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Higher Education and Managing Repair and Renovations Efficiently

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Keeping up with the growing backlog of facility renovation, repair, sustainability, and maintenance is a never ending challenge for colleges and universities. Further, information must be presented with the appropriate level of detail and in the proper manner for the intended audience. It’s time to change this.

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LEAN Construction isn’t a Project

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There are proven tools and services at your disposal to consistently and efficiently maintain your built environment, and do so with full financial transparency and regulatory compliance. While technology shouldn’t be a focus, or primary driver, it is an enabler. ROBUST TOOLS AND SOLUTIONS ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

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The responsibility of adapting historic university buildings

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Harvard Graduate School of Education | Gutman Conference Center. With the Gutman Conference Center at Harvard Graduate School of Education, we renovated the space to celebrate and preserve the institution’s historical resources by adapting the way they had been utilized for generations to come.

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Checklist for Efficient Facility Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance – Government, Education, Healthcare, Utilities & Transportation

Building Information Management

The efficient management of the numerous renovation, repair, and maintenance projects constantly facing real property owners isn’t “rocket science”, however, does require significant facility management experience, LEAN best management practices, and supporting technology.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

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The built environment generates 42% of annual global CO 2 emissions, according to the International Energy Agency. billion is earmarked to procure low-embodied-carbon materials for construction and renovation projects. Contractors also play an essential role in helping to decarbonize the built environment. Of that amount, $2.15

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Smart building technology: Talking results at the BUILDINGChicago/ Greening the Heartland show

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From regional success stories to emerging technology presentations, the 70+ continuing education sessions will explore the various ways that sustainable construction and design adds value to the built environment. Body Image: read more.

Green 40
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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

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To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability create credible construction cost estimate for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance (FSRM), and new build projects.