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Construction Cost Estimating Facts

Job Order Contracting

4 Failure to make cost estimating part of a robust and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery process, will inevitably result in cost and schedule overruns, change orders, and other forms of waste. Get a handle on sustainment, restoration, maintenance, and new build costs.

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Value Generation in Public Sector Facilities Management

Job Order Contracting

Furthermore, the administrative burden required for sustainable facilities management must be reduced as staffing levels continue to fall. Value generation in public sector facilities management is now a mandate as elevated levels of waste are no longer sustainable.

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Underperforming Public Sector Facilities Renovation Repair and New Builds – Time for Change

Job Order Contracting

The economic and environmental impacts are simply not sustainable. Most of the repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build construction projects end up over budget, and otherwise fail due the use traditional inefficient, archaic, and antagonistic processes. What makes the problem so frustrating is that the solution is simple.

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An Introduction to Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

This enables owners and their awarded JOC contractors to execute a wide variety of numerous repair, renovation, sustainability, and minor new construction projects. Change orders easily increased project costs by 50% or more, and claims and litigation were the norm, versus the exception. Quantities?

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. Responding to client email about impact of construction project change order on contemplated LEED certification, so that payment can be released today.

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The Complete Guide to Project Commissioning

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Much like shipbuilding, the process involves a series of documenting, scheduling, and testing processes. According to Whole Building Design Guide, “Buildings that are properly commissioned typically have fewer change orders , tend to be more energy-efficient, and have lower operation and maintenance cost.”

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Building beyond boundaries: BIM and the data revolution in construction

Fieldwire

This not only hinders productivity but also increases the likelihood of errors, change orders, and delays during construction. There is also a need to overcome resistance to change within the industry. Innovative digital solutions like total stations have made on-site layout easier than ever before.

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