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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

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.

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Your Building Envelope’s Role in Saving You Money

Wolgast Corporation

Michigan’s temperate climate brings its own stresses on building materials including the seasonal flux in temperature. Additionally, rain and wind can cause erosion where different types of materials are connected and hail can poke holes in roofing or siding, for a few examples.

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The growing demand for transparency in buildings

Construction Specifier

As buildings become more complex and connected, the demand for BUILDING materials supporting high-performance facilities has also increased. This includes building controls, lighting, electrical and digital infrastructure, audio/visual (A/V), and other aspects of the structure. Photos © Legrand. by Patrick Ford.

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What’s Really Needed to Make BIM Work.

Building Information Management

Building Information Management (that’s right forget the “modeling” distraction), BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. in order to define the scope, schedule, cost/budget (initial and life-cycle) budget, performance, value of a project or potential project.

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Hyper-Converged Infrastructure for Facilities Management – Forget BIM!

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. It is NOT 3D visualization, but visualization of all dimensions including time, cost, workflows, metrics, and specific competencies. Here’s the TOP 6 List of Requirements for Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment: 1.

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Job Order Contracting LEAN Construction Technology

Job Order Contracting

Full description of line items, in plain English using common industry terms, including crews, output, material, labor, and equipment costs. GPS mapping/visualization. Support and training from a team that has decades of experience LEAN consturction delivery and life-cycle facilities / infrastructure asset management.

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Why You Should Make 4D Construction Sequencing ‘Business as Usual’ – and How To Do It

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As humans, we rely on visual content to understand and consume information – so why, for example, is the archaic Gantt chart still such a core piece of documentation when it’s something that most people struggle to interpret? Additionally, it allows them to sanity check the simple things – can our vehicles pass through these pinch points?