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3 Decisions that Keep Construction Owners Up at Night 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

fraught with rising costs, material challenges, and labor struggles—the pressure to answer these questions correctly becomes even greater. of construction materials in the RSMeans database experienced a significant cost increase, with an average increase of 19%. EC3 is a free tool that helps users choose carbon-smart materials.

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Worldwide Need for Construction Collaboration

Building Information Management

BIM , however, is not the solution if the focus and/or requirement is associated with 3D visualization. The construction delivery method affects the outcome of any renovation, repair, or new construction project. Thus focus MUST be upon collaborative construction delivery methods, versus BIM or maintaining the ‘status quo.’

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

Building Information Management

With 345,000 buildings, with over 105,000 buildings more than 50 years old, the importance of efficient renovation, repair, and sustainability of existing buildings is paramount. LEED Silver certifiable construction – 2009 LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations. DoD Building Treatment Terms. Sustainment/Status Quo.

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

Building Information Management

With 345,000 buildings, with over 105,000 buildings more than 50 years old, the importance of efficient renovation, repair, and sustainability of existing buildings is paramount. LEED Silver certifiable construction – 2009 LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations. DoD Building Treatment Terms. Sustainment/Status Quo.

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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

Building Information Management

While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.

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Job Order Contracting – 2015

Building Information Management

JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with construction project procurement costs by awarding long-term contracts for a wide variety of renovation, repair and construction projects. Low overhead cost of construction procurement and delivery. Advantages. Integrated Project Delivery.

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A Comparison of Construction Cost Estimating Software Tools 2015

Building Information Management

Accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project. Construction estimating involves the estimating of material, labor, equipment, overhead, and contingencies. Cloud Cost Estimating – Ceasel. Cloud Cost Estimating.