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Improving Public Sector Facilities Life-cycle Management – Hard Questions MUST be asked and ANSWERED!

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Improving public sector facilities life-cycle management is critical to the economy, the environment, and to our safety. How can formal and professional education be improved? What is required to integrate internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams? appeared first on 4BT.

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Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery

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Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery can only be achieved with a concerted focus upon change management, education, and leadership. The post Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

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Facilities Management and Entropy

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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. Where has that gotten us?

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

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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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Define Construction Procurement

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Define Construction Procurement. Define Construction Procurement… It’s easy to define construction procurement right? Improper construction procurement methods and a relative lack of competency on the part of procurement staff have greatly contributed to poor construction outcomes. Perhaps not.

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BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery

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BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services. A concentrated effort at improving owner education and leadership is need. The easiest way to describe LEAN and BEST VALUE construction, is to note what it is not.

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Higher Education and Managing Repair and Renovations Efficiently

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Some institutions have already fallen under the enormity of the force. While the problem is not new, what must change rapidly is the level of competence of higher education facility management professionals so that impending disaster is avoided. Secondly collaboration is required among all internal and external stakeholders.

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