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Demand For Efficient Life-Cycle Building Management Processes – BIM, JOC, IPD – FIATECH PRESENTATION – 2012

Building Information Management

A “FACEBOOK for Facilities Construction and Life-cycle Operations” is on the horizon. BIM definition, from NIBS, and I paraphrase, is the life-cycle management of facilities supported by digital technology. Higher Level FM Processes – LEAN, TCO / Total Cost of Ownership / Life-cycle Management.

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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling. Overall focus must shift from first-cost mentality to life-cycle/total-cost-of-ownership. The importance of Job Order Contract performance measurement cannot be understated. What is the total value of change orders?

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BIM Collaboration – Fact or Fiction?

Building Information Management

The design-bid-build construction delivery method and associated practices such of awarding contracts to the lowest bidder do little more than a fuel to the fires of waste, protracted project timelines, change orders, and legal disputes. 1-Architerture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, Operations.

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Built Environment Life-Management, BIM, LEAN, and Efficient Project Delivery

Building Information Management

Life-cycle Management 101. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. As such it serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility, forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life cycle from inception onwards.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mike White, Director of Design and Construction at North Point Hospitality

Autodesk Construction Cloud

I also oversee the development life cycle, starting with due diligence, all the way up through the end of construction and through the warranty period. So it was quite complicated when you talked about the deep foundation and getting utilities—particularly electrical—to the building. So it's going to be a big one.

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Project Delivery Method

Autodesk Construction Cloud

While a project’s ultimate goal is a successful completion, the steps it takes to get there are critical to profits and project’s life cycle. However, having a firm understanding of the foundations of your project before selecting a delivery method will aid your final decision.

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CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY/SOCIAL MEDIA, & BIM

Building Information Management

BIM (Building Information Modeling), cloud computing, and social media are disruptive technologies which are altering the basic foundations of the AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, and Operations). altering the basic foundations of the AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, and.

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