Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

more efficient procurement and management of the existing numerous renovation, repair, sustainability, and minor new construction projects required to meet sustainability and economic imperatives. federal departments/agencies, as well as state/county/local governments, colleges/universities, healthcare, and airports/transportation.

BIM 40

BIM Procurement Life Cycle United States 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Linkage for multiple “competencies” and/or “knowledge domains” associate with strategic and capital planning, design, procurement, construction, project management, repair, maintenance, sustainability, operations, and deconstruction/re-use. Planning, design, procurement, construction, repair, maintenance, operations.

Modeling 40

Modeling BIM Life Cycle Visualization 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 23, 2013

A proven contracting methodology from the United States may be a model for solving some of Canada’s current contracting demands. Job Order Contracting (JOC) was born of the United States military contracting world, where small construction projects were taking up to 18 months and 20 per cent of project budget to design and procure.

Contract 45

Contract Procurement United States Subcontracting 45

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

•Coefficient includes all costs for installed unit of measure including materials, labor, overhead, profit and sometimes bond and tax. Establishes contractual unit pricing for a broad range of construction activities at procurement. Location modifier is also typically applied. JOC Best Practices. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

Contract 40

Contract Bidding United States Estimating 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 27, 2014

Well, if more architecture, repair, renovation, sustainability, and construction projects were conceived, procured, executed, and monitored using similar methods and KPI’s the world just might be a better place. Below is a snapshot of Boiled Architecture’s dashboard for 2013. Why post it? RSMeans Strategic Partner.

Management 40

Management Life Cycle BIM United States 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Job order contracting found its genesis in the complex facilities world of the United States military. Job order contracts, also known as Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER), are types of Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts used in the United States and internationally since 1985.

Contract 40

Contract United States Estimating Bidding 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Yet far too much emphasis to date has been upon the 3D visualization component of BIM vs. collaborative construction delivery methods, a standardized and robust ontology, and the use of open cloud computing technologies. Using Big Data for life-cycle facility management is NOT just about technology. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

Life Cycle 55

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 55