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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

Sharing actionable, transparent information with all construction project participants and stakeholders early on, and throughout the construction and operations life-cycle of a built structure, would measurably mitigate change orders, legal disputes, and waste. and maintenance information into the building knowledge base.

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Collaborative, Efficient Construction Delivery Methods – The Real Obstacle to BIM

Building Information Management

Building Information Management, Model and Modeling. effectively developing an asset lifecycle process and model from conception to final retirement. Building Information Model: Is the DIGITAL REPRESENTATION of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. RSMeans strategic partner.

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Data Scientists Reveal 5 Surprising Construction Insights to Manage Risk 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

You don’t want to compare an airport terminal to a hospital project,” added Keaney. “We Once these comparisons were made, the team was able to reveal five surprising patterns: Insight #1: Change Orders Are Okay – Until They Hit a Tipping Point. Next, the team compared apples to apples.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

The model of the app, particularly as delivered by Apple, is a widget that you load onto a portable device such as a smart phone or tablet and that you use on the run (or sitting – at the airport, the hotel, the DMV, etc.). change orders. Move past basic data entry, communications, checklists, etc., Apps are portable.

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Job Order Contracting – The Premier Industry Solution for Facility Renovation, Repair, Sustainability and Minor New Construction

Building Information Management

Contractors are forced to shave their profits to razor-thin margins and gamble on their ability to compensate with change orders and claims on the back end. University campuses are probably the most geographically-similar to the military installation model and have been adopting JOC very successfully.

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Builders, Stop the Waste!

Pro Builder

Returning from the airport in the late afternoon, my January column was overdue and I was fretting over how to complete it by the following morning. Worst of all were the ’70s and ’80s models, which had all of the mechanical problems and none of the style. Builders, Stop the Waste! Wed, 01/06/2021 - 16:39.

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Public Sector Real Property Management – Quality Construction Cost Estimating – Earned Value Management

Building Information Management

Conduct sensitivity analysis ■ Test the sensitivity of cost elements to changes in estimating input values and key assumptions; ■ Identify effects on the overall estimate of changing the program schedule or quantities; ■ Determine which assumptions are key cost drivers and which cost elements are affected most by changes.