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Life-cycle Costs for a Commercial Building

Job Order Contracting

Understanding facility life-cycle costs for a commercial building is the first step towards maximizing efficiency and positive outcomes. There are many components of life-cycle costs: First Costs – Planning, Selection, Acquisition, Construction. Facility Life-cycle Costs.

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LEED, Sustainability, and the Federal Government – Report Card – 2012

Building Information Management

Green, yellow or red values were assigned for seven (7) metrics, with no overall score.Oddly the Department of Energy scored to “reds” for poor reductions in fleet petroleum use and poor progress in developing sustainable buildings. Department of Homeland Security. Social Security Administration. Department of Labor.

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How Construction Data Skills Are Being Taught in School

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Data management is critical to maintaining a competitive advantage, finishing projects on time, and staying on budget. . The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction at UCL also recognizes the need to manage the proliferation of data in the construction sector. The big question then is who will manage all of this data?

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The Collapse of American Buildings, Road, Dams….

Building Information Management

The built environment is directly linked to productivity, commerce, life-safety, security, education, transportation, and healthcare. Yet despite this well documented fact, Owners allow major economic, environmental, and life/safety risks to continue to mount alarming rates. 61,000 U.S.

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Life Science Building Design & Construction: 5 Considerations for Success

Stok

With their strict technical requirements and rigorous performance standards, laboratories and other high-tech life science facilities present a unique opportunity for sustainable design and construction innovation. If the space can’t perform to exact requirements, the tenant can’t use it and the schedule is delayed.

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Life Science Building Design & Construction: 5 Considerations for Success

Stok

With their strict technical requirements and rigorous performance standards, laboratories and other high-tech life science facilities present a unique opportunity for sustainable design and construction innovation. If the space can’t perform to exact requirements, the tenant can’t use it and the schedule is delayed.

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7 Construction Industry Truths Made Clear at Autodesk University

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Sustainable construction can make good business sense. The additional infrastructure needs or talent required to be successful in life-cycle data collection & analysis. How to’s for leveraging permissions for document control and security. Sustainable construction can make good business sense.