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Meet BREEAM, America’s Newest Green Building Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

If you work in construction, you’re most likely familiar with LEED certification, the green building standard that many building owners aim to achieve. The BREEAM certification process was developed in 1990 and uses a rating system to assess building sustainability in a variety of categories. How BREEAM Certification Works.

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FEDRAMP is Hindering Facilities Management in the Federal Sector

Job Order Contracting

2 There a total of 459 companies in the world who have achieved FedRAMP certification. It is now understood that requiring FEDRAMP certification in not in the best interests of federal government agencies and departments for many, if not most applications. It was based upon NIST standards and other information available at the time.

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45L Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit Extended for 2021 by Covid Relief Bill

Green Building Law Update

An eligible taxpayer must obtain a certification that the dwelling unit meets the requirements of section 45L(c) from an eligible certifier before claiming the section 45L credit. There is an Approved Software List for certification of the designed work and the requirements make costs dramatically less for certification of more than 85 units.

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JOC Program Policy

Job Order Contracting

The use of Job Order Contracting (JOC), when properly designed and managed, provides a means for an organization to optimize the planning, procurement, and project delivery of repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure. JOC Project Review and Selection.

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Selecting a Job Order Contracting Consultant

Job Order Contracting

The JOC Consultant should have team members who have been DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION from both an Owner and Contractor perspective, EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING LOCALLY RESEARCHED LINE ITEM COST DATA and JOC UNIT BOOKS , world-class TRAINING capabilities, and Cloud-based SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT and IMPLEMENTATION.

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Integrated project delivery method

Job Order Contracting

An integrated project delivery method is arguably required in order to achieve desired quality, satisfaction, timing, and cost for over 90% of renovation, repair, or new construction projects executed. Within a Job Order Contract integrated project delivery method, the Common Data Environment is provided by the Unit Price Book, UPB.

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Why Some Job Order Contracts Fail

Job Order Contracting

Facility managers and real property owners struggle with their numerous and ongoing renovation, repair, sustainability maintenance, and minor new construction projects. Specific hands-on training should be provided for any JOC software, reporting, and/or documentation. Even a JOC Plan Can Go Wrong.

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