examples of projects in DPR that successfully implemented the concepts of integrated design?

[35:57] What are the big concepts from the book that could be applied or recognized by participants in the Design Management Academy?

[41:10] What is Target Value Design (TVD) and how can it be applied on projects?

[46:36] One of the big disconnects in the industry is how to encourage design partners to embrace the idea of working towards targets. How can this problem be solved?

[50:55] How can DPR get better at providing timely cost feedback to design partners and engaging in dialogue with them?

[54:33] Greg highlights that there are some misconceptions around design management as a role in the industry. 

[56:34] Where does Dean see the industry going in the next few years?

[59:02] What does the future hold for integrating design and construction within the same firm?

 

Links:

DPR Construction

Design Management Academy

Dean Reed on LinkedIn

Integrating Project Delivery, by Martin Fischer, Howard W. Ashcraft, Dean Reed and Atul Khanzode

Guide to the Book: Integrating Project Delivery

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