Construction Process Partnering Program
Providing others the whole toolkit to build sustainably lies at the heart of Hickory's interests. We know that it can be difficult to get on top of all the practical issues and risks that green building appears to entail. To that end, we offer educational workshops, presentations, and seminars; we also offer assistance in implementing actual projects.
Technical assistance is directed at developers, architects, builders (including subcontractors and the team in the field), project managers, and those in charge of putting together project financing - the whole team. Technical assistance might include practical contractual and performance issues, design, specifications, and establishing project priorities to get the most out of sustainable goals. Assistance in process planning, review of drawings and specifications, and contract coordination and construction management are also offered. Because building performance goals need to be met, commissioning and follow-up data collection are available.
Our workshops and seminars have been given to Boston's Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), and Third Sector New England, among others, as well as to many Community Development Corporations, and through annual events such as Build Boston and the Sustainability Forum of New Ecology, Inc (NEI). Our technical assistance clients include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); the University of Central Florida, Kansas Metropolitan Energy Center, as well as architects and builders.
In addition, we present widely at major building conferences throughout the US. Among these are the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Affordable Comfort and the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
