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Integrated Project Delivery Software and Support Services

Job Order Contracting

Integrated project delivery software and support services are now available for facilities operations and maintenance as well as new construction. IPD software and support services provide an environment with a collaborative focus upon requirements definition and successful repair, renovation, and new construction project completion.

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How masonry software can improve detailing and design

Construction Specifier

Due to the complexity of estimating and ordering, and the vast number of individual units required for projects, masonry can be challenging to model in existing software, extremely difficult and perhaps not entirely impossible. For Phase 2, he used Masonry iQ, a plug-in that automates much of the manual modeling work.

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Integrated project delivery method

Job Order Contracting

An integrated project delivery method is arguably required in order to achieve desired quality, satisfaction, timing, and cost for over 90% of renovation, repair, or new construction projects executed. Within a Job Order Contract integrated project delivery method, the Common Data Environment is provided by the Unit Price Book, UPB.

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“Why are bids so different?” and why your proposal document is most important when it least seems so.

Construction Marketing Ideas

This posting from Paul Lesieur in the Remdodelcrazy.com blog is worth repeating:’ Why are the bids so different? We like the contractor with the highest bid best because he had detailed all the fixtures we wanted and his estimate was very detailed in general. Why are the bids so different?

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Collaboration, Transparency, Accuracy, Process, and supporting Technology – The Keys to Improved Productivity for Building Construction, Renovation, Repair, and Sustainability

Building Information Management

The AECOO sector can’t even begin a discussion about achieving higher levels of interoperability, exchanging BIM models and data, etc., The AECOO sector can’t even begin a discussion about achieving higher levels of interoperability, exchanging BIM models and data, etc.,

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BIM is NOT 3D Visualization – 4D, 5D ….

Building Information Management

Building Information Modeling, BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Design-bid-build and “low bid” awards are the downfall of the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, and Operations sector. Let’s face it, BIM continues to languish.

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Productivity in Construction Sector at a 15 Year Low

Building Information Management

Ongoing, “living”, iterative processes are needed to account for the many variables typically encountered on any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project. Building Information Modeling Strategy.