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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

Job Order Contracting

web-based with single instance for entire component) 2005: Navy selects commercial tool for facility assessments in lieu of continuing with BUILDER 2006: USMC begins pilot tests of BUILDER 2007: BUILDER 3.0 released and first version commercially available 2003: NAVY funds development of BUILDER 3.0 (web-based

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Advice for Home Builders Navigating a Market in Flux

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Cost of Sales Comparative Performance 2006-2021 Averages Chart: courtesy Shinn Builder Partnerships As a housing consultancy, we prefer that the cost of sales represents 70% or less of sales revenue. Private builders are currently experiencing 40% to 50% declines in traffic and sales, and inventories are 21.3% Manage spec inventory.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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The other front was for the real estate community to stop playing defense against entitlement processes, development standards, and zoning procedures that varied widely from city to city within the Salt Lake Valley. Even during the [2006-07] downturn,” Gamvroulas says, “we were bringing out product we knew would sell.”.

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

Building Information Management

He retired December 2006 after 30 years as a Designer and Director with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Deputy CIO at the Army Research Laboratory, and Chief Architect for the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment in supporting DoD’s 540,000 facilities.

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

Building Information Management

He retired December 2006 after 30 years as a Designer and Director with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Deputy CIO at the Army Research Laboratory, and Chief Architect for the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment in supporting DoD’s 540,000 facilities.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Loan proceeds are to be used for working capital, inventory, equipment purchase, and real property improvements but cannot be used for refinancing of existing debt or outstanding debt payments. Funds may be used to acquire equipment, make leasehold improvements, purchase recycled raw materials and inventory or acquire real property.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Inventory is exempt from property tax. Bond proceeds cannot be used for working capital or inventory. No personal property or inventory taxes. That is, for property with a fair market value of $1 million, the assessed value would be $200,000. The combined state and local millage rate would then be applied to the assessed value.

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