Usually refers to drawings prepared after construction and describe the actual construction of a project.

A written agreement between an organization or party (such as a hospital) to enter into a contract in which labor, and possibly materials are provided and specified within the document.

Written and graphic documents prepared by the architect used to aid bid preparation. Which might include CD's, specs, instructions to the bidder and a bid form.

The phase in which the project team solicits project fees for construction services.

Quality-oriented process for acheiving, verifying, and documenting that the performance of facilities, systems and assemblies meets defined objectives and criteria.

Drawings and specifications produced by an architect that detail the requirements for the construction of the project.

A builder who has won the bid and enters into an agreement with an owner to complete a specific project. AKA General contractors because they may bring in subcontractors to work on the project.

The stage in the design process in which more detailed drawings are prepared, and final design plans with correct sizes and shapes for rooms are completed. During this phase, construction specs are outlined.

The understanding that the experience someone has in a healthcare delivery system is a function of six components: concepts, people, systems, layout and operations, physical environment and implementation.

A place to store current evidence and visioning that should be developed in the early stages to be used for reference throughout the project and into post-occupancy.

In an integrated project, the project flow from conceptualization through implementation and closeout differs significantly fron a non-integrated project. Moving design decisions upstream as far as possible to where they are more effective and less costly suggests a re-thinking of typical project phases.

A team composed of people representing multiple disciplines and roles within the design and construction process.

A comparison of costs between the original costs for equipment and buildings, including all operating and maintenance costs, with the useful life of the equipment.

A visual that demonstrates the advantages of integrated project delivery.

A space that can be simple -- created using foam board -- or complex-- a fully operational room -- that provides an opportunity for users to test the design concepts prior to making final design decisions.

The initial phase of a projects design process that results in the determination of the alignment, layout and technology for the project.

A group of high-level stakeholders who are responsible for providing guidance on overall strategic direction. The steering committee usually consists of organizational peers and combines direct customers and indirect stakeholders.

The project vision articulates the intentions of the project, the direction in which the project needs to head, the business data supporting the investment in new capital (construction), and target objectives of the project.

The return ratio that compares the net benefit of a project versus its total cost.

The preparation of studies to ascertain the requirements of the project, consisting of drawings and other documents illustrating the scale and relationships of the project components for approval by the owner.

A document that outlines the goals and objectives of the organization, the market position driving the need for change, and specific architectural projects focused on bringing the physical environment in alignment with operational goals.  Also outlines decision-making protocol based on the culture of the organization.

Indicates that value can be increased by either improving the function or reducing the cost. Therefore, a primary tenant of value engineering is that basic fuctions are preserved and not reduced as a consequence of pursuing value improvements.