INNOVATION & DESIGN PROCESS (ID) PART #4

Section 1.4 Design Charrette. A Design Charrette requires a full day integrated design workshop. While this might be appropriate for commercial projects or large scale multi-family projects or even million dollar homes, we have not found this to be practical for the average home. In support of this idea, I imagine that maximization of points can be accomplished in this setting and would be necessary if you were building to the Platinum level.

Typically, I have seen Design Charrettes in settings, were multiple stake-holders provide input, such as commercial settings. For example, the maintenance manager communicates what is needed for maintenance and what materials are easy to keep clean, etc. I.T. people communicate their needs for space, power, wiring, etc. Operations people communicate their needs and make recommendations.

If you want to read about what is a Charrette, you can find out more information on Wikipedia.org. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charrette