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LEAN Asset Life-cycle Management – Achieve Optimal Construction Outcomes

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Efficient life-cycle management of physical infrastructure (facilities, roads, dams, bridges, airports, mass transit, … ) has proved equally elusive. As we all know, real property owners remain ultimately responsible for mismanagement of the built environment. Owners pay the bills and allow poor outcomes to be acceptable.

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Life-cycle management of the built environment – To BIM or Not to BIM?

Building Information Management

Buildings, roads, dams, electrical grids… are with us for a very long time and linked to the success and failure of just about everything… education, health, national security, transportation, habitat, sustainability, national and local economies and more. That said, we are not acting as stakeholders of our built infrastructure.

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Forget “BIM”, and Get on Board with BLM – Building / Built Environment Life-cycle Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. federal departments/agencies, as well as state/county/local governments, colleges/universities, healthcare, and airports/transportation. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

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BIM – Attempting to Run before you can Walk? – BIM EU-wide Procurement Initiative

Building Information Management

A focus upon these and principles associated with the life-cycle management of the built environment would be of far more value than 3d modeling. Adjusting priorities would provide more significant value such as: 1. More education and resources should be expended upon life-cycle management of the build environment vs. 3D modeling.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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Recently you may have heard that Indianapolis International Airport is offering daily nonstop flights to both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Louisville International Airport is the home of UPS Worldport, which completed three expansions since 2003. By Dominique Cantelme. From the September/October 2013 issue. and San Francisco.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

Business Facilities

A major logistics trend on the rise is autonomous road transportation—no drivers needed. In addition to warehouses, autonomous vehicles in logistics can also be found in airports, harbors and yards. They do not require sleep, a paycheck, background checks, or drug and alcohol testing.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Green.

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LEED Credit Tracking Software. Guest blogger, Dan Grifen, has written the following: The world is in a constant state of flux and the environment is no different. Otherwise, the odd, eyebrow-raising nature of weather patterns we’re currently experiencing may end up being catastrophic events down the road. Magnesium Based Cement.

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