From Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), to developing field practices that promote efficiency, quality and safety, DPR Construction is committed to innovation within construction. The Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (ABSMC) project in Oakland, California is just one example of DPR’s innovations in action. This $298 million 13-story patient tower addition faces many challenges including connections to an existing hospital on three sides at seven different levels. Construction on the project began in January 2011, with a 31-day schedule delay due to unforeseen conditions during demolition of the existing site. Since then, the ABSMC project has been looking for ways to make up for lost time by implementing schedule efficient workflows.
