Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

The way to deliver 96%+ of renovation, repair, and maintenance projects on-time, on-budget, and at the appropriate level of quality is to enable collaboration with contractors and other expert service providers. This obstacle can only be overcome by changing current formal education and professional training programs.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 29, 2017

The AECOO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Owner) sector could easily improve its notorious legacy of uniquely low productivity and rampant economic/environment waste with a focus upon LEAN Construction / LEAN Facilities Management. The need for Change Management. LEAN collaborative construction delivery is not new.

Products 100

Products Life Cycle Construction Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2019

Much has been documented about how AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator) sector has been technology adverse when compared to manufacturing, healthcare, education, and virtually every other public and private category. Owner Leadership and LEAN Construction Procurement and Project Delivery Save Time and Money.

Procurement 100

Procurement Life Cycle Legal Mobility 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 20, 2017

Every architecture, engineering, and construction management and/or facilities management school would benefit themselves and the AECOO industry by having LEAN Construction Institute. (AECOO = Architecture, Engineering, Construction ,Operations, Owner). Continuous Education, Training, & Improvement. Shared Risk/Reward.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Procurement Architecture 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2017

An experienced construction cost estimator knows this, but is it is surprising how few estimators practice these techniques. A unit price book and a common data architecture are critical to improving transparency and productivity. Higher Education. State Government and/or K12 Education. Transportation (Airports/Mass Transit).

Estimating 100

Estimating Life Cycle Construction CSI 100

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

Optimize Facility Renovation, Repair, and Construction Delivery with Robust Business Processes. The reason its hard for Owners, Facility Managers and AEC service providers to optimize operations is that collaboration, team leadership, and asset life-cycle modeling/management are not areas of core expertise.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

Optimize Facility Renovation, Repair, and Construction Delivery with Robust Business Processes. The reason its hard for Owners, Facility Managers and AEC service providers to optimize operations is that collaboration, team leadership, and asset life-cycle modeling/management are not areas of core expertise.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 12, 2016

BIM, the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies, holds promise, yet remains elusive to many. Attaining the requisite level of convergence requires use of common terms and definitions, standardized data architectures (Masterformat, Uniformat, Omniclass, etc.), Introduction.

BIM 100

BIM Contract Life Cycle Construction 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The efficient management of the numerous renovation, repair, and maintenance projects constantly facing real property owners isn’t “rocket science”, however, does require significant facility management experience, LEAN best management practices, and supporting technology.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Transportation Education 40

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 26, 2017

Education, Training, and Support Services. Appropriate decision-support tools and services (technology, data, and consulting/education/support) must be included to enable consideration of life-cycle costs and financial resource prioritization. It’s a sector-wide lack of awareness and education. O & M Manuals.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 19, 2016

LEAN Job Order Contracting – Optimize Facility Renovation, Repair, & Maintenance. Optimizing facility and infrastructure renovation, repair, and maintenance requires alignment of organizational strategy and vision both internally and with service providers.

Renovating 40

Renovating Contract Life Cycle Budgeting 40

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Promoting awareness and education of LEAN O&M best management practices leads to improved outcomes. Life-cycle Management. COBie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed by facility managers. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Education Management Plans 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 9, 2017

The core aspects of LEANconstruction have been deployed for decades through collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery – IPD (for major new construction) and Job Order Contracting – JOC (for renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction). Collaboration. Procedures.

Procurement 100

Procurement Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

On average 80%+ of renovation, repair, and new construction projects are late, over budget, and/or don’t otherwise meet the expectations of participants. architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator/operation). #1 1 – Lack of Owner Leadership/Competency in LEAN Collaborative Life-cycle Physical Asset Management.

Construction 100

Construction Life Cycle Renovating BIM 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 13, 2016

Life-cycle versus first-cost perspective. Common terms, definitions, and standardized data architectures. Owner must become better educated in order to perform in their role as stewards of the built environment. Facility / Infrastructure Total Cost of Ownership Management. Framework, Glossary & Definitions.

Management 40

Management Life Cycle Plans Renovating 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 21, 2016

It requires a focus upon best management practices, education and training, key performance indicators, and continuous improvement, in short, LEAN business process application. Reducing end product variability, cycle-times, waste, and cost is not rocket science. Continuous Education, Training, & Improvement.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Education Visualization 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

. – A process whereby contractual agreements are designed, bid, and executed between real property owners and construction contractors for renovation, repair, or new construction services for buildings or any form of physical infrastructure. Common, industry standard terms and data architectures (CSI MasterFormat) should be used.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Some us actually are cursed to love the associated challenges and thrive on the unknown facing each new renovation, repair, or new construction project. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. and thus can only be mitigated. Can undue stress, uncertainty, risk, etc.

BIM 40

BIM Architecture Products Engineering 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Some us actually are cursed to love the associated challenges and thrive on the unknown facing each new renovation, repair, or new construction project. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. and thus can only be mitigated. Can undue stress, uncertainty, risk, etc.

