Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

While most of us are aware of the rampant economic and environmental waste associated with the repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other physical infrastructure, few understand that solutions are readily available or have the will and commitment to deploy them.

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Sustainability Management Renovating Procurement 192

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2023

Despite the hype of many vendors, Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes. Those doing the work do far more than complete repair, renovation, maintenance, of new construction tasks, they manage quality and develop creative solutions to ever-present variables. – Krafcik, 1998. appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Most real property owners have not yet recognized the importance of construction cost knowledge management and thus have not developed the capabilities needed to support it.

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Management Construction Procurement Defense 260

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A Common Data Environment (CDE) is your best answer to taming the chaos swirling around any construction project.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 16, 2019

Instead of building new roads and widening highways, StreetsBlog says there’s a better way to spend $2 trillion in infrastructure. According to a recent article, the authors of a U.S. PIRG Education Fund study suggest the country prioritize measures that shift commuters toward transit while fixing…

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Infrastructure Environment Deals Roads 67

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. Credible Cost Estimate Core Elements #1 Objectivity – The information used and those invovled in the creation of the construction cost estimate must be objective.

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 6, 2022

Achieving and Maintaining Excellence Requires – Collaboration, Team Alignment and Tracking, Accountability, Clarity of Goals, Problem Solving, Fiscal Transparency, Robust Process, Common/Shared Data Environment, Levelling Up Team Knowledge. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(1), 104–. Journal of.

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Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 219

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Collaborative construction cost estimating provides guidance to organizations seeking improved cost visibility and transparency for repair, renovation, maintains and new build projects as well as overall facilities and physical infrastructure management. Workflows, forms, sign offs, etc.

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Estimating Construction Procurement Environment 145

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

However, infrastructure projects regularly run over their allotted time and end up costing a lot more than budgeted. Over-budget and off-schedule are two phrases no one wants to hear.

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Infrastructure Environment Budgeting Budget 69

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

piloted a green infrastructure demonstration project that aims to reduce overflows by more than 20%. To help develop and assess new techniques for capturing stormwater runoff before it enters the combined sanitary sewer system, the Kansas City Water Services Dept.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 29, 2022

Managing the data that large construction projects generate is a gargantuan task. Learn the seven best practices of a common data environment (CDE) – an invaluable tool to streamline the complexities inherent in large-scale building and infrastructure projects and improve the full lifecycle sustainability of these assets.

Environment 36

Environment Infrastructure Sustainability Construction 36

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Between 2018 and 2022, Englewood’s national construction work in the cannabis retail industry grew by 100% and we expect that trajectory to continue as more states legalize recreational marijuana use and cannabis firms expand into new markets.

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Retail Green Construction Regulation 296

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2022

The reason Public Sector Construction and FM Grade F for Cost Management is simple… the lack of owner leadership and competency. More than half the time wasted during construction, the study teams have found, is attributable to poor management practices. SUMMARY REPORT OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRYCOST EFFECTIVENESS PROJECT, 1983.

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Construction Today

JANUARY 24, 2024

However, they face challenges in… Source The post Matisen Anders and Jeffrey Chiu highlight the unassuming versatility of phone booths in the built environment appeared first on Construction Today.

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Environment Innovation Commercial Office 52

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Rampant economic and environmental waste remains the norm regarding lifecycle management of public sector physical infrastructure. The reality is that, relative to other industries and activities, construction and FM are not complex. A common, shared technical and cost data environment. Why systems thinking?

Sustainability 181

Sustainability Management Procurement Renovating 181

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 18, 2024

Infrastructure investment has become a cornerstone for economic growth and development in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. However, as the construction sector continues to expand in many countries, there is a growing awareness of its environmental consequences. There is a significant need for change.

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Materials Industrial Green Construction 84

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 30, 2022

But when it comes to construction, any building or infrastructure project completed today will most likely still be operational in 2050. The push for sustainable construction. In the next few years, spending on infrastructure by Australia’s state and federal governments is expected to top $166 billion.

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Sustainability Construction Infrastructure Autodesk 96

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. see LEAN construction guide ). see LEAN construction guide ). appeared first on 4BT.

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Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 151

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As most big boxes were constructed in the past 30 years and are simple designs, structural flaws or layers of old buildouts to correct are rare. If you would like to talk about your next project, let’s talk The post Commercial Construction Strategies: Adaptive Reuse for Big Box Retail first appeared on Hard Hat Chat.

