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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. Service life planning.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

Job Order Contracting

We previously reported in 2018 on these unreliable data and made 15 SMS is a tool for asset life-cycle management that produces multi-year condition trends and investment requirements. DoD hasn’t achieved a clean audit since independent audits were initiated in 2017. 2014cv0173-62-0.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

BD+C

The built environment generates 42% of annual global CO 2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. Photo: Courtesy Kingspan HOW THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMES INTO PLAY To significantly reduce embodied carbon in the built environment, the private sector must also do its part to decarbonize buildings.

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Green Globes 01-201X about to be Green Lighted

Green Building Law Update

2014, 2015 International Green Construction Code Table 702.1, or 2015 IAPMO Green Plumbing & Mechanical Code Supplement Section 402. The Materials section contains criteria on materials throughout their lifecycle and includes both whole building life cycle assessment as well as product life cycle assessment options.

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Job Order Contracting Information

Job Order Contracting

Related Resources: ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. BIM, LEAN Construction, and a Common Data Environment (CDE) – A strategic tool for sharing information and managing a team within a BIM / LEAN Construction Delivery environment.

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

Every high-performance coating system is designed to guard surfaces against corrosion and ultraviolet (UV) light degradation, ultimately extending the life cycle of a building. It also must meet the standards for the Red List-compliant materials and quality of its indoor environment.

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LEAN Job Order Contracting Intro 4

Job Order Contracting

Creating an open information environment. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. Alignment of risk and reward with a party’s ability to control risk. Creating a culture of partnership among all stakeholders.

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