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The TOP 10 Things ALL Facility Owners Need to Know – Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment –

Building Information Management

Your budget is largely operations/repair/renovation/maintenance, not new construction. Focus upon collaborative, transparent construction delivery methods such as IPD – Integrated Project Delivery, and JOC – Job Order Contracting. Far too often focus is upon first-costs vs. life-cycle costs.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mike White, Director of Design and Construction at North Point Hospitality

Autodesk Construction Cloud

I went to Georgia Tech, where I started as a declared architecture major. Architecture, building construction, and industrial design all had a common first year. When you're inputting cost data, plan data, or change data into the system, it lets you visualize where the project is at any given point.

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Architectural Project Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

We also offer other estimating services like cost modeling, cash flow projection, life cycle costing, change order management, job order costing, best value analysis and hard bid estimates. These color codes help architects to identify, visually and clearly, what objects are used to generate the quantities.

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Project Delivery Method

Autodesk Construction Cloud

By choosing the right one for your project, overall risk can be reduced, and budget and schedule can be better managed. There is no optimal project delivery method, but choosing the right method for your project helps reduce risk, improve your schedule, and keep your budget on track. Schedule: a timetable for completion and payments.

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What Are Construction Specifications?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

During construction, specifics are everything and failure to communicate specifically could create massive change orders, cost overruns and schedule delays, which can negatively impact your bottom line. Architectural specifications help encourage the correct execution of the design plan and reduce risk.

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Integrated project delivery method

Job Order Contracting

A detailed, full transparent line item construction cost estimate is critical for improving collaboration and reducing change orders. . Research shows that only 2% of construction projects globally are delivered on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all participants and users. [1] Unit Price Books – Pros and Cons.

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BIM and The Role of a Construction Cost Estimator

Building Information Management

A team approach, support by technologies such as domain-specific cloud-computing solutions (cost estimating, capital planning, maintenance/repair, …) integrated with 3D visualization tools.aka Revit will become commonplace. Experienced cost estimators who appropriately leverage technology and embrace collaboration will excel.