Abstract

In the construction industry, as building delivery models evolve, so does the way audiovisual systems are procured and integrated. For decades, AV integration lived comfortably within traditional design-bid-build workflows. Today, design-build, CM-at-risk, progressive design-build, and integrated project delivery (IPD) fundamentally alter when AV teams engage, who controls design inputs, and how technology is bought. Meanwhile, compressed schedules, supply-chain tightening, IT/AV convergence, and performance-based specs add new complexity. This session brings together three perspectives: consultant/technology planner, systems integrator, and manufacturer - to map how delivery models can change the AV process from planning and design through commissioning and turnover. Through real project stories, we'll explore contracting workflows, early-phase alignment, procurement timing, and communication best practices.

Target Audience

AV consultants, engineers, integrators, technology managers, architects, owners, and manufacturers supporting built-environment AV deployments.

Session Type

Short Presentation to define terminology plus panel and moderated discussion. 

Speaker configuration

• Consultant/architecture planning (me)
• Integrator leader
• Manufacture leader

Preliminary Outline (60 min)

• 0:00-0:03 Opening & this is why this matters
• 0:03-0:15 Delivery primer (contracting and risk at a glance): DBB, DB, CM@R, IPD, PDB, hybrids
• 0:15-22 Consultant view: who consultants work for, level of design, timing, BIM/coordination
• 0:22-0:31 Integrator view: early engagement, bid strategy, buy-out timing, change orders, labor risk
• 0:31-0:38 Manufacture view: forcasting, consultant/integrator engagement, long-lead mitigation
• 0:38-0:50 Case Studies and how to work together 
• 0:50-1:00 Q&A