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

Job Order Contracting

Lack of recognition by senior management of the linkage between between the built environment and organizational mission Low level of understanding of both life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership management and integrated lean planning, procurement, and project delivery principles and processes. Procurement of built assets. Data Problems.

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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. Lean Maturity, Lean Sustainability. References: Abdelhamid, T. Lean Construction Reading Primer. Bramble, B.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. 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., Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project.

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Green Globes to be Approved in Maryland

Green Building Law Update

Vicki Worden, President and CEO of the Green Building Initiative, said, GBI has been active in Maryland since Green Globes was first introduced in the United States in 2004. The current law, in State Finance and Procurement, § 3-602.1, provides “in this section”. (2) of this article. of this article.

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30+ Construction Industry Statistics for EMEA

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Industry trends, both near and farsighted, are likely to impact your approach to preconstruction, technology investments, sustainability, risk analysis, workforce planning, budgeting, operational efficiency, and the list goes on. Current supply chain constraints, sustainability efforts, and workforce outlooks. Sustainability Efforts.

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U.S. Construction – Improving Efficiency & Competitiveness

Building Information Management

Few experts would disagree that there is a lot of room for improvement with respect to the renovation, repair, sustainability, and construction of the built environment(1.). Segmented, linear, and non-integrated processes: planning, financing, design, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

This is so that the project that is procured would economically viable through its entire life span. The recent increase in demand for sustainable or green buildings is further making the consideration of life cycle cost an issue. The modern procurement system (i.e. In this case, end-users are left to bear the maintenance costs.