Design/build -- an option not a panacea
- McClure Engineering Associates, St. Louis, MO (United States)
The heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry is one whose mission is to provide control of the indoor environment for the thermal comfort and health of the occupants of a space or controlled environment for a process such as manufacturing or research. The disciplines of which the industry is composed include lenders, owners, developers, investors, operators, architects, engineers, contractors, tradesmen, mechanics, manufacturers, and technicians. The manner in which these various disciplines relate to one another or should relate to one another varies, depending upon the objectives of any particular project. The purpose of this article is to examine and discuss the author's views on the advantages that firms who possess both engineering and construction capabilities can bring to the delivery process. Such firms are normally referred to as design/build firms, and the contracts that include both the design engineering and contracting scope are called design/build contracts.
- OSTI ID:
- 7276234
- Journal Information:
- Heating, Piping and Air Conditioning; (United States), Vol. 66:3; ISSN 0017-940X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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