ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Recent advancements in machine learning provide advice on bidding, scheduling and labor allocation, pointing the way to a more data-driven project life cycle.

Life Cycle 97

Life Cycle Bidding Schedule 97

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Also, over the life-cycle of a building, a sustainable, high-performance building will win on ROI every time as only 10%-20% of life-cycle cost go into construction, vs. operations, maintenance, etc. Efficient ongoing life-cycle management of facilities is the key to sustainability. Why not?

Life Cycle 77

Life Cycle BIM Management Green 77

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 20, 2014

However across the full life-cycle of a structure? Our industry, (AECOO – Architects, Engineers, Owners, Operators…), needs to focus upon the built environment from a life-cycle vs. first cost perspective. Traditional linear construction delivery methods such as design-bid-build are antiquated.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Management Contract Construction 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 12, 2016

Our education and professional development systems are failing to properly address the fundamental concepts of life-cycle and total-cost-of-ownership management specific to the built environment.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Management Products Education 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 12, 2016

Our education and professional development systems are failing to properly address the fundamental concepts of life-cycle and total-cost-of-ownership management specific to the built environment.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Management Products Education 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 17, 2020

Bid/Proposal Management – Lean is based upon several core elements, including a common data environment and early and ongoing communication between participants and stake holders. It’s progress is monitored throughout its life-cycle. Project Management – A project can consist of one or more work orders.

Life Cycle 132

Life Cycle Procurement Documentation Construction 132

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2021

With appropriate levels of owner leadership and competency and currently available tools and support services efficient facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction (life-cycle management) can be achieved.

Renovating 250

Renovating Management Procurement Life Cycle 250

Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Consequently, the need for value management emerges. INTRODUCTION.

Life Cycle 53

Life Cycle Management BIM Engineering 53

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2012

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Further life-cycle management of the built environment requires significant “change management” in most organizations whether Owners, AEs, Contractors, Oversight Groups, etc.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM Environment Sustainability 61

Building Information Management

APRIL 7, 2014

It’s time for Owners to stop the marketing… Stop hyping their LEED Silver or “Whatever” Buildings… and actually participate in life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. A focus upon life-cycle costs vs. first costs in terms finance and environmental impact.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 28, 2014

Technology is not the primary obstacle to efficient life-cycle management of the built environment! Current focus upon first-costs vs. life-cycle costs. Technology limitations/issues – come from people. Different meanings for the same parts. Economic impacts – based on people. Social Impacts – outcomes for people.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2021

JOC is a program-centric environment within which a contracts, projects, bids, estimates, and work orders follow specified stages and work flows. JOC has improved significantly in its levels of comprehensiveness, and capabilities versus its early introduction to America in the 1980s. Reward is performance-based.

Contract 130

Contract Life Cycle Procurement Change Orders 130

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BLM – Building Life-cycle Management requires fundamental process changes within all participating organizations / stakeholders and the associated integration and use of multiple competencies, processes, and technologies.

Life Cycle 45

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 45

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 20, 2019

Open collaboration between real property project owners and service providers (architects, engineers, builders…) throughout the life-cycle of assets, programs, and projects is a fundamental outcome of using the OpenJOC(TM) Collaborative Construction Delivery Platform. . . Arizona continues to struggle?

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Arizona Bidding Construction 100

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

?Concrete wins contract for the Boulder City Bypass'' first phase, despite cheaper asphalt bid. Infrastructure'

Life Cycle 28

Life Cycle Bidding Nevada Infrastructure 28

Job Order Contracting

MAY 12, 2020

Workflow Management – Process is “king” Having a LEAN workflow associated with estimates throughout a project life-cycle brings consistency and quality to the process. All of the above and more are exclusively available within the 4BT OpenBUILD (TM) suite of solutions. Change how you do business, starting today!

Estimating 148

Estimating Construction Life Cycle Documentation 148

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

RESOURCES eBOOK – An Introduction to LEAN Construction – Your ultimate guide to facilities repair, renovation, and new build cost management.

Life Cycle 130

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Procurement 130

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2020

Defined common data environment. Key performance indicators. Sample High-level Workflow. Upload and share documents and make them available to your whole team – including PDF, Word and Excel files, images and videos.

Software 150

Software Software CSI Life Cycle 150

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 20, 2018

Leave design-bid-build and even design-build behind if you truly want to maximize your limited facilities management resource to the betterment of your organization. Are you interested in improving your life-cycle facilities management outcomes? contact-form].

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Renovating CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us. As with any integrated project delivery environment, LEAN JOC supports and drives early and ongoing communication among all parties… owners, facilities management, architects, engineers, builders, and building users. TOOLS AND SERVICES.

