Building Information Management

APRIL 12, 2016

Our education and professional development systems are failing to properly address the fundamental concepts of life-cycle and total-cost-of-ownership management specific to the built environment. I recently read an article about concepts that will shape the future of the construction industry. Three concepts were highlighted-.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Management Products Education 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 12, 2016

Our education and professional development systems are failing to properly address the fundamental concepts of life-cycle and total-cost-of-ownership management specific to the built environment. I recently read an article about concepts that will shape the future of the construction industry. Three concepts were highlighted-.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Management Products Education 40

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 16, 2021

From overextended budgets to project delays, an ineffective preconstruction phase can cause your construction life cycle to fall like dominoes. Specialty contractors are essential to the success of projects, yet they rarely have a chance to provide input at the beginning. 7 Strategies to Improve Preconstruction Collaboration.

Life Cycle 286

Life Cycle Modeling Autodesk Software 286

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2017

Setting up a LEAN Job Order Contract. OpenJOC, a LEAN Job Order Contract, provides an environment that efficiently supports core facilities management functions, including renovation, repair, maintenance, and minor new construction. T r aditional Design-Bid-Build. OpenJOC – Job Order Contracting.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Procurement Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 12, 2020

Workflow Management – Process is “king” Having a LEAN workflow associated with estimates throughout a project life-cycle brings consistency and quality to the process. All of the above and more are exclusively available within the 4BT OpenBUILD (TM) suite of solutions. Change how you do business, starting today!

Estimating 149

Estimating Construction Life Cycle Documentation 149

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2012

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Further life-cycle management of the built environment requires significant “change management” in most organizations whether Owners, AEs, Contractors, Oversight Groups, etc.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM Environment Sustainability 61

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 3, 2018

LEAN Job Order Contracting. Traditional construction delivery, and even Job Order Contracting deployed inappropriately does little to resolve the issue. Regular job order contracting audits are critical for any successful JOC Program. Comes to New Mexico! Allied States Cooperative / 4BT OpenJOCTM Framework. Best Value Focus.

New Mexico 100

New Mexico Contract Procurement Software 100

Building Information Management

APRIL 28, 2014

Technology is not the primary obstacle to efficient life-cycle management of the built environment! AE’s, Contractors, Oversight Groups, Business Product Manufacturers, Users) determine the uses of technology, economic value and environmental impacts. Current focus upon first-costs vs. life-cycle costs.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 7, 2014

It’s time for Owners to stop the marketing… Stop hyping their LEED Silver or “Whatever” Buildings… and actually participate in life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. A focus upon life-cycle costs vs. first costs in terms finance and environmental impact.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2017

See asset life-cycle model… A total cost of ownership perspective is also required as opposed to the more prevalent practice of first-cost dominance. Collaboration – involvement of all stakeholders – Owners, AE’s, Contractors, Oversight Groups, Community …. contact-form].

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Estimating Comparison 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Alternative Project Delivery (APD) offers the opportunity delivers significant added value versus traditional design-bid-build, design-build, Construction Management at Risk (CMAR), Agency?CM Additionally, the knowledge of contractors is leveraged in design phase, drawing on their experiences to improve the proposed solution.

Resource 141

Resource Procurement Life Cycle Construction 141

Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Consequently, the need for value management emerges. INTRODUCTION.

Life Cycle 53

Life Cycle Management BIM Engineering 53

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

LEAN construction delivery, specifically the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Solution measurably repair, renovation, and construction outcomes. 4BT provides solutions to manage facilities repair, renovation, and construction throughout the project life-cycle, from concept through warranty and beyond.

Renovating 100

Renovating Budgeting Budget Life Cycle 100

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. – 2016, Arizona State University – Job Order Contracting Performance Survey-2015.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

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. Define Construction Procurement. Services and/or work may include… .

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Building Information Management

MAY 25, 2016

Job Order Contracting – Education, Training, Best Practices. Job order contracting provides distinct advantages to traditional design-bid-build, design-build, or CM@R. Similarly many contractors may not have the necessary skills and/or mindsets of transparency, collaboration, and shared/common goals.

Education 40

Education Contract Life Cycle Bidding 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

Traditional design-bid-build, and even design-build are not capable of meeting this threshold, not providing appropriate levels of collaboration and financial transparency. Means Company, LLC), vendor quotes from general and trade contractors, and historical cost records. Integrated project delivery method.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 19, 2016

LEAN Job Order Contracting – Optimize Facility Renovation, Repair, & Maintenance. Internally, owners must be skilled at all aspects of managing the life-cycle of physical structures from concept through warranty, with particular emphasis upon LEAN, collaborative best management practices.

Renovating 40

Renovating Contract Life Cycle Budgeting 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2015

Development of the Job Order Contracting (JOC) Process for the 21st Century. This research describes the concept of “Job Order Contracting” (JOC). It defines the “theoretical” advantages and disadvantages of the JOC (also known as “Delivery Order Contract” (DOC) and “SABER”). Introduction. Facility engineers at the U.S.

