Building Information Management

JANUARY 3, 2014

BIM is not “rocket science”, but simply the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Putting the 3D visualization distraction aside, savvy Owners have been practicing BIM for decades. That is BIM. Roles, responsibilities, and deliverables must be spelled out.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle BIM Management Visualization 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2018

4BT-CE embeds integrated project delivery best management practices, including the OpenJOC TM process, to enable higher levels of collaboration among owners, contractors, subcontractors, building users, and oversight groups. Detailed line item construction cost estimating, as well as program, project, and document management.

Contract 100

Contract Documentation Construction Estimating 100

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit, Archicad, et al are all that’s needed to implement BIM. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

Life Cycle 45

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 45

Building Information Management

APRIL 20, 2015

Many/most Owners do not have the knowledge, capability, or organizational buy-in to support life-cycle management of the built environment. Far too often focus is upon first-costs vs. life-cycle costs. You can’t manage what you don’t measure… period!!!

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment Management Visualization 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 25, 2013

BIM, building information modeling, is defined as the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Uncategorized BIM building information management integrated project delivery IPD job order contracting JOC' Change is required the help assure economic and environmental survival.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 24, 2016

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.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Software Software 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 8, 2017

BIM for Facilities Management – 12 Reasons. 12 Good Reasons to Adopt BIM for Facilities Management. Current 3-D BIM software targets sophisticated users who focus upon design yet are ill-suited to support or engage in Facilities Management functions. BIM for FM.

BIM 100

BIM Life Cycle Visualization Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 7, 2017

Construction Document Information Management is central to productivity improvement. Construction Document Information Management. Imagine the ability to rapidly organize data and leverage mobile tools to enable access to, and the management of, actionable, standardized, defensible information… anytime and anywhere.

Documentation 100

Documentation Management Construction Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Facilities Management – 2017 Best Practices. Facilities management, practiced properly, is process-centered. Despite the “surveys”, “reports”, and hype associated with BIM, building owners and facilities management professionals have yet to fully understand BIM, let alone decide whether or not to practice it.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle BIM Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 6, 2016

. – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Facilities Management, & Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment. The combination of information related to all aspects of physical assets life-cycle is best called a physical asset model.

Drafting 100

Drafting Life Cycle Construction Modeling 100

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Best value construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods are readily available to virtually assure maximized environmental and economic returns on AEC, facilities management, and other physical infrastructure repair, renovation, or new construction projects.

Life Cycle 114

Life Cycle Procurement Construction Documentation 114

Building Information Management

MAY 16, 2013

Building Information Modeling, BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. However, life-cycle and/or ongoing facility management using BIM? Let’s face it, BIM continues to languish. No so much. Why is BIM of to a slow start?

Visualization 45

Visualization BIM Life Cycle Estimating 45

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2012

A thorough understanding and visualization of a project among Owners, Architects and Engineers, Contractors, and other shareholders defines scope, specifications, and is is the project delivery method that set the overall tone of interrelations ships among the project participants and shapes final outcomes. Click to view slideshow.

Life Cycle 49

Life Cycle BIM Management Visualization 49

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 24, 2023

This month, we’re excited to release feature additions and enhancements to Autodesk Build across cost, project management, data, and more. Assets | Progress Tracking + Assets The new progress tracking features within the Assets tool in Autodesk Build deliver a simple intuitive way to visually markup and track asset progress on 2D sheets.

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Autodesk Products Change Orders Claims 98

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Change management is a requirement, and those adapt will excel, those that do not will fall behind. The role of IPD (Integrated Project Design) and JOC (Job Order Contracting) will become even more important. It was also noted that collaborative working doesn’t necessarily demand multidisciplinary organizations.

Life Cycle 65

Life Cycle BIM Management Procurement 65

Building Information Management

JANUARY 17, 2012

BIM (Building Information Technology) and THE CLOUD (Cloud Computing) are disruptive technologies converging to significantly alter traditional construction and facility management practices. Building Information Management (BIM) is the life-cycle management of facilities [1] supported by digital technology.

BIM 78

BIM Visualization Life Cycle Software 78

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

Job Order Contracting, JOC, is an integrated project delivery method design specifically for renovation, repair, and minor new construction. These benefits are largely derived through the use of a common data environment, CDE, which dramatically improves communication and collaboration throughout the project life-cycle.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

Building Information Management

APRIL 22, 2015

True value will be provided by embedding best management practices and standardized, real-time, accurate information, and distribution the same … at will. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Cloud computing in NOT just another buzzword.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Management Infrastructure 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 24, 2023

Autodesk Build *=features in both Autodesk Build & BIM 360 Assets | Progress Tracking + Assets The new progress tracking features within the Assets tool in Autodesk Build deliver a simple intuitive way to visually markup and track asset progress on 2D sheets. PCO, RFQ, COR, OCO, SCO) in a column for each cost item.

