Good morning! 

We just kicked off something big - All-In on AI, our new Framework Friday community built for operators, leaders, and builders ready to do the work with AI.
We even hosted our first live call last Friday (June 13th) and the energy was 🔥. If you missed it, catch the replay here . And if you’re ready to sharpen your edge, simplify your systems, and connect with others building fast and smart, this is your invite to jump in.

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🎯 This Week’s Strategy:

• Integrated Design Process (IDP)

🛠️ Boardroom Brief:

• How Builders Are Repricing Risk in a Tight Labor Market
  

Strategy

🎯 Integrated Design Process (IDP)

In an increasingly complex building environment, collaboration is no longer optional—it’s essential. The Integrated Design Process (IDP) is a holistic approach that brings all key project stakeholders—developers, architects, engineers, contractors, and even end-users—into the design process from day one. This early and continuous collaboration leads to better-informed decisions, fewer design conflicts, and more sustainable, cost-effective outcomes.
By uniting expertise early in the process, IDP helps ensure project alignment, avoids costly redesigns, and unlocks innovative solutions that traditional linear workflows often miss.

How to Implement the Integrated Design Process in Your Projects

✅ Assemble a Cross-Disciplinary Team Early
Bring together architects, engineers, contractors, sustainability consultants, and clients at the project’s inception. Set shared goals for performance, budget, timeline, and sustainability from the outset.

✅ Facilitate Collaborative Workshops
Host charrettes and design sessions at key project milestones to align on strategies, surface challenges early, and build consensus around design choices.

✅ Use BIM and Shared Digital Platforms
Enable real-time collaboration and clash detection using Building Information Modeling (BIM) and cloud-based project management tools to keep all stakeholders in sync.

✅ Incorporate Feedback Loops
Create structured opportunities for feedback from the entire team throughout the project lifecycle—not just during design phases.

✅ Prioritize Performance and Lifecycle Thinking
Focus not only on initial cost and aesthetics, but also on long-term performance, energy use, and maintainability—especially relevant for sustainable building goals.

Why It Matters

The Integrated Design Process isn’t just about coordination—it’s about innovation. By aligning your team around shared objectives from the start, you reduce risk, enhance efficiency, and create high-performance buildings that meet market demands and future-proof your investments. In a competitive market, IDP gives builders and developers a strategic edge.

Now’s the time to move beyond siloed workflows. Embrace the Integrated Design Process to build smarter, faster, and more collaboratively.

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Boardroom Brief

How Builders Are Repricing Risk in a Tight Labor Market

A new joint study by the Home Builders Institute, the National Association of Home Builders, and the University of Denver quantifies what many executives already feel on the jobsite: the nationwide deficit of trained tradespeople is erasing an estimated $10.8 billion in annual economic output, extending cycle times by nearly two months per project, and leaving roughly 19,000 single‑family homes unbuilt each year. Beyond headline numbers, the report underscores how labor scarcity inflates carrying costs, squeezes margins, and forces developers to pass risk premiums to buyers. Forward‑looking firms are responding by broadening apprenticeship pipelines, prefabricating repeatable components, and integrating productivity‑tracking tech to stretch existing crews further - all moves worth considering as you finalize your next pro forma.

Game

🎉 Fun Finale: Play & Poll