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Efficient Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment – An Elusive Goal in the Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment in the public sector has remained an elusive goal. The post Efficient Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment – An Elusive Goal in the Public Sector appeared first on 4BT. ” Henry ford. The barrier is a simple one.

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Building Trust & Connection are CRITICAL to improving Facilities Management Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

While many, if not most organizations may claim these as current practices, their current processes, and workflows prove otherwise. All the tools and support services are readily available to enable LEAN facilities/built environment life-cycle management. The real barriers are lack of leadership and enablement.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Consequently, the need for value management emerges. INTRODUCTION.

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Refuting “Planet of the Humans” Claims

Natural Building

This recent article at insideclimatenews.org titled Inside Clean Energy: 6 Things Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Gets Wrong , written by Dan Gearino claims that t he documentary’s “facts” are deceptive and misleading and way out of date. First, the power lines can be used to export any excess electricity.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

Despite that the Zero Waste movement peaked in about 1998, in the modern context of Net Zero from Net Zero Energy to Net Zero Carbon, we are today with surprising frequency asked about a business being able to claim it is Zero Waste. No company should claim to be Zero Waste. There is a lot of waste out there. But it is not easy.

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New in Autodesk Build: Product Releases to Check Out in the New Year

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With this activated, users can view and access information pertaining to the change order life cycle. Manual trigger allows users to review and fix any issues with payment application before it proceeds in the defined workflow. PCO, RFQ, COR, OCO, SCO) in a column for each cost item.

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EPDs are Among the Hottest Topics in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

EPDs articulate the conclusions of a life cycle assessment. Life cycle assessment is widely accepted to encompass 5 stages: raw material acquisition, manufacturing, transportation, use, and end of life. TRACI requires consideration of the 5 stages described above. All of this is new, in particular in the U.S.

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