Chapter 3 of CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide (PDPG) continues with a discussion of the facilities life cycle. - a sequence of activities from the idea for a facility to its design and construction, to its useful life of decades or even centuries. This is another brief chapter, which I will outline the basic terms and concepts below.

Facilities of every form, type, extent, or use have a beginning, a service life, and an ending.
(PDPG - Chapter 3, p. 39.) 

First the chapter discusses the Nature of the Facility Life Cycle.  Before discussing a facility life cycle developed by CSI, the chapter outlines facility life cycles by three other professional organizations.

• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
• Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC)
  (Review PDPG - Chapter 3, pg. 39-41.)

Next a newly emerging delivery method - the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - is introduced. IPD promises to be more inclusive and comprehensive than the other delivery methods. This concept was first introduced by the AIA California Council in 2007, which defines IPD as:

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a project delivery approach that integrates people, systems, business structures, and practices into a process that collaboratively harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to reduce waste and optimize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.
(PDPG - Chapter 3, p. 42)

In general the IPD outlines a project sequence from conceptualization through implementation and closeout:

• Conceptualization [Expanded Programming]
• Criteria Design [Expanded Schematic Design]
• Detailed Design [Expanded Design Development]
• Implementation Documents [Construction Documents]
• Agency Coordination
• Buyout
• Construction [Construction/Construction Contract Administration]
• Closeout
  (Review PDPG - Chapter 3, p. 42.)

The rest of the chapter discusses the Construction Specification Institute's facility life cycle. In general, the stages of this - typical activities for each stage - are:

• Project Conception
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Programming
  • Site Selection
  • Budgeting
• Project Delivery
• Design
  • Schematic Design
  • Design Development
• Construction Documents
• Procurement (Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing)
• Construction
• Facility Management
  • Evaluation/Modification
  • Decommissioning/Deconstruction/Demolition

Overall I would review this facility life cycle in detail, along with "Session 1: Fundamentals," from the CSI Project Delivery Education Program (a series of 10 PowerPoint presentations). The image above right illustrates the CSI facility life cycle. (PDPG - Chapter 3, p. 43)

Image Credit: Construction Specifications Institute