2. Agenda
 Introduction
 Project Roles
 Definitions
 Thinking Like a User Examples
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3. Introduction
 McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
 Science & Technology Business Unit
– 140+ projects valued at $4.4 billion since 2000
– Experts in labs, research and advanced
technology facilities
– Varying construction delivery methods
– We see numerous laboratory solutions – great and
not so great
 Jim Contratto, Vice President
– 28 years of industry experience
– Background rooted in design & construction
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4. Purpose
 Explain key concepts from a lab builder’s
perspective for a successful project
 Identify what end users and facility managers
should know and expect going into a project

5. Project Roles
 CM vs. General Contractor vs. Lab Builder
– Owner expectations
 Designer
– What types of labs?
 Owner
– Understanding Means & Methods
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6. Definitions
 Owner’s Success
 Guiding Principles
– Examples: estimates, respect, budget overruns
 Perception is important
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7. Thinking Like a User Examples
 Engaging Maintenance Staff During Design
 Cleanliness: Perceptions of Users
 Means & Methods
 BIM Value
 Hoteling Concept
 Don’t Abandon the Client
– Making it work: commissioning integration
 Always Look for New Solutions
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8. Engaging Maintenance Staff During Design
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9. Cleanliness: Perceptions of Users
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10. Means & Methods
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11. BIM Value
 MEP prefabrication
 Clash detection
 Integrated work plans
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12. MEP Prefabrication
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13. Clash Detection
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14. Integrated Work Plans
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15. Integrated Work Plans
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16. Hoteling Concept
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17. Thinking Like a User Examples
 Engaging Maintenance Staff During Design
 Cleanliness: Perceptions of Users
 Means & Methods
 BIM Value
 Hoteling Concept
 Don’t Abandon the Client
– Making it work: commissioning integration
 Always Look for New Solutions
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18. A good builder has to think like a user if
you want to raise the bar on labs and
provide an excellent outcome.