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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

The primary advantage of JOC has historically been is the flexibility permitted in ordered quantities and delivery scheduling. A public agency can place orders with one or more contractors when the actual need appears and received on-demand services from a vetted service provider. Flexibility in quantity and delivery scheduling.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

From the July/August 2013 issue . The office building is scheduled for completion by spring 2015 with the residential complex following in the summer. After a couple of years of neck-and-neck finishes, China has surged ahead of the United States in Business Facilities’ 2013 global ranking for Renewable Energy Investment Leaders.

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Raytheon Opens New Missile Factory In Alabama

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

. “This missile integration facility will create new jobs for Alabama’s workers to help bolster our nation’s defense,” said Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama. “The facility will further enhance Huntsville’s indispensable role in our nation’s security and the region’s economy.”

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Air Canada Opens Global Operations Center In Brampton, Ontario

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Once in service, it will become the global nerve center for Air Canada’s operations ensuring delivery of Air Canada’s schedule and safe transport of approximately 35 million Air Canada customers annually. It will be fully operational in the first quarter of 2014 following a period of testing, training and transition.

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

Building Information Management

Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013. The topics include the use of BIM in: student projects, interdisciplinary collaboration in studios, scheduling and estimating classes, IPD projects and facilities management. Monday, January 7, 2013. Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Thursday: Information Exchanges. Committee Meetings.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Shorter construction schedules than planned. Partnering on defense contracts. 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., 2000; Grajek et al., 2000; Gransberg et al., Sparkling, A.,

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

Building Information Management

Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013. The topics include the use of BIM in: student projects, interdisciplinary collaboration in studios, scheduling and estimating classes, IPD projects and facilities management. Monday, January 7, 2013. Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Thursday: Information Exchanges. Committee Meetings.

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