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Unit Price Books for Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Here’s a quick tutorial about Unit Price Books, UPBs, for Job Order Contracting, and what you need to know. Look for a UPB that covers at least 90% of the tasks to be encountered using the associated Job Order Contract. They also should be organized using CSI Masterformat.

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BIM is NOT 3D Visualization – 4D, 5D ….

Building Information Management

Building Information Modeling, BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment is critical to both global competitiveness and preserving sustainable resources. Let’s face it, BIM continues to languish.

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BIM for FM

Job Order Contracting

Despite the fact that the use of the BIM [1] methodology in Facilities Management is becoming ever more important for all organizations for both economic and environmental reasons, BIM software adoption for facilities operation and maintenance (O&M) remains poor. 5. info@4BT.US. [1]

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What Is a Change Order?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

At its core, change order is work that is added or removed from the original contractor’s scope of work, as agreed upon in the contract signed by the client and contractor before work began. In fact, it’s not a contract amendment. Better designs, visualizations, and communications help improve change order management.

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BIM, Big Data, and Efficient Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment

Building Information Management

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment comes down to analyzing large data sets— big data—from several knowledge domains. 3D visualization software products currently promoted as BIM (Building Information Modeling) are not solutions for this task. Collaboration. Evidence-based Management. Granularity.

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BIM in Chains – Sustainability and Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment Stalled?

Building Information Management

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. I am “mad as hell” at how 3D visualization vendors have marketed BIM. Sure 3D visualization is a great tool, and a valuable component of BIM… but in itself, 3D visualization is NOT BIM.

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What is BIM?

Building Information Management

BIM Definition – Short – The life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. QTO, and an exclusively enhanced 400,000 line itme RSMeans Cost database.

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