Building Information Management

JULY 12, 2016

10 Ways to Reduce Construction Risk with Collaboration. Risk is reduced by sharing information will a project participant from concept through completion. Shared risk/reward. Ongoing education and training. Mutual respect and trust. Common terms, definitions, and data architectures (Uniformat/ Masterformat/Omniclass).

Risk 40

Risk Life Cycle Change Orders Construction 40

Job Order Contracting

MAY 22, 2017

based on mutual trust/respect and shared risk/reward, ? an effective method of reducing the life-cycle cost of a building and/or built structure, ? Education, Training, and Support for LEAN JOC construction delivery methods. What is a Good JOC Program ? A Good JOC Program is … ? proactive, ? a team effort , ?

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Contract Education Architecture 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 29, 2017

This necessitates a deeper and more widespread awareness and understanding of human behaviors, organizational productivity drivers, as well as the concepts of life-cycle management of the built environment. The need for Change Management.

Products 100

Products Life Cycle Construction Environment 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 28, 2016

Major Risks Facing Public Real Property Owners. projects create inherent risks during the procurement and execution processes. I regularly see articles about how great real property owners are, or how the facility management staff performs well, but may be misunderstood.

Risk 40

Risk Life Cycle Management Airports 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The primary challenges facing the AECOO sector are due to lack of owner leadership and competency… The adoption of BIM as a tool to efficiently manage the life-cycle of built structures requires a full understanding of LEAN collaborative processes as they apply to asset total cost of ownership. The buck stops with owners.

BIM 100

BIM Life Cycle Legal Management 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Risk mitigation. Our team members have supported hundreds of governmental, educational, medical organizations, and their construction service providers with premium solutions. Significant reduction in JOC Program implementation and management costs. Reduced project delivery times. Compliance with JOC Program requirements.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Budgeting Budget 100

BD+C

JUNE 14, 2023

This article will identify the primary causes of engineering failures, define proactive versus reactive maintenance, recognize the reasons for deferred maintenance, and identify the financial and safety risks related to deferred maintenance. The life cycle cost analysis provides knowledge of the concrete, environment, and structure.

Life Cycle 52

Life Cycle Concrete Engineering Injury 52

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 20, 2017

Until Owners and Facilities Management improves their leadership skills and overall competency with respect to life-cycle management of the built environment, waste and low productivity will remain rampant in the construction sector. Shared Risk/Reward. Continuous Education, Training, & Improvement.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Procurement Architecture 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Shared, performance-based risk/reward. 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.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Education Management Plans 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2016

No Shared Goals/Objects or Risk/Reward Among All Participants. Absence of Ongoing Education, Training, and Key Performance Indicators. Focus upon First-Costs versus Life-cycle costs. Unclear, Nonstandard, Incomplete Information. Low bid, design-bid-build or similar antagonistic construction delivery/procurement method.

Life Cycle 49

Life Cycle Bidding Procurement Construction 49

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Many commercial real property owners and facilities managers will require building competencies in all aspects of built environment life-cycle management. Education, Training, and Support for LEAN construction delivery methods. Best value, collaborative LEAN construction delivery methods.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Change Orders Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2017

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. Shared Risk/Reward. That said, data is meaningless if not interpreted and applied properly.

Contract 100

Contract Products Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Promote awareness and education of LEAN and BEST VALUE construction delivery methods among management and projectall project participants – Owners (procurement/contracting, engineering/management) Contractors, Engineers, Architects, and Oversight Groups. Share risk and reward among participants. Learn more… [contact-form].

Products 100

Products Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Shared Risk/Reward. Life-cycle versus first-cost perspective. Measurable performance standards and incentive-based vendor performance. Joint work scope development. Financial visibility and transparency. Open approach leveraging best management practices and standards. Supporting collaborative technology. Continuous Improvement.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Construction Innovation 100

Building Information Management

APRIL 11, 2016

The primary challenge to BIM and the efficient life-cycle management of the build environment in general is a lack of awareness and education specific to total-cost-of-ownership and associated decision support tools. Shared Risk/Reward. Ongoing education and training. Metrics/Key Performance Indicators.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Education Contract 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 11, 2016

The primary challenge to BIM and the efficient life-cycle management of the build environment in general is a lack of awareness and education specific to total-cost-of-ownership and associated decision support tools. Shared Risk/Reward. Ongoing education and training. Metrics/Key Performance Indicators.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Education Contract 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 9, 2017

Shared risk/reward. Ongoing education and training. Ongoing education and training. Life-cycle repair versus replace analysis. Core Aspects of LEANconstruction. Collaboration. Best value procurement and execution. Continuous improvement. Key performance indicators – KPIs. Mutual respect. Procedures.