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Autodesk BIM Construction Visualization 111

Building Information Management

AUGUST 15, 2013

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.

BIM 74

BIM Life Cycle Software Software 74

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Cloud-computing will have a much more significant impact upon how the built environment is managed than 3D visualization. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment support by digital technology. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment support by digital technology.

BIM 66

BIM Life Cycle Architecture Modeling 66

Building Information Management

JANUARY 17, 2014

Building Information Management (that’s right forget the “modeling” distraction), BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Change management is likely the most significant barrier to entry for BIM, as other issues are trivial in comparison.

Life Cycle 49

Life Cycle BIM Architecture Budgeting 49

Building Information Management

APRIL 16, 2012

The value of BIM lies in the support of efficient life-cycle facility management processes supported by common terms and digital technology. The 3D visualization aspect of BIM is little more than an unfortunate distraction. The 3D visualization aspect of BIM, while a valuable component, is little more that a distraction.

BIM 59

BIM Life Cycle Visualization Management 59

Building Information Management

MAY 15, 2012

First and foremost BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. While the industry is currently fixated upon 3D visualization tools, aka Revit, Archicad, Bentely… they only represent components of a BIM solution.

Estimating 49

Estimating BIM Life Cycle Construction 49

Building Information Management

JUNE 21, 2016

3D visualization and technology will do little to solve construction project delivery woes. The root of the decades long decline in construction productivity and associated poor facility management practices is cultural. Owner Leadership without excessive management & control. Owners must drive their accelerated adoption.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Construction Education Visualization 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Building Information Management, Model and Modeling. BIM is a term which represents three separate but linked functions: Building Information Management: Is the ORGANIZATION & CONTROL of the business process by utilizing the information in the digital prototype to effect the sharing of information over the entire lifecycle of an asset.

Modeling 40

Modeling BIM Management Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 28, 2013

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Efficient project delivery methods such as IPD and Job Order Contracting (JOC) are integral components of efficiently managing the built environment over time. Why you say?

BIM 49

BIM Life Cycle Environment Visualization 49

Building Information Management

JULY 11, 2013

Facility management executives need to play a role in defining BIM. As a direct result, the ‘life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology’, BIM, which is so critically linked to major economic and environment factors, continues to falter.

BIM 45

BIM Management Life Cycle Visualization 45

Building Information Management

JULY 30, 2012

3D visualization is not BIM. BIM is the process of efficient life-cycle management supported by digital technology. BIM requires a more robust linkage (as is the case with JOC) between construction delivery and life-cycle management process and technology, to achieve a similar gain in momentum.

BIM 79

BIM Life Cycle Contract Management 79

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2014

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by technology. As such, its ultimate purpose is to manage total cost of ownership (TCO). A strategic asset management practice that considers all costs of operations and maintenance, and other costs, in addition to acquisition costs.

Modeling 40

Modeling BIM Management United States 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 24, 2013

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Job Order Contracting. . Uncategorized 2013 BIM fact fiction integrated project delivery IPD job order contracting requirements' Does it exist today? RSMeans Strategic Partner.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle United States ArchiCAD 40

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2014

Thus as long as Owners remain satisfied with the status quo and/or remain “uneducated” with respect to proven business “best practices” and lean management processes, as well as supporting technologies, economic and environmental waste will continue to be rampant. Currently, my outlook is somewhat pessimistic.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Products Estimating 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

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. . More education and resources should be expended upon life-cycle management of the build environment vs. 3D modeling.

BIM 40

BIM Procurement Life Cycle United States 40

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2014

Major Trends: Shift to life-cycle cost visibility for new construction, renovation, repair, operations, and maintenance. Advanced web centric cost data management, sharing, and data reuse. Standard use of visual estimating tools (i.e. JOC – JOB Order Contract. reinventing the wheel or recreating mistakes).

Estimating 45

Estimating Life Cycle BIM Construction 45

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Life-cycle Management 101. Discrepancies in construction delivery methods and contracts lead to the failure of BIM, or many/most facility renovation, repair projects. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology.

BIM 40

BIM Environment Management Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 26, 2014

The combination of proven business practices such as integrated project delivery (IPD), job order contracting (JOC), and other efficient construction methods, with standardized terms, definitions, and metrics are needed in order to achieve economic and environmental gains. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

Architecture 40

Architecture Life Cycle Engineering Industrial 40

Building Information Management

MAY 28, 2014

Owners must learn more about collaborative and integrated project delivery methods: IPD – integrated project delivery for new construction, JOC – job order contracting or renovation, repair, sustainability, and minor new construction, and PPP – private-public-partnerships. They write sign the contracts and write the checks.

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Renovating Sustainability Contract Products 51