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FM Sustainability Regulation

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The climate impacts of new construction must be documented with a climate calculation (i.e. a life cycle assessment, LCA) in connection with the completion notification of the construction. The post FM Sustainability Regulation appeared first on 4BT. New construction over 1000 m2 must comply with a limit value of 12.0

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Cost effective FSRM Facilities Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization

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Cost effective facilities FSRM, Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization can now be accomplished with the integration of robust process and planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment (CDE) inclusive of current, local market, granular line item construction task data. Sustainment.

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

Every high-performance coating system is designed to guard surfaces against corrosion and ultraviolet (UV) light degradation, ultimately extending the life cycle of a building. So, the core goal of most industrial coatings is sustainability. The post Coating for sustainability appeared first on Construction Specifier.

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1,500th Envision Sustainability Professional Credentialed

Green Building Law Update

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure announced that earlier this week it reached the milestone of 1,500 Envision Sustainability Professionals who have been credentialed in the use of the Envision sustainable infrastructure rating system. yes, something like LEED for roads and bridges).

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

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. Consequently, the need for value management emerges. INTRODUCTION.

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Construction Sector Waste Due to Flawed Decision-Making

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Decision-making methods within LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery frameworks enable and assure full stakeholder (buyers, designers, builders, building users, FMers…) participation in early stages of the project considerations and support collaboration among previously conflicting sustainable criteria and adversarial team members.

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Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

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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 ). Each task is described in plain English and organized using CSI Masterformat.