Procurement 100

Procurement Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Organizational “buy-in” – This means a fundamental commitment and understanding by leadership, facility management, and all stakeholders of the built environment that facilities must be managed on a life-cycle / total cost of ownership basis versus a first cost basis. Shared risk/reward among stakeholders.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Transportation Education 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 20, 2016

Life-cycle costing versus First-cost approach. Shared Risk/Reward. Continuous Education, Training, and Improvement. Collaborative LEAN Construction Delivery – Integrated Project Delivery -IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, etc. Standardized & Common Terms, Definitions, and Data Architectures.

Management 40

Management Life Cycle Procurement Education 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Alignment of risk and reward with a party’s ability to control risk. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. Creating a culture of partnership among all stakeholders. Creating an open information environment.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

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. Shared risk/reward.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Building Information Management

JULY 8, 2016

Life-cycle asset management philosophy. Shared risk/reward. Ongoing education, training, & awareness buildling. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the integration of disparate competencies, business processes, and technologies to accomplish the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Construction Management 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. Shared Risk/Reward. Mutual Respect & Trust.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Education Visualization 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

This obstacle can only be overcome by changing current formal education and professional training programs. Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling. Overall focus must shift from first-cost mentality to life-cycle/total-cost-of-ownership. Lower total cost.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As you already know, 70%+ of projects are delivered late, 73% of project are delivered over budget, rework/change orders/waste are common, teamwork is poor, risk is high, and overall satisfaction is low. A concentrated effort at improving owner education and leadership is need. Unfortunately the answers is simple.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 100

Building Information Management

JULY 5, 2016

Shared risk/reward. Continuous education, monitoring, & improvement. The AEC and FM industry lacks coordination due to void of life-cycle based based goals and objectives and an associated lack of focus upon OUTCOMES. Collaborative LEAN management practices. Common terms, definitions, and data architectures.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction BIM Education 40

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 15, 2018

Vicki Worden, president & CEO of GBI is making clear, “We’re excited to work collaboratively with other organizations on education to advance new concepts and best practices that are included in the revision.”.

Green 136

Green Life Cycle Certification Materials 136

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2019

To answer this question, we’ve partnered with analysts and technology experts, the Business Software Education Center , to explore the top ERP solutions for growing construction firms. Reflex’s Construction Management software provides project and asset-based life-cycle management in one fully integrated software package.

Software 200

Software Software Construction ProCore 200

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 18, 2021

These soon-to-be industry-newcomers are acquiring the skills for data management in educational institutions across the world. Below you’ll find highlights from our recent interviews with educators at Birmingham City University (BCU), University College London (UCL), and Technology University Dublin (TU Dublin).

Construction 52

Construction Life Cycle Education Visualization 52

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Focus upon life-cycle costs in addition to first costs. Attacking variation reduces risk. Make certain projects remain within the budget, or that the impacts of any cuts are known to management. Lower bid projects rarely provide the greatest long-term return on investment. viewed quite differently.

Contract 100

Contract Project Management Budgeting Budget 100

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. Education and awareness, however, is limited in this area. Owners have not taken a leadership role. Contractors.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Education Contract 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 22, 2015

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment certainly requires technology, and cloud computing its true enabler. Here’s the TOP 6 List of Requirements for Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment: 1.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Management Infrastructure 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Facility management professionals must educate themselves, and adopt and deploy collaborative construction delivery methods. Owners should be required to adopt proven LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods and life-cycle management best practices. 61,000 U.S.

Roads 40

Roads Life Cycle Environment Education 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2016

Owners are ultimately responsible for their built structures and thus must be capable throughout project delivery cycles. Understanding how to develop, deploy, and monitor a LEAN Construction Delivery Program must be focus of our educational and professional development institutions and resources. Shared Risk/Reward.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Procurement Education 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 29, 2016

The ultimate goal of “BIM” is to improve the life-cycle management of built structures (buildings, roads, dams, landscapes…) in consideration of core economic, environmental, and key performance issues. Shared risk/reward. Education and continuous training. Transparency. Supporting technology.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Modeling Foundation 40

Building Information Management

MAY 16, 2016

Focus upon best value, requisite outcomes, and life-cycle costing, full cost transparency, shared knowledge, combine to drive lower total cost of ownership. Transforming from low bidder to procuring strategic long term, value-added partnerships lowers risk, delivers optimal financial returns. Ongoing education and training.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Procurement Organization Modeling 40

Building Information Management

MAY 16, 2016

Focus upon best value, requisite outcomes, and life-cycle costing, full cost transparency, shared knowledge, combine to drive lower total cost of ownership. Transforming from low bidder to procuring strategic long term, value-added partnerships lowers risk, delivers optimal financial returns. Ongoing education and training.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Procurement Organization Modeling 40