Facility Programming

P2M's model based programming process ensures exploration and development of a client's strategic objectives, new operational and workplace practices, new technologies, facility design and performance goals, and accurate development of project budgets.

Features:
The Program is usually made up of three models, a project Expectations Model, an overall Program Model and a Cost Model:

Expectations Model

• Develops and documents business objectives for the project.
• Identifies client's project expectations and competing values in areas such as design image, flexibility, functionality, technical systems performance, budget adherence or other issues which may shape the project's direction.

Program Model

Clearly and comprehensively documents:

• Staffing projections (typically 1, 3 to 5 years)
• Special spaces and/or equipment
• Overall building size and detailed space requirements
• Site requirements (acreage, parking, etc.)
• Functional adjacencies and required workflows
• Necessary technical building performance criteria (architectural / structural, electrical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning requirements)

Cost Model

• Detailed cost simulation of the project by individual building system and component, the client's target budget, P2M's historical cost data base and local construction market conditions.
• Reflects the performance criteria and standards embodied in the project Expectations and Program Models so the cost parameters associated with individual building systems represent the qualitative expectations for those systems.

Benefits:

Reduces risk in under-sizing or over-sizing the project, inadequate budgeting or other critical early planning mistakes.

Clear mutual understanding of design goals and objectives, how the facility should perform, what issues are the most important and most of all, what the client ultimately requires.

Successful projects and clear communication of requirements to the architect and builder.

Proven Performance - P2M principals have over 25 million SF of project programming experience in the last 10 years and bring a proven, successful process to our clients time and time again.

Recent Project Example:

TOWER Automotive Technical Center