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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

Job Order Contracting

Why should we care… Construction projects and physical infrastructure contribute to 40 % of carbon emission, consume 40 % of global energy & also consume 32 % of the world’s resources… yet, 75-95% of cost of operation, maintenance & replacement costs can be determined during the procurement stage… so… www.4bt.us.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al., 2004; Black et al., Lower project related cost growth. Projects completed at or under budgeted cost. Management, 6(3), 159-168. Badenfelt, U.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement. Design and Construction: Building in Value.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Project Management Constraints. P roject Failure – A project becomes a failure when it does not deliver what was required within the agreed-upon budget and time, to the dissatisfaction of one or more participants.No matter how well-planned your project is, lack of visibility can lead quickly to failure.

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LEAN Construction Framework – A Robust Solution fully supported by tools and services

Job Order Contracting

Cost Management, ABI/INFORM Global, New York, 20 (5) 20-27. Olaf College fieldhouse project: a case study in. designing to target cost”. Rethinking Project definition in terms of Target Costing”. International Journal of Project Management, Elsevier, New York, 20 (1). .; Swenson, D. Ballard, G.; Ballard, G.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

Sharing actionable, transparent information with all construction project participants and stakeholders early on, and throughout the construction and operations life-cycle of a built structure, would measurably mitigate change orders, legal disputes, and waste.

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Civil Engineering Marvels- 5 Tallest Skyscrappers

The Constructor

The building, designed by C.Y. Taipei 101 received the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2004. They were the world’s tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 if measured from the level of the main entrance to the structural top, the original height reference used by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat from 1969.