Contract 165

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 165

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

The approach invests more resources earlier in the Project life-cycle. Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us. A well-programmed project is path to best value, meeting the needs of owner and all participants and stakeholders from both environmental and economic perspectives.

Contract 132

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 132

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

Best value, LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery requires the ability to create and adequately communicate a detailed scope of work to all participants and stakeholders on an early and ongoing basis, throughout the project life-cycle. Each task is described in plain English and organized using CSI Masterformat.

Estimating 151

Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 151

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2017

See asset life-cycle model… A total cost of ownership perspective is also required as opposed to the more prevalent practice of first-cost dominance. Facilities Lifecycle Management requires increased competency on the part of facilities owners and facilities management.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Estimating Comparison 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Scope validation phase is longer and more intense than traditional design bid build, or other “so-called” JOC programs. Asset Total Cost of Ownership-Efficient Life-cycle Management Model. LEAN Job Order Contracting Intro 3. Scope of Work is fully, unambiguously defined, coordinated and validated.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle COAA CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Even though the majority of costs (approximately 80% of total life-cycle costs) occur during the operational and maintenance (O&M) phase, decision-making is largely made based upon lowest bidder versus best value as well as current year impacts versus multi-year considerations. Integrated Projects Delivery. Job Order Contracting.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Construction Management 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

To minimize the chance of favoritism or corruption, the sealed bid. Also referred to as the “Design-Bid-Build” process, this system has long been the most prevalent option for large and small public works contracts. contracting method was developed to award a contract on the basis of price alone. Learn more… [contact-form].

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

4BT provides solutions to manage facilities repair, renovation, and construction throughout the project life-cycle, from concept through warranty and beyond.

Renovating 100

Renovating Budgeting Budget Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Best Value Procurement – Put aside cost low bid/lowest technically acceptable procurement strategies. Long Term Relationships – Seek out service providers that truly will partner with you and understand the complexities of life-cycle facilities management. Learn more? Link to Articles and Research Studies.

Products 100

Products Management Life Cycle Construction 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2016

Low bid, design-bid-build or similar antagonistic construction delivery/procurement method. Focus upon First-Costs versus Life-cycle costs. No Shared Goals/Objects or Risk/Reward Among All Participants. No written execution manual. Poor collaboration. Absence of Ongoing Education, Training, and Key Performance Indicators.

Life Cycle 49

Life Cycle Bidding Procurement Construction 49

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 18, 2012

IPD and JOC, the later a form of IPD for facility renovation, repair, and construction are proven methods of developing long term, win-win multi-party relationships. “It’s crucial to get the right people involved early enough and understanding what outcomes they need from the start.”,

Life Cycle 65

Life Cycle BIM Management Procurement 65

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 14, 2019

Any real property owner and their service providers can leverage collaborative project delivery to increase efficiency and reduce design, construction, and life-cycle costs. Traditional construction project delivery methods, such as design-bid-build, are inefficient, antagonistic, and the cause of waste and generally poor outcomes.

Design 100

Design Procurement Life Cycle Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Alternative Project Delivery (APD) offers the opportunity delivers significant added value versus traditional design-bid-build, design-build, Construction Management at Risk (CMAR), Agency?CM Smarter, faster, better…. CM , and other “traditional” methods. Benefits of Alternative Project Delivery.

Resource 141

Resource Procurement Life Cycle Construction 141

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. BIM, PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS, WASTE, & LACK OF LEADERSHIP – Traditional design-bid- build (DBB) contracting techniques, and even more recent attempts to improve DBB such as design-build (DB), CM@R, etc.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2017

FALSE: Traditional methods such as design-bid-build and even design-build, are wasteful and cost more in the long run than Integrated Project Delivery (for new construction) and Job Order Contracting (JOC) for renovation, repair, and minor new construction. Life-cycle costs are reduced by LEAN methods, as are procurement costs.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Construction Consulting 100

Building Information Management

APRIL 28, 2014

First-cost vs. life-cycle cost approach. Following the “traditional/safe” path, i.e. existing legacy technology and/or data project delivery methods (design-bid-build, design-build), vs. integrated project delivery and/or job order contracting). First-cost vs. life-cycle cost approach.

Life Cycle 49

Life Cycle Management Bidding Organization 49

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 7, 2017

– A process whereby contractual agreements are designed, bid, and executed between real property owners and construction contractors for renovation, repair, or new construction services for buildings or any form of physical infrastructure. Define Construction Procurement.

Procurement 100

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2016

They remain plagued by low productivity, a low-bid/change-order mentality, and adversarial relationships among all construction project participants. This level of performance remains unmatched by traditional design-bid-build, CM@R, or design-build. Many AEC organizations find these objectives difficult to achieve.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Construction Bidding 40