Integrated Project Delivery

IPD Means Smart, Efficient Design

TLC Engineering Solutions distinguishes itself as a proactive, solutions-oriented partner in healthcare design, applying Lean and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) principles to drive performance and alignment across complex projects. The team's approach integrates real-time cost validation with target cost alignment, structured value tracking tied to key performance indicators, and incentive-based compensation models that reflect shared risk and reward.

Through Lean practices such as pull planning, milestone scheduling, and weekly design huddles, TLC ensures that all contributors—including third-party technology facilitators—remain focused on unified project goals. Using Lean tools, our teams develop concurrent
design and construction management processes that enable projects to proceed under aggressive schedules while effectively managing programmatic and design decisions. We embrace early collaboration with specialty contractors to support budget and schedule certainty. For example, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Outpatient Clinic and Clinical Office Building, prefabrication of major system components allowed the team to compress timelines, reduce on-site congestion, and improve installation quality while maintaining uninterrupted hospital operations.

TLC brings clarity, calm, and creativity, fostering transparency and accountability while navigating the intricacies of challenging projects.

Selected Projects

Image Courtesy: Universal Health Services

UHS Wekiva Springs Center Addition

Penn Medicine COVID-19 Testing Lab

Lean in the AEC industry isn’t just about process, it's about people. The commitment to break out of silos, embrace transparency, and build trust is the backbone of successful IPD projects. Collaboration isn't forced, it's built into the culture. When the team reaches that milestone, there is not an obstacle that can't be overcome.
Kyle Houser, PE, LC, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Principal, Senior Project Engineer