TECHNICAL RESEARCH
INDUSTRY EDUCATION
Integrated Design Process Education Project
Description The Integrated Design Process (IDP) is a collaborative design approach that is intended to optimize performance, cost, occupant comfort and resilience of a residential building, while meeting all other owner objectives. IDP involves engaging the builder, the project owner, and their team of designers, mechanical contractor and energy advisor at the conceptual design stage in order to identify key goals and the best way to achieve them. In so doing, IDP helps avoid unfore - seen challenges during construction and ensures that all expectations can be met. It can also help builders find the most cost-effective approaches to higher energy performance. This project supports the adoption of IDP as a standard practice in the residential construction industry by working with leading industry professionals to develop educational content, tools, guidelines and industry capacity for IDP. Impact By promoting the use of IDP as a standard practice in the residential construction industry, this project will improve the quality and efficiency of home construction in B.C.
Status: Project underway Partners: BC Hydro, FortisBC,
Canadian Association of Consulting Energy Advisors Audience: Builders, building industry, energy advisors, building officials, and design professionals
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