BIM 40

BIM Architecture Products Engineering 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 13, 2016

.” BIM, as we now know it, is not the solution that will enable efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Real property Owners have not assumed their roles as stewards of the built environment due to lack of awareness, education, and/or capability.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Renovating Education 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 13, 2016

.” BIM, as we now know it, is not the solution that will enable efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Real property Owners have not assumed their roles as stewards of the built environment due to lack of awareness, education, and/or capability.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Renovating Education 40

Building Information Management

JULY 8, 2016

Life-cycle asset management philosophy. Common terms, definitions, and data architectures… all in plain English. Ongoing education, training, & awareness buildling. The vacuum is one of lack of change management skills and lack of overall asset life-cycle management competency. Shared risk/reward.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Construction Management 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2016

While ever renovation, repair, maintenance, or capital project has its own uniqueness, fundamental elements are essentially the same. Owners are ultimately responsible for their built structures and thus must be capable throughout project delivery cycles. Continuous Education & Training. Continuous Education & Training.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Procurement Education 40

BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

San Francisco International Airport used Kingspan’s Designwall 2000 insulated metal panels to create an architectural look for its Consolidated Administration Campus. billion is earmarked to procure low-embodied-carbon materials for construction and renovation projects. Of that amount, $2.15

Procurement 52

Procurement Life Cycle Construction Materials 52

Building Information Management

JULY 18, 2016

Presuming you want to improve productivity and provide the best possible return on resource expenditure, the first step is to improve your awareness, knowledge, and competency relative to physical asset life-cycle management. Common Terms, Definitions, and Data Architectures. Continuous Improvement, Education, and Training.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Risk 40

Building Information Management

JULY 18, 2016

Presuming you want to improve productivity and provide the best possible return on resource expenditure, the first step is to improve your awareness, knowledge, and competency relative to physical asset life-cycle management. Common Terms, Definitions, and Data Architectures. Continuous Improvement, Education, and Training.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Risk 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 22, 2015

Each of these plug-ins will use “open” and/or “industry standard” architectures and be dedicated to serving a specialized function. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Forget BIM as you man now know it.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Management Infrastructure 40

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2014

One thing is clear, the construction sector (architecture, engineering, contractors, owners, operators, users, suppliers) has been lagging virtually all other business sectors for decades with respect to productivity improvement. This is true even for “simple” areas such as facility repair, maintenance, and renovation.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Products Estimating 40

Building Information Management

JULY 21, 2016

Despite the obviously limited nature of our economic and environmental resources, a significant amount of waste associated renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction of buildings and infrastructure (dams, roads, utilities, airports, bridges…) continues unabated. Continuous education, training, and improvement.

BIM 58

BIM Life Cycle Infrastructure Modeling 58

Building Information Management

JUNE 29, 2016

An asset competency model is a formalized, detailed description and documentation of the role-specific knowledge domains required to optimize and continuously improve physical infrastructure life-cycle management. There are three (3) core goals of an ASSET COMPETENCY MODEL: Driving Positive OUTCOMES.

Modeling 58

Modeling Management Life Cycle Infrastructure 58

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

Quality, Productivity, and Transparency within the Construction Sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Owner …) will not improve until there is an engaged collaborative focus by all stakeholders embodied within and supported by proven/robust business processes and enabling technology.

Products 40

Products Life Cycle Construction BIM 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

Quality, Productivity, and Transparency within the Construction Sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Owner …) will not improve until there is an engaged collaborative focus by all stakeholders embodied within and supported by proven/robust business processes and enabling technology.

Products 40

Products Life Cycle Construction BIM 40

Building Information Management

JULY 10, 2012

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment (BIM) is critical to many/most members of senior management, if just that they don’t know it. If for no other reason than to mitigate human impacts upon climate change, efficient facility life-cycle management should be a REQUIREMENT at the boardroom level.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Modeling Environment 40

Building Information Management

JULY 10, 2012

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment (BIM) is critical to many/most members of senior management, if just that they don’t know it. If for no other reason than to mitigate human impacts upon climate change, efficient facility life-cycle management should be a REQUIREMENT at the boardroom level.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Modeling Environment 40

Building Information Management

JULY 21, 2016

Despite the obviously limited nature of our economic and environmental resources, a significant amount of waste associated renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction of buildings and infrastructure (dams, roads, utilities, airports, bridges…) continues unabated. Continuous education, training, and improvement.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Infrastructure Modeling 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The efficient renovation, repair, maintenance and new construction of facilities and infrastructure has proven an insurmountable challenge for most real property Owners. Focus is upon best value and life-cycle costs versus first costs. Training, Education, and Awareness for all. Collaboration and user participation.

Management 40

Management Contract Life Cycle Architecture 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 3, 2016

Common Terms, Definitions, and Data Architectures. Continuous Education, Improvement and Monitoring. BIM has stagnated, and the construction industry (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Real Property Owners) as a whole remains unproductive due lack of focus upon process change management.

Products 40

Products Construction Procurement Contract 40