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Retail Commercial Construction Illinois 156

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Efficient life-cycle total cost of ownership management requires the application of LEAN processes and collaborative construction delivery methods. The follow graphics outline the relevant knowledge domains, phases, tools, data environments, and more. As such, Owner competency and leadership is also a core requirement. Learn more?

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Life Cycle Infrastructure Management Renovating 100

ENR Construction

JULY 31, 2023

ACCIONA Uses 4D Construction Technology to Reduce Construction Staging Time and Ensure a Safe Work Environment

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Infrastructure Environment Construction 68

ENR Construction

MARCH 7, 2024

A growing population, aging infrastructure and more stringent effluent limits spurred the need for a large-scale expansion of the Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, which first began operations in 1955 in Johnson County, Kan.

Environment 41

Environment Infrastructure 41

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Hodari Africa , a leading project management firm, recognised the limitations of traditional document-sharing platforms and sought a more robust solution to enhance their construction workflows. Supported by one of their key clients, Gateway Real Estate Africa (GREA), Hodari has been on a journey to digitalise its construction processes.

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Autodesk Construction Project Management Environment 124

Lets Build

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A report commissioned by the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) and prepared by KPMG focused on the value of Information Management within construction and infrastructure sectors. VolkerWessels UK participation in the value of information management in construction report. Environment Agency.

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Management Construction Airports Estimating 148

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The construction industry is grappling with several challenges today. Alan Muse , Global Director of the Built Environment at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) , is passionate about all of these things. How did you get into the construction industry? Tell me about yourself and what you specialize in? .

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Environment Sustainability Industrial Education 52

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 1, 2023

The Government has confirmed that the indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for the wider business community in the UK will not apply to construction products. The Construction Products Association sought clarification after the latest Government statement spun the construction sector into confusion.

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Products CA Construction Housing 76

BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

4 considerations for increasing biodiversity in construction projects 0 qpurcell Thu, 05/25/2023 - 09:39 Urban Planning As climate change is linked with biodiversity depletion, fostering biodiverse landscapes during construction can create benefits beyond the immediate surroundings of the project.

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Construction Regulation Site Sustainability 116

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Construction is one of the oldest industries in the world. And with all the advances in technology, productivity in construction has been relatively flat and suffers from producing a huge amount of waste. With the demand for buildings soaring, the industry is struggling to build faster and more efficiently. Taking it to the Experts .

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Industrial Construction Infrastructure Roads 98

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Organizations that provide leadership and commitment to collaborative environments are rare. Common data environment (glossary of terms and definitions, locally researched detailed unit price cost data). Shared vision.

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Construction Project Management Engineering Management 222

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Requisite tools and support services are readily available and include but are not limited to the following.

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Contract Procurement Renovating Budgeting 196

Construction Marketing

JUNE 24, 2021

President Joe Biden’s USD$2 trillion housing and infrastructure agenda have been met with mixed reactions from the construction industry. A recent Infrastructure Intelligence commentary detailed that 55% of contractors believe that the plan would do more harm than good. GlobalData predicts that it’ll grow by an average of 1.4%

Construction 162

Construction Safety Materials Transportation 162

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In today’s complex, high-stakes construction environment, information about equipment—its cost, whereabouts, utilization and operating condition—can be just as important as the equipment itself when determining project success. Business processes, including construction fleet management, need to be based on informed decision making.

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Equipment Management Infrastructure Environment 168

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In a first-time collaboration Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), Australian Constructors Association , Consult Australia and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council have released a joint report to support industry in accelerating a net zero future through the design and construction of the infrastructure pipeline. . degrees. .

Infrastructure 52

Infrastructure Industrial Autodesk Sustainability 52

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The market's demand for data centers and other mission critical infrastructure will only increase and the need to collaborate and coordinate these projects in environments such as augmented reality will only grow with those demands.

Infrastructure 78

Infrastructure Environment 78

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Do you work in a construction company? If yes, you have probably built several establishments in a different environment. What are the things you considered before and after a construction site is built? When building on a new site, you need to familiarize yourself with the type of utilities or infrastructure buried underground.

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Inspections Plans Infrastructure Safety 156

ENR Construction

MAY 31, 2017

The city of Pasadena needed to replace an aging boiler and steam turbine generator at its Glenarm Power Plant. The problem? The site was just yards away from a historic neighborhood and high school.

Environment 53

Environment Infrastructure Site 53

Constructlaw

MAY 30, 2023

Introduction America’s water infrastructure has long faced a critical need for funding and modernization. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, there is a $105 billion funding gap for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projected over the next two decades. [1] billion to the U.S. Indeed, $1.5 billion). [6]

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