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Efficient Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment – An Elusive Goal in the Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment in the public sector has remained an elusive goal. The post Efficient Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment – An Elusive Goal in the Public Sector appeared first on 4BT. ” Henry ford. The barrier is a simple one.

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LEAN Asset Life-cycle Management – Achieve Optimal Construction Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

Efficient life-cycle management of physical infrastructure (facilities, roads, dams, bridges, airports, mass transit, … ) has proved equally elusive. Life-safety, environmental, economic mismanagement are the norm versus the exception. Owners pay the bills and allow poor outcomes to be acceptable.

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Forget “BIM”, and Get on Board with BLM – Building / Built Environment Life-cycle Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BLM – Building Life-cycle Management requires fundamental process changes within all participating organizations / stakeholders and the associated integration and use of multiple competencies, processes, and technologies.

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Life-cycle management of the built environment – To BIM or Not to BIM?

Building Information Management

Buildings, roads, dams, electrical grids… are with us for a very long time and linked to the success and failure of just about everything… education, health, national security, transportation, habitat, sustainability, national and local economies and more. That said, we are not acting as stakeholders of our built infrastructure.

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Manage your Job Order Contract in the Cloud

Job Order Contracting

Buildingin Cloud is a subscription based service (SaaS –Software as a Service) designed for customers who create, share and collaborate throughout a Job Order Contract and entire life-cycle management facilities, roads, and more. 4BT.us – Best Value Job Order Contracting Solutions.

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Demand For Efficient Life-Cycle Building Management Processes – BIM, JOC, IPD – FIATECH PRESENTATION – 2012

Building Information Management

A “FACEBOOK for Facilities Construction and Life-cycle Operations” is on the horizon. BIM definition, from NIBS, and I paraphrase, is the life-cycle management of facilities supported by digital technology. Higher Level FM Processes – LEAN, TCO / Total Cost of Ownership / Life-cycle Management.

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The Collapse of American Buildings, Road, Dams….

Building Information Management

Across American, physical infrastructure (buildings, bridges, roads, dams, utilities, transportation systems.) Owners should be required to adopt proven LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods and life-cycle management best practices. (Photo-CNN). has been crumbling for decades.

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