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Facilities Management and Entropy

Job Order Contracting

Certifications, traditional formal education, and professional training related to facilities life-cycle management and AECOO practices and practices have done little to address “Understanding and dealing with the concept of value.” It’s well beyond time to stop running with the pack.

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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

Job Order Contracting

Promoting awareness and education with respect to LEAN O&M best management practices would drive significantly improved outcomes. Procurement/bidding. Life-cycle Management. COBie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed by facility managers.

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Job Order Contracting Education, Training, & Certification

Building Information Management

Job Order Contracting Education, Training, & Certification. As a LEAN construction delivery methods, Job Order Contracting – JOC, requires continuous education, training, and improvement. Best Value Procurement. We are unbiased, objective, and can serve Owners, Contractors, Subcontractors, and Oversight Groups.

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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He has guided the sustainability process on over 30 million square feet of projects across many different building types and sizes, including K-12 schools, higher education facilities, mid-rise and high-rise residential, commercial interiors, retail interiors, and commercial office buildings.

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Job Order Contracting Lessons Learned Regarding Improving Construction Productivity

Job Order Contracting

Here are a few lessons learned with respect to improving construction productivity, and overall life-cycle management of the built environment. Continuous education, improvement, and collaboration drive better outcomes. It is NOT solely a procurement method. Best Value Procurement. Focus upon Outcomes.

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Reducing the Major Risks Associated with Public Sector Construction

Job Order Contracting

These concerns plague construction all all stages, but are particularly pronounced during budgeting, procurement, and construction. Ongoing Training, Education, & Certification. Lack of the ability to obtain timely and cost effective, BEST VALUE construction services. Mutual Trust/Respect. Auditable Processes. Compliance.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

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This is the first time the federal government is prioritizing the use of American-made, lower-carbon construction materials in federal procurement and federally funded projects. billion is earmarked to procure low-embodied-carbon materials for construction and renovation projects. Of that amount, $2.15