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SUMMARY:Advancing Construction: Pursuing Integrated Teams through Procurem
 ent\, Organization\, and Technology - Dr Robert Leicht\, Pennsylvania Stat
 e University
DTSTART:20180427T140000Z
DTEND:20180427T150000Z
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CONTACT:Karen Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will provide an overview of Dr. Leicht’s resear
 ch into the evolving role of integrated teams in the delivery of building 
 projects.  The seminar will focus on presenting recent findings in procure
 ment\, using empirical analyses linking them to the development of integra
 ted teams.  Based upon these efforts\, the influence of procurement approa
 ches on project outcomes will be presented in light of the mediating role 
 of teams.  In addition\, the emergent research and recent US industry tren
 ds Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and the role of technology in support
 ing integrated team processes and communication will be discussed.  \n\nBi
 o: Dr. Leicht’s research purpose is to explore the integrated design pro
 cess within the Architecture\, Engineering\, and Construction industry.  D
 r. Leicht uses organizational theory\, information and process modeling\, 
 and communication theory to focus on the methods of assembling integrated 
 teams and developing integrated processes with the ultimate goal of delive
 ring high performance buildings.  In addition to these research thrusts\, 
 Dr. Leicht also studies human factors for teams\, concurrent engineering\,
  building information modeling\, and interactive workspaces in the context
  of supporting team communication\, processes\, and decision-making.
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department\, LT6
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