article thumbnail

Persimmon targets subcontractors in cost-cutting drive

Construction Enquirer

Persimmon is looking to retender subcontractor packages more regularly as it looks to “share the cost pressures in this new challenging environment.” “Just as we absorbed many price increases from subcontractors in recent years, so we need to share the cost pressures in this new challenging environment.

article thumbnail

LEAN Adaptive Construction Drives Significantly Improved Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

Real property owners must lead the effort to motivate their internal and external teams to focus upon BEST VALUE OUTCOMES for all participants, throughout the physical infrastructure life-cycle. Long-term mutually beneficial agreements. Required collaboration – LEAN processes. Mutual respect/trust. Shared risk/reward.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The first step to sustainable transportation

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The result, a report created in an industry-first partnership between the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC) and Roads Australia (RA) collaborating with members and domain experts in the sector. As a result, whole of life planning of an infrastructure asset is critical.

article thumbnail

Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

BD+C

Inherent in the collapse of this antiquated shopping mall typology is a massive opportunity to redefine the paradigm of how we create sustainable and equitable suburban environments to live, work, learn, and yes, shop. A significant number of these old sites face environmental challenges.

Austin 105
article thumbnail

GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

Take back agreements. A locally researched, detailed unit price cost database and an associated LEAN, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery process are both critical to reducing the carbon footprint of facilities and other built infrastructure. Reduction possibilities. Energy savings. Auto switch off. Buffer zones.

article thumbnail

Facilities Management Glossary

Job Order Contracting

agreement : a fully executed (signed by appropriate parties) between the demand organization and the provider of services or products that clearly describes requirements in sufficient detail, including conditions, costs, resources required, desired outputs, and associated workflows. Facilities Management Glossary.

article thumbnail

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.