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The TOP 10 Things ALL Facility Owners Need to Know – Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment –

Building Information Management

Many/most Owners do not have the knowledge, capability, or organizational buy-in to support life-cycle management of the built environment. Far too often focus is upon first-costs vs. life-cycle costs. Your budget is largely operations/repair/renovation/maintenance, not new construction.

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Integrated project delivery method

Job Order Contracting

An integrated project delivery method is arguably required in order to achieve desired quality, satisfaction, timing, and cost for over 90% of renovation, repair, or new construction projects executed. Within a Job Order Contract integrated project delivery method, the Common Data Environment is provided by the Unit Price Book, UPB.

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BIM and Cloud Computing – Get Beyond 3D Visualization and Focus Upon the “I”

Building Information Management

Both technologies also embed associated business process rules and components which will enable enhanced life-cycle management of the built environment, alignment of structures with organizational mission, and better consideration of general community impacts. Definition of BIM. . BIM can be applied at various levels.

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JOC – Job Order Contracting – Improving Productivity for Facility Renovation, Repair, Sustainability, and Construction

Building Information Management

Sure, you can tweak a few things here to attempt be more efficient with respect to your numerous renovation, repair, sustainability, and construction projects, but substantial productivity gains require fundamentally changing how you do things. Being productive is not just about being efficient. Learn more at [link].

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BIM and The Role of a Construction Cost Estimator

Building Information Management

BIM, facilities life-cycle management supported by digital technology will create a high demand cost estimators with a thorough understanding of building systems and associated repair, renovation, sustainability and construction techniques, materials, equipment, and labor.

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Collaboration, Transparency, Accuracy, Process, and supporting Technology – The Keys to Improved Productivity for Building Construction, Renovation, Repair, and Sustainability

Building Information Management

Even today, many view BIM as 3D visualization, vs. life-cycle building management supported by technology! Drastic culture and process are the requirements for mitigating waste within the AECOO sector.

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Collaborative, Efficient Construction Delivery Methods – The Real Obstacle to BIM

Building Information Management

The Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Owner (AECOO) sector must engage in collaborative construction delivery methods in over achieve any measurable performance improvement in the life-cycle management of the built environment. Visualization of information will be critical, not 3D pretty pictures.

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