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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Even more locally, the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) has required BIM be used on a sustainable building project that’s funded through a taxpayer-approved bond. To learn more about how BIM can improve collaboration and the bottom line at your construction business, download our BIM white paper.

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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. Utilize cooperatives. Contact us.

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Collaboration, Transparency, Accuracy, Process, and supporting Technology – The Keys to Improved Productivity for Building Construction, Renovation, Repair, and Sustainability

Building Information Management

until it shifts its focus exclusively to culture and process change. We need to recognize that design-bid-build (DBB) and even design-build (DB) and the associated “accepted” practices of change orders and lawsuits are contrary to the basic tenants of productivity, collaboration, transparency, and accuracy.

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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

Building Information Management

While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.

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Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, BIM, and Efficient Project Delivery

Building Information Management

Project delivery methods set the tone and largely dictate the relative success of any facility construction, renovation, repair, or sustainability project. Design/Build, CM, CM@R and, of course,Job Order Contracting. In the last few years, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) has emerged as an accepted delivery method along with.