Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 1, 2016

While the problem is not new, what must change rapidly is the level of competence of higher education facility management professionals so that impending disaster is avoided. This includes facility management, finance, building users, AE firms, construction contractors, consultants, oversight groups, etc.

Education 100

Education Renovating Management Life Cycle 100

Building Information Management

JULY 20, 2016

Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment. Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment requires ALL of the following. Collaborative, LEAN business practices and construction project delivery methods (Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, …).

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment Management Procurement 40

Building Information Management

JULY 20, 2016

Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment. Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment requires ALL of the following. Collaborative, LEAN business practices and construction project delivery methods (Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, …).

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment Management Procurement 40

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

A Fresh Approach to Efficient Construction Delivery. Revamp talent recruitment and development with a focus upon building collaboration, leadership, and overall life-cycle management competencies. Engage in ongoing education and training. Mandate collaborative LEAN construction management processes and methods.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Contract BIM 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2021

An integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery solution that drives consistent on-time, on-budget, quality outcomes at a fair price. Create a shared scope of work using a a detailed line item construction cost estimate using locally researched cost data. Collaborative design for constructibility.

Renovating 181

Renovating Life Cycle Visualization Environment 181

Job Order Contracting

MAY 13, 2019

LEAN asset management is simply defined as best value life-cycle management of the built environment, inclusive of buildings, roadways, utilities, transportation systems, bridges, dams, and landscapes. Educating all real property owners and service providers in this regard is critical. LEAN Infrastructure Asset Management.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Procurement Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 20, 2017

Every architecture, engineering, and construction management and/or facilities management school would benefit themselves and the AECOO industry by having LEAN Construction Institute. (AECOO = Architecture, Engineering, Construction ,Operations, Owner). Best Value Procurement. 1] LEAN CONSTRUCTION DEFINED.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Procurement Architecture 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

Is it a a fact that Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector. While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Lean Construction (pp.

Construction 164

Construction Procurement Contract Management 164

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Empowering Owners with On-Demand Quality, On-Time, On-Budget Facilities Repair, Renovation, & Construction is what we do each and every day. LEAN construction delivery, specifically the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Solution measurably repair, renovation, and construction outcomes. info@4bt.us.

Renovating 100

Renovating Budgeting Budget Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2019

Owner Leadership and LEAN Construction Procurement and Project Delivery Save Time and Money. Much has been documented about how AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator) sector has been technology adverse when compared to manufacturing, healthcare, education, and virtually every other public and private category.

Procurement 100

Procurement Life Cycle Legal Mobility 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2017

Here are a few lessons learned with respect to improving construction productivity, and overall life-cycle management of the built environment. Continuous education, improvement, and collaboration drive better outcomes. WHAT NOT TO DO… JOC is a collaborative construction delivery method.

Contract 100

Contract Products Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 8, 2018

Life-cycle asset management focus versus myopic first cost driven decision-making. Innovative procurement and management models with balanced risk sharing. New building and construction technologies, materials and tools. Focus upon continuous education, training, and improvement. Public/private partnerships.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Project Management Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 8, 2017

LEAN Construction in the Public Sector requires Owners to take responsibility for their facilities and other forms of built structures. This simply cannot occur until Owners become competent in Collaborative LEAN Construction Delivery Methods and associated life-cycle management of the built environment.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Environment Procurement 100

Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

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. A CRITICAL REVIEW OF VALUE MANAGEMENT AND WHOLE LIFE COSTING ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

Life Cycle 53

Life Cycle Management BIM Engineering 53

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Traditional construction procurement and construction delivery methods, as well as ‘ad hoc’ daily facility management operations are unreliable and costly. Many commercial real property owners and facilities managers will require building competencies in all aspects of built environment life-cycle management.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Change Orders Procurement 100

BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem It's going to take the efforts of government and the private sector to mitigate the climate-damaging problem of embodied carbon, says this building sustainability expert, Brent Trenga.

Procurement 52

Procurement Life Cycle Construction Materials 52

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Improve Construction Productivity using Integrated Project Delivery, Job Order Contracting (JOC) and other proven LEAN construction methods. Focus upon BEST VALUE and fully leveraging and enabling the expertise of all project participants from initial concept and throughout the entire life-cycle of the built structure.

Products 100

Products Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Reducing the Major Risks Associated with Public Sector Construction. Public sector construction faces inherently more major concerns and sources of potential litigation than in the private sector. Lack of the ability to obtain timely and cost effective, BEST VALUE construction services. Mutual Trust/Respect. Auditable Processes.

Risk 100

Risk Life Cycle Construction Certification 100

Building Information Management

JULY 4, 2016

Job Order Contracting Education, Training, & Certification. As a LEAN construction delivery methods, Job Order Contracting – JOC, requires continuous education, training, and improvement. Best Value Procurement. Introduction to LEAN Construction Delivery. Job Unit Price Line Estimating.

