The requirements of a construction program accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) encourages the inclusion of the latest best practice in the construction industry through the integration of the construction process throughout the curriculum. The purpose of this paper is to explore the current best practice of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), to discuss avenues for the integration of such knowledge into an undergraduate program in construction, and to explore ways in which BIM and IPD may be further developed for the improvement of knowledge management in the constructed project. An exploration of BIM as an enabling tool for IPD requires an investigation into the current state of practice of both BIM and IPD. In recent years BIM has expanded to becoming the normal tool for coordinating all data on the constructed project through the use of 4D and 5D models which also embed details on schedules, cost and product data. This coordination may be enhanced by early involvement of the major parties to the construction process through collaborative contracts such as IPD. This paper provides definitions of BIM and IPD and then explores the enabling relationship between these in order to enhance Owner satisfaction through less adversarial construction team relationships. It also explored ways in which such examples of latest practice in construction may be integrated in the curriculum of an undergraduate curriculum for construction management programs. It concludes by providing examples of good practice through the presentation of case studies.
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