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Participation in the IPD/BIM option capstone project has prepared me for a future career in the building design industry.  The project enhanced my cooperation skills with other disciplines, which is an extremely important skill for the industry, especially with the recent push towards integrated project design. Equally as important, the AEI Student Competition warmed me up to the competitive nature of the building design industry (which is the nice way of saying we didn’t win).

I realized that early stages of design were more critical than I had previously thought. Success throughout any project is a result from good team alignment on all fronts. Our team was successful in aligning team goals, but our team could have done better setting our design schedule to avoid lead/lag issues. However, I can take away from the experience an appreciation for the issues that caused the design process issues. In the end, I believe our team was able to pull through and present an overall good design for the Reading Elementary School presented in the competition. It has been proven once again that hard work and commitment can get you through anything.

I would like to thank the course advisors Professors Parfitt and Holland for their commitment to helping our team advance, as well as the other advisors for the project, especially Dr. Srebric for advising us on our mechanical systems. Congratulations to all the winners of the AEI Student Competition. Lastly, I would like to thank the rest of the UNITUS team members – You all helped make my capstone project exciting and worthwhile. In particular, thank you to Brittany Notor for being a great mechanical partner.