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Follow on Google News | COAA Announces Winners of 2015 Project Leadership AwardsConstruction Owners Association of America (COAA) announced the winners of the 2015 Project Leadership Awards at the COAA Fall Owners Leadership Conference.
By: COAA Committee Chair, Dean McCormick presented the 2015 Project Leadership Awards during the Awards Luncheon, November 5, 2015. “The review and selection process was very enlightening. Every one of the submissions contained valuable insights and lessons-learned that validate the mission of COAA and illustrate how the lessons that COAA members take away from our organization events can be applied to make projects successful.” 2015 Gold Award The Gold Award was presented to The Pennsylvania State University for the Health and Human Development Building project. The Health and Human Development Building is the second building of a two-phase expansion of the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State's University Park campus. This building along with a sister project looks to unite several of the college's Research Centers previously located in separate buildings into new facilities located in proximity to the College's main academic departments and programs. The project serves to foster a collaborative environment that enhances the quality of all programs within the college. Although this project was a state-funded, multiple-prime contract with seventeen primes, which precluded the use of a full Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) agreement, the University was still able to utilize many of the principles of IPD in its management. By embracing IPD principles, Penn State created an open dialog between all participants from day one, building a sense of mutual respect and trust between the design team, physical plant staff, end users, and constructors that led to a building that left all involved with a sense of pride and ownership. As part of the University's commitment to Building Information Modeling (BIM), this project leveraged the use of technology in the project's design and construction. The design team was tasked with delivering a fully coordinated BIM model on bid day along with traditional plans and specs. The process, while new to all parties, resulted in a BIM model that reduced construction coordination by 50% and nearly zero field clashes in the 95,000 SF new construction portion of the building. “To win the Gold Project Leadership Award, Owners must not only achieve budget and schedule goals, but also demonstrate exceptional leadership and project management skills,” said McCormick. “The Health and Human Development Building project showcased how the entire team went above and beyond achieving cost, schedule, and quality goals to raise the industry’s bar even higher.” 2015 Silver Award The Silver Award was presented to Western Michigan University (WMU) for the Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine project. When asked how Western Michigan University differentiated itself from other projects, committee member Rose Costanzo, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, shared the following commentary, “In comparison to other submissions, they established project goals up front with a team approach that allowed their project to align target and actual dates. They implemented BIM as a quality control, along with meeting all of the other criteria required.” The task was to convert an outdated 330,000 square-foot structure into a unique state-of-the- The project truly transformed the building and site and was delivered on time, within the $60M budget. With a "design-assist" Once an inaccessible fortress-like research complex, the site now boasts a modern and inviting academic campus. The strategic downtown location of the new School of Medicine has facilitated and enabled a high level of collaboration and interaction, not only within the campus community but also within the broader medical community and the general public." End
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