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How to Achieve 25%-30%+ average construction Savings

Job Order Contracting

An average savings on the order of 25 to 30 percent can be achieved when facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build processes are standardized at a program level. Just stop doing the same old things that will never work. Schedule a 15-minute introductory call. References: Ballard, G., Howell, G., Ballard, G., Howell, G.,

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Public Procurement of Construction Services

Job Order Contracting

Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. The Lean Project Delivery System”, Lean Construction Journal, 2008 Cohen, J. Integrated Project Delivery: Case Studies, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC Construction Users Roundtable (CURT).

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability create credible construction cost estimate for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance (FSRM), and new build projects.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

2004; Black et al., All the tools and support services are readily available to enable strategic collaboration and efficient delivery of any type or size of repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build activity. 2000; Grajek et al., 2000; Gransberg et al., Lower project related cost growth. contact-form]. REFERENCES. Bayliss, R.,

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Brewpub expansion uses endless hot water

Contractor Magazine

was started in 2004 by the father-and-son team of Tom and Steve Lonsway. The building they bought and renovated dates back to 1858 and was originally used as a brewery —one of the first in the state. APPLETON, WISC. —You will never go broke selling beer in Wisconsin. The Stone Cellar Brewpub in Appleton, Wisc.,

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LEED Reaches 3 Billion Certified Square Feet

Green Building Law Update

USGBC tells us that as of February 1, 2014, LEED for New Construction & Major Renovations , the first rating system launched in 2000 has more than 19,000 buildings registered and nearly 10,000 certified. LEED for Commercial Interiors launched in 2004 has more than 4,100 registered projects and nearly 3,900 have been certified.

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Saint Paul has an Alternative to LEED

Green Building Law Update

” First effective in 2004 and modified several times, today the Saint Paul law applies to any new construction project receiving more than $200,000 in City or other governmental funding programs. Saint Paul has the audacious goal of wanting “to be the most livable city in the United States.”