Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2024

Sustainable Facilities Management Practices involve a clear set of objectives, methods, and processes aimed at maximizing performance of the built environment with respect to economic and environmental resources in concert with meeting organizational mission needs.

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Sustainability Management Renovating Environment 202

Stok

APRIL 17, 2023

This blog post was co-authored by Stok’s Director of Carbon Services Colette Crouse and students in her Masters of the Environment Carbon Accounting & Management course at the University of Colorado, Boulder: Rebecca Billingsley, Andrea Green, and Kenny Prior (see bios below).

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2024

While we are all aware of the high levels of financial and environmental waste associated with the construction and sustainment of the built environment, very little has been done to address the issue at the root cause level. . Reliance upon traditional and flawed techniques of planning, procurement, and project delivery methods.

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Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 136

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2023

Characteristics of Best Value JOB ORDER CONTRACTING… Real proper owner capability, leadership, commitment, and accountability Integrated internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a standardized programmatic process Clear set of objectives and workflows for the all aspects of the programmatic process – (..)

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Public sector facilities management is particularly wasteful due to the pervasive lack of capable, committed, and accountable leadership. Most public sector organizations lack a holistic view and/or understanding of integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery. 4 Mandatory initial and ongoing training for all participants. #5

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Efficient management of the built environment is critical to the environment, economy, and our overall well being. Owner and design-builder planning, procurement, and project delivery teams MUST work together within a common information environment and share clearly defined, mutually beneficial goals. NEXT STEPS.

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Procurement Construction Environment Renovating 215

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For decades attention has failed to focus on the need for continuous, competent, and accountable leadership and the effects upon finances, reputations, relationships, communities, and overall organizational missions. Physical Infrastructure Project Management impacts environmental, financial, organizational, and community sustainability.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Due to increasing concern about sustainability and productivity issues, there is a demand for public sector real property owners to significant boost productivity and overall stewardship of the built environment. Any significant improvement, however, will require LEADERSHIP, COMMITMENT, CAPACITY, and ACCOUNTABILITY.

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Sustainability Management Procurement Environment 168

Job Order Contracting

MAY 3, 2023

The requirements are as follows: #1 Owner leadership, commitment, competency, and accountability #2 Robust process focused upon people achieving well defined, mutually beneficial goals within a positive environment. #3

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It takes extensive preparation and planning to complete your construction project successfully. Develop a Detailed Plan A detailed plan is the foundation of any successful construction project. The plan should have all the information needed to facilitate swift action and highlight any potential issues.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2023

Commit to and support a collaborative work environment among internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. Enter long-term mutually beneficial performance-based projects that have integral operations manuals/execution guides and associated standardized workflows and quantitative metrics.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Real property owner leadership, competency, accountability, and commitment – Owners pay the bills are utimately responsible for stewardship of the build environment. The four primary failure points associated with facilities management and construction.

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Management Procurement Construction Organization 130

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 25, 2022

Improving public sector facilities life-cycle management is critical to the economy, the environment, and to our safety. What is required to integrate internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams? Can currently available alternative methods provide measurable improvement?

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Life Cycle Management Procurement Renovating 205

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 12, 2024

Attaining a sustainable built environment requires Facilities Leaders NOT Facilities Managers. #1. Leaders understand the need to quantify what planned and what is being built. #4. Leaders are accountable are all internal and external supporting teams. #5. Leaders plans carefully and execute quickly.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We all know that traditional planning, procurement, and project delivery practices are adversarial, and broken, yet we fail to address this basic issue. Owners must lead a change in mindset and provide a consistently safe, welcoming, and collaborative environment. A common data environment (CDE) inclusive of 1.

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Management Construction Procurement CSI 181

Job Order Contracting

JULY 19, 2023

The application of systems thinking to ALL projects via a robust PROCESS ensures consistently well planned, executable quality outcomes on time and on budget. Focus upon initial planning and the development of detailed and well communicated Scope of Work and the associated invovlement of all stakeholders is Step #1.

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Construction Procurement Budgeting Budget 130

Construction Specifier

MARCH 6, 2022

The early phases of the design process, such as programming and planning efforts, are typically exercises to get the entire team on the same page concerning programmatic priorities and budget limitations. There is a delicate but necessary balance between diplomacy—managing needs versus wants—and planning backed by evidence.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 27, 2023

Developing an efficient JOC Program Framework requires a commitment to collaborative and integrated Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery teams. True collaboration and owner leadership, capability, commitment, and accountability are requirement, not choices. Initial and ongoing training for ALL participants must be mandatory.) #2

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Procurement Education Accounting Management 140

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Whether a Federal, State, County, or Local Government, most public sector organizations underperform when it comes to planning, procuring, and executing facilities repair, renovation, or new builds. Integrate planning, procurement, and project delivery. Develop and maintain a common data environment. Introduction. The Future.