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Building Information Management

MAY 28, 2014

Owners must learn more about collaborative and integrated project delivery methods: IPD – integrated project delivery for new construction, JOC – job order contracting or renovation, repair, sustainability, and minor new construction, and PPP – private-public-partnerships. They write sign the contracts and write the checks.

Renovating 51

Renovating Sustainability Contract Products 51

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

Real Property Owners, Contractors, Architects, and Engineers are under tremendous pressure to innovate, accelerate project delivery times, and minimize costs. They remain plagued by low productivity, a low-bid/change-order mentality, and adversarial relationships among all construction project participants.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

Real Property Owners, Contractors, Architects, and Engineers are under tremendous pressure to innovate, accelerate project delivery times, and minimize costs. They remain plagued by low productivity, a low-bid/change-order mentality, and adversarial relationships among all construction project participants.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40

Building Information Management

MAY 15, 2012

First and foremost BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Construction cost estimating, and facility life-cycle cost estimating are critical components of any facility design, project delivery, repair, renovation, sustainability, or planning function.

Estimating 49

Estimating BIM Life Cycle Construction 49

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It is not design-bid-build, design-build, CM@R, LastPlanner(TM), black belt, kaizen, et al. Both LEAN and OpenJOC Job Order Contracting go beyond identification of waste and definition of value. The easiest way to describe LEAN and BEST VALUE construction, is to note what it is not. the OpenJOC(TM) Solution).

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

These factors include… poor formal and professional education in the domain, low investment in research and development, deep rooted project culture, perceived long life-cycle of associated return on investment, resistance from construction projects’ participants and stakeholders, and lack of real property owner leadership and competency.

Construction 164

Construction Procurement Contract Management 164

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2015

Development of the Job Order Contracting (JOC) Process for the 21st Century. Abstract: This research describes the concept of “Job Order Contracting” (JOC). It defines the “theoretical” advantages and disadvantages of the JOC (also known as “Delivery Order Contract” (DOC) and “SABER”). Introduction.

Contract 40

Contract Arizona Bidding Procurement 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 17, 2016

UNIFORMAT, MASTERFORMAT, OMNICLASS) are critical to having Owners, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Subs on the same page. Owner must shift to BEST VALUE and a life-cycle costing approach versus the prevalent low-bid, first-cost mentality. A common glossary of terms, definitions, ways of organizing data (i.e.

Budgeting 40

Budgeting Budget Roads Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Actionable, transparent information, collaboration, and supporting technology are requirements in reaching the goal of more efficient construction project delivery and life-cycle management of the built environment. Focus is required upon fundamental life-cycle management and total cost of ownership business processes.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Education Contract 40

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Often, this makes it hard to find a solution—you have to handle a complicated blend of equipment, inventory, subcontractors, bids, and project management, just to name a few. Reflex’s Construction Management software provides project and asset-based life-cycle management in one fully integrated software package. Reflex ERP.

Software 206

Software Software Construction ProCore 206

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 aspect is also critical to improved strategic and tactical decision support mechanisms.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Products Estimating 40

Building Information Management

MAY 23, 2012

Owners, AEs, Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Oversight Groups, Business Product Manufacturers- BPMs, and the Community will all gain higher visibility into life-cycle needs and impacts of the built environment.

Estimating 45

Estimating BIM Life Cycle Renovating 45

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

While a project’s ultimate goal is a successful completion, the steps it takes to get there are critical to profits and project’s life cycle. When estimating budget, remember that your architect and contractor likely will build some construction software costs into their budgets. Design-Bid-Build (DBB). Benefits of DBB.

Risk 52

Risk Schedule Design Budgeting 52

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Also, the “let’s keep the Owner in the dark” or the “let’s not work together”, and the “bid low and make it up in change orders” , or “let’s accept the lowest bid and hope for the best” approaches to ruin. Building Information Management Framework - BIMF.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM AIA Resource 61

Building Information Management

JUNE 15, 2016

’s AEC sector is impeding BIM (efficient life-cycle management of the built environment), just as it has in the U.S. Examples of LEAN collaborative construction delivery include Integrated Project Delivery, IPD and Job Order Contracting, JOC. The resistance to culture change within U.K.’s and the U.K.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Procurement Bidding 40

Building Information Management

MAY 20, 2015

By Massachusetts Contractors on May 19, 2015 – [link]. Estimation is an important aspect of the bidding process. We’re having lots of great discussions between our office (base CE) and our 2 SABER contractors. Virtually all of managers have backgrounds in construction and life-cycle management of the built environment.

Estimating 40

Estimating Massachusetts Contractors Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 26, 2013

BIM is the life cycle management of the built environment, supported by digital technology. The shift from a “first cost mentality” to a life cycle cost or total cost of ownership is a huge change for many. Design-bid-build, the traditional construction delivery method for decades, is inherently flawed.

BIM 45

BIM Life Cycle Construction Estimating 45

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

All stakeholders – Owners, Contractors, A/E’s, Facility Users, Oversight Groups, ant the Community benefit from IPD (integrated project delivery) and “IPD-lite” which is JOC (Job Order Contracting). Design-bid-build and low bid practices have created adversarial relationships in many/most cases.

BIM 49

BIM Life Cycle Contract Bidding 49