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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Often just considered 3D design, building information modeling (BIM) also acts as a collaborative work platform. Viewpoint’s software integrates with BIM to enhance collaboration. To harness BIM to its fullest potential, it’s important to know what each party is taking about. BIM Levels. BIM Glossary.

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

Job Order Contracting

Clearly defined and documented roles, responsibilities, workflows. Life-cycle Management. COBie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed by facility managers. Repair costs (man hours and materials) as a percentage of Annual Operations Expenditures.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

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.

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Best Construction Cost Estimating Solution

Job Order Contracting

Document Management – Version control, inclusive of document check-in/check-out is a must for assuring everyone is working the right information at the right time. and Detailed BIM Information. National average cost databases (with or without cost factors), and/or historical costs simply are insufficient.

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Bring Your Facility Manager to Your Next Design-Build Project  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Research published in a 2022 journal from Applied Sciences found that the lack of owner-defined information requirements is the critical barrier hindering the integration of BIM for facilities management. In other words, the BIM data isn’t s tructured, s tandardized, and s uitable for operations.

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Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

Job Order Contracting

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.

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LEAN Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us. A detailed and locally researched line item unit price book, organized by CSI Masterformat, inclusive of labor, crew, productivity, material, and equipment specificity as well as demolition line items and line item modifiers. TOOLS AND SERVICES.

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