10/15/2026
On any construction project, the architect, contractor, engineer, and owner may each define success differently. None of them are wrong. But when priorities compete, who is looking out for the owner?
In his latest article for Continuity Insights, our founder and CEO Bob Peppelman looks at how integrated project delivery affects the owner. Consolidated teams can bring real efficiency. They can also mean fewer independent perspectives in the room when tough tradeoffs come up.
Bob argues that a facility's resilience starts long before occupancy. The decisions made during planning and construction shape how a building performs for years afterward. A few questions he says every owner should be asking:
๐น Will this support our goals five years from now?
๐น Is today's savings creating tomorrow's maintenance problem?
๐น Are we solving for convenience, or for the owner's objectives?
Read the full article here: https://continuityinsights.com/why-independent-oversight-matters-for-organizational-resilience/