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New Green Building Tax Credit is a Progressive Effort

Green Building Law Update

Energy consumption in commercial buildings accounts for 26 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the County,” according to the most recent GHG inventory. The County Office of Management and Budget estimated that removing the $5 million dollar cap on credits for new construction would result in approximately $2.6 million in credits.

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40+ Fresh Product Releases You Should Know in January

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The second enhancement adds an additional trigger for Contract approval workflow if the committed SOV value exceeds the Revised Budget. Autodesk Takeoff Takeoff | Unit Costs – Autodesk Takeoff users can apply a unit cost to both their 2D and 3D takeoff types, which can help to establish rough budgets and estimates.

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BIM for FM

Job Order Contracting

Distribution and sharing of information by the Facilities Management Team is crucial to achieving cost efficient and high performing facilities, however, 3-D BIM visualization and modeling software is generally very sophisticated, relatively expensive, and very complex.

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Unlocking the Power of Data Through Construction Ecosystems? 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Being able to leverage the Forge Viewer has been valuable to O3 because we can consume models engineered in any offering tool and leverage them for the virtual construction model. We’re not limited just to one small subset of models that are engineered inside a tool made by the same provider.”? . equipment. ? . “We’re

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Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management

Job Order Contracting

Budgeting/Capital Planning. LEAN Business Models and Methods. Budgeting/Capital Planning. Post construction costs average 80% of total facilities investment thus emphasis upon O &M budgeting and capital planning provides major benefits. LEAN Business Models and Methods. Supporting Technologies and Tools.

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” Evidence-based ” Life-cycle Federal Facility Management, BIM, and the Status Quo – NIBS, FFC

Building Information Management

Inventory of Built Environment. Provide for greater transparency and credibility in budget development, decision making, and budget execution. Budget call process. Calibrate/Re-calibrate Condition Prediction Model Curves. The “how” of measuring investment successes. GIS mapping tools. Predictive maintenance tools.

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6 Ways Contractors Can Save Money with Technology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Construction projects all too easily run over budget and behind schedule, and in an industry with thin profit margins, that can be a big problem. Building information modeling (BIM) is growing increasingly popular in construction, and for good reason. BIM models can streamline projects.