Remove Articles Remove Modeling Remove Negotiation Remove Software
article thumbnail

With Inflation, How Can We Help Construction Costs Stay Down?

Fieldwire

Building Information Modeling Building information modeling (BIM) can be your saving grace. The technology’s three-dimensional building models are full of valuable information about the structure’s geometry, allowing you to identify the smallest mistakes. BIM can help you reduce that number to zero for all your projects.

article thumbnail

Developing a Job Order Contracting Program

Building Information Management

The article introduces the Center for Job Order Contracting Excellence (CJE) and the first documented performance of JOCs. The article also introduces the use of Performance Based Procurement System (PBPS) to set a “minimum performance” requirement and improving the performance of the JOC process. Theoretical Advantages of JOC.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Development of the Job Order Contracting (JOC) Process for the 21st Century

Building Information Management

The article also introduces the use of Performance Based Procurement System (PBPS) to set a “minimum performance” requirement and improving the performance of the JOC process. Construction tasks not included in the unit price book may be negotiated. The price data is therefore non-informational data and is not considered by the model.

article thumbnail

FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The program asks local health care providers to identify problems they believe can be solved through new technology, and then forwards these challenges to Lincoln’s software community. After two months, a quick-pitch contest was held and the winning software proposal got a 120-day test period at the health care institution.

El Paso 106
article thumbnail

FEATURE STORY: Nothing Matters More Than Talent

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Start-up plants will be able to set up manufacturing lines to integrate software and equipment, test systems and train maintenance and production staff. They’re training our people before they even hit the factory floor,” Rick Marquardt, senior vice president for global operations, said in the article. It’s been a great asset to us.

article thumbnail

Construction 4.0—What it Is and How to Get Ready

ProcurementExpress.com

Construction companies still rely on manual labor, heavy machinery, and a business model that hasn’t seen much change in the past 50+ years. According to McKinsey , the lion’s share of spending is going toward back-office technology like SaaS products or cloud computing, as well as building and modeling software.

article thumbnail

Breaking Down Perceptions in the Construction Industry

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In this article, we explore how construction professionals, educators, skilled trade professionals, and innovators are helping to change perspectives of the industry. So that could be anything from leveraging 3D models to analyzing the day-to-day type of technology that our operations teams are using.”. The good news?