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The Pillars of Sustainable Facilities Management

Job Order Contracting

Do you agree that the following are pillars of sustainable facilities management? Planning, procurement, and project delivery are integrated. Documentation, approvals, and compliance are defined in workflows and traceable. The post The Pillars of Sustainable Facilities Management appeared first on 4BT.

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Construction Sector Waste Due to Flawed Decision-Making

Job Order Contracting

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.

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BIM – Attempting to Run before you can Walk? – BIM EU-wide Procurement Initiative

Building Information Management

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. . Public sector projects would best be served in the short term by adopting collaborative construction delivery methods.

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

Building Information Management

It is less costly and more sustainable to reuse existing buildings. With 345,000 buildings, with over 105,000 buildings more than 50 years old, the importance of efficient renovation, repair, and sustainability of existing buildings is paramount. Sustainment/Status Quo. Contract, Project, Estimating, Document Management.

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Sustainability of DOD Buildings – Reuse of Existing Buildings

Building Information Management

It is less costly and more sustainable to reuse existing buildings. With 345,000 buildings, with over 105,000 buildings more than 50 years old, the importance of efficient renovation, repair, and sustainability of existing buildings is paramount. Sustainment/Status Quo. Contract, Project, Estimating, Document Management.

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BIM and Cloud Computing – Get Beyond 3D Visualization and Focus Upon the “I”

Building Information Management

Current the most common being use of proprietary 3D visualization software for the purpose of supporting the design and construction phases of the facility life-cycle. All of these are common within all phases of construction, repair, renovation, or sustainability projects. 2] National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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Construction Cost Estimating Trends – 2014 and Beyond

Building Information Management

Demand for higher productivity in the construction sector and environmental sustainability is reaching a critical level and causing significant changes in both construction cost estimating and the AEC industry as a whole. Greater emphasis upon maintenance as a primary sustainability solution. eTakeoff /BIM/QTO).