Hanson Bridgett’s Howard Ashcraft Announces New Book on Integrated Project Delivery
Contracting for Integrated Project Delivery: Structuring Collaborative Projects for Global Success — the definitive guide from one of the field’s foremost authorities — is set for publication via Wiley in early summer 2026
Hanson Bridgett is proud to announce that Howard W. Ashcraft, a leader in the firm’s Chambers Band 1–ranked Construction practice, who is also Band 1-ranked individually, has completed his highly anticipated book on Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Drawing on his experience structuring more than 150 IPD projects over several decades, Howard offers a comprehensive, practical framework for developing, negotiating, and executing the collaborative contracts that increasingly define high-performance capital projects worldwide.
A Practical Framework Grounded in Real-World Experience
Complex capital projects demand collaborative contracts that align stakeholders and reduce adversarial risk. Contracting for Integrated Project Delivery provides a step-by-step framework for doing exactly that. The book details the multilateral contracting processes, legal structures, and project alignment strategies that distinguish IPD from traditional delivery models—giving readers customizable agreement structures, annotated examples, and tools for managing collaboration, shared risk, and incentive alignment.
As Howard explains the philosophy behind the work:
“Contracting is less about contracts than it is about the process of aligning a team on project goals and how they will accomplish them. The contract documents their understanding and creates a solid foundation for execution. It does not prescribe, it empowers.”
That emphasis on empowerment runs throughout. While his latest book is built to help readers actually undertake IPD, Howard has not overlooked the reasons and support behind the recommendations — the work contains extensive citation and research, both in its dedicated research section and throughout every chapter.
A Valuable Resource for Owners, Designers, Builders, and Their Advisors
Inside the book:
- Practical guidance on structuring multiparty contracts that support alignment, transparency, and joint decision-making throughout the project lifecycle
- Clear comparisons of how IPD differs from design-bid-build and other traditional delivery methods in managing risk and collaboration
- Customizable templates and annotated examples drawn from more than 150 successfully completed IPD projects across multiple sectors
- Negotiation strategies for structuring shared incentives, managing liability, and keeping owner, designer, and builder interests aligned from negotiation through delivery
- International perspectives from global experts addressing regional implementation challenges and regulatory considerations across different jurisdictions
A Global, Experienced Perspective on Collaborative Delivery
The international section has become a central feature of the book. Reflecting the growing convergence of IPD and Alliancing — as Alliances increasingly incorporate lean processes, Virtual Design and Construction, and other hallmarks of IPD — Howard expanded the book’s treatment of Alliancing, particularly in its international chapters.
Six chapters bring together information that isn’t available anywhere else, showing how collaboration and integration are taking root in high-performance development projects around the world.
Essential Reading for Project Stakeholders
Designed for owners, designers, builders, consultants, lenders, insurers, and legal advisors engaged in IPD projects, the book provides the detailed strategies and practical tools needed to structure collaborative contracts that drive successful project outcomes—from negotiation through delivery.
Contracting for Integrated Project Delivery: Structuring Collaborative Projects for Global Success is available for pre-order now.
About Hanson Bridgett’s Construction Practice
Hanson Bridgett’s Chambers USA Band 1–ranked Construction Group represents owners, contractors, developers, and designers on projects and disputes across the country and around the world. From highways and light rail to hospitals, power plants, water treatment facilities, and high-rise development, our attorneys bring deep industry experience to both cutting-edge project negotiations and high-stakes litigation and international arbitration. We are also a recognized leader in advancing new project delivery models—our Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) approach has earned international recognition, with more than 150 IPD projects completed in the United States and abroad using our proprietary forms.
