article thumbnail

Facility programming: The driving force behind healthcare design

The Korte Company

This exhaustive documentation compiles information from a wide range of sources to map out the evolution of a facility, campus or organization. Over time, as procurement decisions are delivered and design challenges are overcome, a program (and the drafts and renderings that bring them to life) becomes more detailed.

Design 52
article thumbnail

U.S. Construction – Improving Efficiency & Competitiveness

Building Information Management

Segmented, linear, and non-integrated processes: planning, financing, design, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance. Studies document 25 to 50 percent waste in coordinating construction labor and in managing, moving, and installing materials (Tulacz and Armistead, 2007); losses of $15.6

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

Civic services such as water supply, drainage sewers, electric lines, telephone lines, etc. The site should command a good view of landscape such a hill, river, lake, etc. There should be good transport facilities such as railway, bus service, for going to office, college, market, etc.

article thumbnail

Job Order Contracting – JOC ( Integrated Project Delivery for Renovation, Repair, Sustainability, and Minor New Construction)Requires Owner and Contractor Expertise, Commitment, Trust, and More.

Building Information Management

The Department of Design and Construction (Department) manages the design and construction of more than $6 billion new and renovated City facilities such as firehouses, libraries, courthouses, sewers, and water mains. Audit Recommendations.

article thumbnail

Comprehensive Facility Maintenance Plan

Building Information Management

Utility-billing data collection and analysis (including electric, natural gas, heating oil, propone, water/sewer, solid waste, and recycling). Procurement of energy and solid waste services. Monitor the energy market to direct procurement decisions. Manage contracts associated with energy and solid waste services.

Plans 40
article thumbnail

State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. Sewer Lines, Sewage Treatment Facilities. For a list of state economic development agencies, click this link. Natural Gas-Line Services. Electric Power Services.

Income 108
article thumbnail

A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

Procurement and Contracting Requirements Group (Division 00): Introductory Information: Indexing and general information documents. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 00 00 00 Procurement and Contracting. 00 20 00 Instructions for Procurement. 00 23 00 Procurement Definitions.