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Government-Owned Facilities and The Continued Lack of Stewardship

Job Order Contracting

Common terms, definitions, and data architectures are not required, nor is BEST VALUE procurement the norm. FRPP data related to the federal government’s 480,000 structures are not reliable on a government-wide basis, due to the different approaches agencies take in defining and inventorying structures.

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Various benefits of modular construction

Construction Cost Estimating

Less Material Waste: While developing in a factory, waste is reduced by recycling materials, controlling inventory and safeguarding building materials. Removal of Weather Delays: 60 - 90% of the construction is done inside a factory, which alleviates the risk of weather delays.

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Talent and Tech: The Keys to Unlocking Prefabrication Success 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In the race to meet surging construction demand and reduce risk, the industry is turning to innovative solutions such as prefabrication and modular construction to increase productivity and protect margins. SiteSense Teams can track materials, inventory, tools, assets, and equipment with SiteSense.

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Autodesk and AWS are Helping Construction Firms Gain Useful Insights from Their Data 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This can be tricky, given the nature of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) data. This allows you to automatically flag safety issues or areas of non-compliance, thus reducing project risk. It’s an excellent tool for forecasting your inventory, supply, and workforce needs.

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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

Job Order Contracting

Shared, performance-based risk/reward. Inventory and maintenance disposition management. Standardized data architectures (Cobie, Masterformat, Uniformat, Omniclass). A basis of timely, accurate, repeatable, and verifiable information based upon standardized terms, definitions, and data architectures. Operations.

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LEAN for Facilities Operation and Maintenance

Job Order Contracting

Shared, performance-based risk/reward. Inventory and maintenance disposition management. Standardized data architectures (Cobie, Masterformat, Uniformat, Omniclass). A basis of timely, accurate, repeatable, and verifiable information based upon standardized terms, definitions, and data architectures. Operations.

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Building smarter healthcare through better healthcare interior design

The Korte Company

The principle of healing architecture has arisen from research assessing how patient outcomes improve when certain design choices are made. Furnishings and finishes in patient rooms are at especially high risk of harboring pathogens. Wood, for example, typically is not ideal in high-risk spaces.

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