THE DESIGN-BUILD ISSUE
FAST, EFFICIENT PROJECT AT BP Collaboration helps renovation stay flexible
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or TD’s Houston construction team, being part of the BP office design-build project helped solve problems and the decision-making process in a faster and more efficient manner. The collaborative workspace project included two entire floor buildouts (16th and 17th floors at 22,000 sf per floor) on BP’s Westlake campus in Houston. From start to finish, TD
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ran an eight-man sheet metal crew, a two-man plumbing crew and a two-man piping crew on this 26-story building. Substantial completion was achieved in mid-June.
have instant, offline conversations with engineers. A standard project would require going through the typical chain of command and the general contractor, which could take 2-3 weeks.
A project like this often involves constant changes, including the scope of what certain areas are intended to be and occupancy fluctuations. Design-build can help with those changes, offering an insider point of view and the ability to
“That is an advantage,” said Michelle Reyes, TD Project Manager. “We can strategically figure out items and conflicts prior to presenting them to the entire teams – including the owner and architectural teams.”