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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability create credible construction cost estimate for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance (FSRM), and new build projects.

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The high cost of low maintenance

BD+C

The best strategy would also include a life cycle cost analysis using proprietary software in order to determine the service life and life cycle costs of maintaining the protective waterproofing components of the structure. The life cycle cost analysis provides knowledge of the concrete, environment, and structure.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

Research has readily noted the causal factors for the relative lack of adoption of Lean across the construction and facilities management sectors. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8 (4,), 292-303. Application of lean principles and theory of constraints in project management. H., & Shen, L.

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7 Construction Industry Truths Made Clear at Autodesk University

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Modern construction cost management relies on connected workflows. Educating and enabling project teams is critical to technology adoption. How collecting and using data through the lifecycle of a project can help teams stay on schedule and maintain costs. Manager of Strategic Alliances, Autodesk. Josh Cheney, Sr.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components.

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Public Sector Real Property Management – Quality Construction Cost Estimating – Earned Value Management

Building Information Management

To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability to determine the number, total cost, and measure the performance of renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and construction projects.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components.

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