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The Pillars of Sustainable Facilities Management

Job Order Contracting

Owners are knowledgeable of cost management and implications as are design-builders, inclusive of assessing risk related to any changes or issues. Documentation, approvals, and compliance are defined in workflows and traceable. Change orders are managed and virtually eliminated.

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Construction Document Information Management

Job Order Contracting

Construction Document Information Management is central to productivity improvement. Construction Document Information Management. Streamlining Construction Document Information Management processes is an essential step towards improving productivity, quality, and overall value for all stakeholders. 2017, Cholakis, P.

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Level Up Design and Coordination Workflows with Accessible Reality Capture 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For starters, you’re dealing with an old structure without CAD files and limited documentation. Needless to say, trying to design, coordinate, and build in and around these conditions is an uphill battle. A better design and coordination workflow . Let’s go back to that project… .

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The New Preconstruction Advantage: Connected Quantification & Model Coordination in a Common Data Environment

Construction Business Owner

Each milestone or phase — from design to plan to build — requires many data handover cycles, increasing opportunities for rework. Image 2 illustrates the cost of a project increases exponentially when changes are made to designs throughout the course of construction. What exactly determines the success of each construction project?

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3 ways to avoid defects in construction

Lets Build

Design defects. Design defects are a result of the design team failing to produce organised and accurate construction documents. Inefficient document distribution. This means contractors struggle to get the necessary documents signed and approved in time to stay on track. Store your documents in one place.

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Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building

Wolgast Corporation

Whether it is a healthcare practice, manufacturing facility, office building, auto dealership, or restaurant, or if it is new construction or a remodel, we use the steps or phases of Design-Build construction to break down the commercial construction process most efficiently for our clients.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mike White, Director of Design and Construction at North Point Hospitality

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Mike White , Director of Design and Construction at North Point Hospitality (NPH) , is one individual who possesses these traits and abilities. I initially started at North Point, managing projects, then moved to Senior Project Manager and ultimately the Director of Design and Construction. I'll start at the beginning—my family.

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