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Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 214

Construction Enquirer

JULY 5, 2023

The letter signed by 200 firms highlights the “existential threat to the survival of businesses posed by the increasingly anti-development policy environment.” The planning process is grinding to a halt and regulatory costs are rocketing, whilst the nutrient issue has put the brakes on sites across a quarter of the country.

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Housing Plans Environment Site 95

Construction Enquirer

MAY 18, 2023

In its latest update Speedy said: “Following completion of the investigation the Board has concluded that the issue resulted from problems with the company’s controls and accounting procedures for non-itemised assets over a number of years, and in particular the reconciliation of such counts to the Group’s fixed asset register.

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Accounting Environment Management Site 77

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 12, 2022

The most impressive structures and facilities we see today are likely a result of meticulous and well-coordinated planning that took place before the project broke ground. . Well-executed projects stem from proper p reconstruction planning , a process that’s carried out before the actual construction begins. Keeps Stakeholders Aligned.

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Construction Marketing

JUNE 6, 2014

Accounting for projected population growth, this means a shortage of 48,000 engineers, according to Randstad. URS said it plans to recruit at least 120 graduate and apprentice positions in the UK this year, among the 550 staff it plans to hire, and BT said it would hire 300 graduates.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

The fundamental reason for poor outcomes is the failure to implement and properly manage robust and integrated LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. All off the require tools and support services to create integrated environments, to address all of the above issues, and more, are readily available.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We all know that traditional planning, procurement, and project delivery practices are adversarial, and broken, yet we fail to address this basic issue. Owners must lead a change in mindset and provide a consistently safe, welcoming, and collaborative environment. A common data environment (CDE) inclusive of 1.

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Construction Procurement CSI Innovation 130

Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 24, 2023

Picture credits: tirol kliniken 2015 Long-term and sustainable roll-out strategy Tirol kliniken examined the advantages of a common data environment with cloud technology and concluded that Autodesk Construction Cloud’s Autodesk Build platform features fitted their needs. As ever, change is a challenge for every company.

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Plans Construction Autodesk Project Management 52

Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Due to the quick adoption of new tools and technologies, keeping competitive and being successful in the current environment of the construction industry are now closely related to implementing technological innovations. The construction industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation as it embraces the digital age.

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Innovation Construction Safety Budgeting 254

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 18, 2024

The APAC region accounts for more than half (53%) of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, producing 18.3 The manufacturing, construction and building sectors account for 17% and 4% of GHG emissions in the region respectively. billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2020. However, there are ways to mitigate these impacts.

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Materials Industrial Green Construction 84

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

We all know that traditional planning, procurement, and project delivery practices are adversarial, and broken, yet we fail to address this basic issue. Owners must lead a change in mindset and provide a consistently safe, welcoming, and collaborative environment. A common data environment (CDE) inclusive of 1.

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Sustainability Management Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The 4BT OpenJOC Solution embeds fundamental LEAN processes and a common data environment withing a combined services and cloud deployed technology framework. LEAN JOC 4BT OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting successfully integrates People, Process, Information, and Technology with a low cost solution.

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Contract CSI Procurement Renovating 132

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 6, 2023

Keep reading as we delve into the top 2023 security trends for construction site security and how these trends can fortify your security against the modern threat environment. Individuals must sign out the equipment using their name and company details to ensure that if the equipment is missing, you know who to hold accountable.

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Security Site Mobility Construction 282

BD+C

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The construction of international sports venues creates an environment that is perfectly suited for corruption, according to a new study published by Engineers Against Poverty.

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Construction Accounting Infrastructure Environment 52

Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

It can improve speed and accuracy, increase efficiency, and set up an overall plan for construction phases. Data and documents are shared via a common data environment. Each level of planning, design, and construction is responsible for the development of each BIM. BIM Execution Plan. Common Data Environment (CDE).

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BIM Life Cycle Viewpoint Modeling 174

Stok

JUNE 27, 2018

So stok teamed up with ILFI and other changemakers to take a fresh look at one of the biggest movements in the industry: health and the built environment. Jason Parachnowitsch in Strategic Global Accounts at Mohawk discussed the group’s latest Lichen floorcovering product – the first floorcovering to become a Certified Living Product.

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Environment San Francisco Sustainability Housing 40

Construction Enquirer

MAY 1, 2023

In October, the BSR is due to also take over control of the building control profession before formally being launched next April with power to issue Building Assessment Certificates showing how Accountable Persons are managing building safety risks and keeping residents safe. ”

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Regulation Safety Certification Residential 84

Safety Services Company

JANUARY 17, 2024

Along with these challenges, acquiring proper qualifications and certifications is crucial for ensuring a safe and efficient work environment. Prepare for Work Stoppages in Construction It’s smart to create a plan in preparation for unexpected days off due to high winds, bad visibility, or other icy conditions during the winter months.

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Certification Forecasting Safety Construction 74

Construction Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In that environment spending decisions have no chance of taking proper account of crucial information regarding the efficiency and deliverability of policies. Government refuses to publicly release these plans which is said to hamper the ability of parliament and public to scrutinise departments’ plans and progress.

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