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2018 – LEAN Facilities Management Trends

Job Order Contracting

AECOO Transformation – 2018 – LEAN Facilities Management Trends. A common and appropriate framework for LEAN project management. Front-loaded, cost transparent, project planning within a comment data environment (CDE). Life-cycle asset management focus versus myopic first cost driven decision-making.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at PENTA Building Group

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at The PENTA Building Group, exemplifies this trait incredibly well. We build several types of projects, including hospitality, education, and healthcare. As for me, I’m in the VDC department, specializing in construction management, BIM, and construction technology.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

The ability to successfully account for and manage change during a project lies in an organization’s leadership and level of maturity relative to its strategies, processes, goals, and resources. There are several maturity models that describe the degree of maturity of an organization and/or associated projects.

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Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design

Construction Specifier

At Nuthatch Hollow in Binghamton University (New York), the building team is utilizing VR as a visualization and simulation tool to support the project’s sustainability and educational outreach goals. The project team is pursuing both Living Building Challenge (LBC) and Passive House Institute U.S.

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Specifier and manufacturer: A beautiful friendship

GCP Applied Technologies

Wed, 03/07/2018 - 15:31. March 07, 2018. Her collaboration with Kim Shaw, project manager for GCP's Design Advantage , was an important one. Now she specializes in healthcare, labs, and educational facilities. People come to me and say 'What waterproofing should I use on this project?' Phillip.fry@gc….

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Specifier and manufacturer: A beautiful friendship

GCP Applied Technologies

Wed, 03/07/2018 - 15:31. March 07, 2018. Her collaboration with Kim Shaw, project manager for GCP's Design Advantage , was an important one. Now she specializes in healthcare, labs, and educational facilities. People come to me and say 'What waterproofing should I use on this project?' Phillip.fry@gc….

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

Pro Builder

John Riddle, Turning Leaf’s VP and business development manager, says his company upped the ante after attending job fairs for trade students and being told they could make more working at McDonald’s. Since sweetening its compensation, Turning Leaf advertised for a senior project manager and got eight qualified candidates. .