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FM Sustainability Regulation

Job Order Contracting

The climate impacts of new construction must be documented with a climate calculation (i.e. Where is the United States? The post FM Sustainability Regulation appeared first on 4BT. a life cycle assessment, LCA) in connection with the completion notification of the construction. kg CO2 equivalent/m2/year.

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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. So will the United States ever have a BIM mandate?

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Meet BREEAM, America’s Newest Green Building Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

While LEED is well-known in the United States, the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) standards first developed in the United Kingdom are less familiar. BREEAM buildings could be the next big thing in sustainable construction. Tools for Tracking Sustainable Construction Projects.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

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The United Stated Air Force then expanded JOC into an efficient, well-defined process and it generally regarded as by experts as one of the leading practitioners of JOC. Unit Price Books developed without overhead & profit. Controller General of the United States. Unite States Congress.

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

Most Independent Government Cost Estimates are Not Well Documented. The usefulness of an IGE to a contracting officer and other Government interest depends largely upon its supporting documentation. Unfortunately, the process is largely done inappropriately and without cost transparency or visibility, and rarely is verifiable.

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National BIM Standard – United States™ (NBIMS-US™) Version 2 (V2) – Released May 2012

Building Information Management

National Institute of Building Sciences buildingSMART alliance™ has released The National BIM Standard-United States™ (NBIMS-US™) Version 2 (V2). The document is intended to cover the full life cycle of buildings—from planning, design and construction to operations and sustainment.

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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management

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All stakeholders have access to the same files, documents, drawing, and models. With the United States eyeing a net-zero economy by 2050, it is an issue industrial buildings simply cannot ignore. But it is also important to find ways to make the construction process itself sustainable.