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Relationship-based FM

Job Order Contracting

Most senior leadership members view FM as being a mainly technical/engineering and cost-driven discipline that deals with the built environment. Alignment between the built environment and organizational mission therefore remains a continuous challenge. References: Alexander, K. 2012), “Co-creation of value in FM”, in Alexander, K.

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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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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

These factors include… poor formal and professional education in the domain, low investment in research and development, deep rooted project culture, perceived long life-cycle of associated return on investment, resistance from construction projects’ participants and stakeholders, and lack of real property owner leadership and competency.

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Job Order Contracting Information

Job Order Contracting

Related Resources: ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. BIM, LEAN Construction, and a Common Data Environment (CDE) – A strategic tool for sharing information and managing a team within a BIM / LEAN Construction Delivery environment.

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LEAN Job Order Contracting Intro 4

Job Order Contracting

Creating an open information environment. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. Construction Cost Workbook – 2002 – Conference on the International Comparison Program World Bank. Reducing redundant efforts, conflicts.

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Are Green Building Rating Systems Really Sustainable?

Natural Building

Since 2002, I have contended that truly sustainable buildings would create net public benefits to over-compensate for their (currently) unavoidable material flows and embodied impacts. Second, net-positive must be measured, which traditional environmental impact and life cycle assessment does not yet do. Is this really progress?

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Labs 21 National Conference 2012 – “High Performance Healthcare Environments: Metrics and Procedures”. . . That said, major cultural change must occur in order to make significant progress.

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