Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Here’s a quick tutorial about Unit Price Books, UPBs, for Job Order Contracting, and what you need to know. A Common Data Environment in the form of a locally researched detailed Unit Price Book, UPB, significantly improves renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction project value for all participants and stakeholders.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Software Software 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2019

Talking about collaboration and actually working in a truly collaborative environment supported by LEAN processes, workflows, current actionable and standardized information and digital technology are two very different things. We at Four BT and our partners at Building in Cloud , have been inspired by this concept from the beginning.

BIM 130

BIM Life Cycle Environment Visualization 130

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

These benefits are largely derived through the use of a common data environment, CDE, which dramatically improves communication and collaboration throughout the project life-cycle. Within a Job Order Contract integrated project delivery method, the Common Data Environment is provided by the Unit Price Book, UPB.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

Natural Building

AUGUST 3, 2020

For instance, the adoption of rating and marketing tools by developers continues to snowball, green buildings are gaining prestige, and some tools now advocate the use of life cycle assessment and building information management systems to make design more technocratic. Is this really progress?

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Green Life Cycle Design 52

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Incorporate life-cycle GHG emissions analysis into DoD MILCON and SRM programs. Efficient project delivery methods are of critical importance to the task of sustainability and life-cycle management of the built environment. Transparency of pricing and procurement compliance through Unit Price Book.

Sustainability 45

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 45

Building Information Management

JULY 31, 2014

Life-cycle cost vs. first-cost focus. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment with a focus upon total cost of ownership throughout all “construction” phases. BIM value is NOT 3D pretty pictures, but data visualization and associated decision support. .

Products 40

Products Life Cycle Procurement Construction 40

Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Incorporate life-cycle GHG emissions analysis into DoD MILCON and SRM programs. Efficient project delivery methods are of critical importance to the task of sustainability and life-cycle management of the built environment. Transparency of pricing and procurement compliance through Unit Price Book.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 40