Mosaic Center delivers on the Triple Bottom Line

Conditions of Satisfaction – highlights

Create a new Triple Bottom Line home for the Mosaic Group & others wanting to be part of a community. By adopting a Lean Project Delivery process we also want to demonstrate that Net 0 buildings can be built at Net 0 additional cost & set a new standard for commercial real estate.

The Owners Project Requirements include the delivery of a 3000 sq.m. high performance business center, daycare, restaurant, roof top garden to a $9M target cost. The project was to be completed four months early achieve Living Building Challenge and LEED Platinum Certification.

“Our return on investment will be in the productivity of our people, recognition as good stewards of the planet and from the financial benefits of having higher occupancy and no energy bills.” (Dennis & Christy Cuku Owners of the Mosaic Center)

Lean Organization, Procurement & Terms

The team was hand picked based upon qualifications, compatibility with the project vision and were engaged based upon the proposed value proposition. The team attended Boot Camp, were trained and adopted Lean Project Delivery from the very beginning of the project. Major partners share risk and reward by entering into a Multi-Party Integrated Form of Agreement. The team were expected to be engaged, committed and were held accountable for a collaborative, productive and focused work effort.

Lean Project Systems

Investment in team training on the Last Planner System, Target Cost Design, Pull Planning & IFOA (Boot Camp)
Disciplined work with full implementation of the Last Planner System
Pull Plan and achieve a 4-month early Mosaic Group move-in date
Collaborative design and decision making to achieve the target cost with minimal change notices and low contingency
Prefabricated elements to improve quality and schedule
Lean Commissioning for early achievement of M&V
Performance: Delivered to budget & ahead of schedule

Green - Sustainability

Building features include a Living Wall, beautiful warm wood structure, exceptional landscaping, vegetable garden, rooftop terrace, common interactive space and a daycare. Efficiency measures include sustainable expectations for thermal comfort, great day lighting, minimal light fixtures, low energy design so that PV panels on the roof provide 100% of the energy for the building. The transformational features include community engagement, project website, high level of promotion that Normal is Broken and there is a better way.