Certification 40

Certification Education Contract Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2016

Low bid, design-bid-build or similar antagonistic construction delivery/procurement method. Absence of Ongoing Education, Training, and Key Performance Indicators. Focus upon First-Costs versus Life-cycle costs. No Shared Goals/Objects or Risk/Reward Among All Participants. No written execution manual.

Life Cycle 49

Life Cycle Bidding Procurement Construction 49

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 10, 2016

OpenJOC, a term coined by Four BT, LLC, is the deployment of Job Order Contracting based upon LEAN construction delivery best management practices. OpenJOC leverages processes, standardized cost data , and technology to drive win-win relationships among all project participants and on-time, on-budget, quality construction outcomes.

Contract 100

Contract Construction Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Simple… a consistent and fully transparent solution that enables owners and construction contractors to deliver over 90% of renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Budgeting Budget 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 9, 2017

While some will argue that “Every situation is unique” and there is no standard application of LEAN construction, core characteristics are and requirements do exist. LEAN construction processes are built to adapt based upon the competency and communication of participants. Best value procurement and execution.

Procurement 100

Procurement Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Promoting awareness and education of LEAN O&M best management practices leads to improved outcomes. Procurement/bidding. Construction. Construction project delivery methodology. Life-cycle Management. It can be viewed in design, construction, and maintenance software as well as in simple spreadsheets.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Education Management Plans 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 21, 2016

LEAN CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY. If you consider BIM to be the solution to low construction productivity, think again. 3D visualization and technology will do little to solve construction project delivery woes. Construction is like any other relatively complex manufacturing process. Best Value Procurement.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Education Visualization 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 18, 2012

As one might expect topics encompassed; design, procurement, policy and standards, technology, education and culture, success to date, areas for innovation, challenges, and barriers to adoption. A workshop with member from the BIM Academy, NBS, and various other was recently held to postulate on this topic.

Life Cycle 65

Life Cycle BIM Management Procurement 65

Building Information Management

JULY 8, 2016

BIM & LEAN / COLLABORATIVE CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY – If only we could get there! Life-cycle asset management philosophy. Best value procurement. Collaborative construction delivery methods (IPD, JOC, …). Ongoing education, training, & awareness buildling. Mutual trust & respect.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Construction Management 40

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 26, 2017

Education, Training, and Support Services. Post construction costs average 80% of total facilities investment thus emphasis upon O &M budgeting and capital planning provides major benefits. A partial list is shown below: Organizational Strategy, Goals, Required Outcomes. Budgeting/Capital Planning. LEAN Business Models and Methods.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2016

Collaborative Construction Project Delivery & Skilled Teams. Collaborative Construction Project Delivery & Skilled Teams provide the basis for measurably improving outcomes, specifically a higher percentage of project complete on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders. Ongoing Improvement.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Procurement Education 40

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Job order contracting information is key to improving construction productivity. Over time, however, design-bid-build has proven to be inefficient, antagonistic, and incapable of delivering the majority of construction project on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction. They also select the construction delivery method.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Public sector projects would best be served in the short term by adopting collaborative construction delivery methods. Integrated Project Delivery – IPD for major new construction and Job Order Contracting – JOC for renovation, repair, sustainability and minor new construction are just two of several proven processes. .

BIM 40

BIM Procurement Life Cycle United States 40

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2017

For Owners that have approximately $2M or more in JOC annual construction volume and appropriate levels of resources and capability generally get the highest value from and Owner-implemented and Owner-managed JOC. Overall procurement strategy. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle BIM Procurement 100

Building Information Management

JULY 5, 2016

Best value procurement. Continuous education, monitoring, & improvement. The AEC and FM industry lacks coordination due to void of life-cycle based based goals and objectives and an associated lack of focus upon OUTCOMES. Elevated Owner Capability & Leadership. Collaborative LEAN management practices.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction BIM Education 40

Stok

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Some exciting news coming out of California means big things for Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), which analyze a product’s full life cycle environmental impacts and identify prioritized areas for carbon reduction. This is big news for low-carbon construction materials!

California 52

California Life Cycle Materials New York City 52

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Organizational “buy-in” – This means a fundamental commitment and understanding by leadership, facility management, and all stakeholders of the built environment that facilities must be managed on a life-cycle / total cost of ownership basis versus a first cost basis. Shared risk/reward among stakeholders.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Renovating Transportation Education 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 20, 2016

Best Value Procurement. Collaborative LEAN Construction Delivery – Integrated Project Delivery -IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, etc. Life-cycle costing versus First-cost approach. Continuous Education, Training, and Improvement. Standardized & Common Terms, Definitions, and Data Architectures.

Management 40

Management Life Cycle Procurement Education 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

Integrating operating, design and construction knowledge through broad based team meetings. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management. Building Information Modelling BIM in the Construction Industry – Technical Report TR-1405.

Contract 100

Contract COAA Life Cycle BIM 100