The Evolution of AEC Professional Silos

Healthcare projects in northern California require specialized knowledge to navigate regulation, technological advancements, and project execution during construction administration. The key stakeholders in the success of traditional design-bid-build project delivery are the owner, architect, and contractor. These project team members must navigate the healthcare project process, which provides a series of regulation challenges. As practitioners of the Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) industry, we are responsible for responding to these challenges through our professional lenses. Our previous insights and biases provide both opportunities for pitfalls and triumphs. The scope of the re-cladding project at John Muir Medical Center included replacing the existing exterior cladding, fenestration, and repairing the existing non-structural spandrel light gauged steel framing. The case study will focus on three parts: identifying the scope of the project exterior facade repair, understanding the framework between each project team members, and providing insights into how to improve the project process for the benefit of future projects. The owner, architect, and contractor will provide examples of the triumphs and failures during the process resulting from the project delivery method. The goal of this paper is to explore how the project team can elevate our profession by providing creative solutions to the contractual and regulation challenges discovered while working on healthcare projects.