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Improving Public Sector Facilities Life-cycle Management – Hard Questions MUST be asked and ANSWERED!

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Improving public sector facilities life-cycle management is critical to the economy, the environment, and to our safety. How can formal and professional education be improved? What is required to integrate internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams? appeared first on 4BT.

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Facilities Management and Entropy

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Facilities Management and Entropy – Left unchecked disorder increases over time. Certifications, traditional formal education, and professional training related to facilities life-cycle management and AECOO practices and practices have done little to address “Understanding and dealing with the concept of value.”

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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

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An understanding of LEAN fundamentals and their application to O&M and overall Facilities Management is of great benefit to all participants and stakeholders. Promoting awareness and education with respect to LEAN O&M best management practices would drive significantly improved outcomes. Procurement/bidding.

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Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery

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Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery can only be achieved with a concerted focus upon change management, education, and leadership. The post Best Value Facilities Construction/O&M Planning, Procurement and Project Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

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LEAN Asset Management

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LEAN Infrastructure Asset Management. LEAN asset management is simply defined as best value life-cycle management of the built environment, inclusive of buildings, roadways, utilities, transportation systems, bridges, dams, and landscapes. The post LEAN Asset Management appeared first on 4BT. contact-form].

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Higher Education and Managing Repair and Renovations Efficiently

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While the problem is not new, what must change rapidly is the level of competence of higher education facility management professionals so that impending disaster is avoided. Knowledge of efficient life-cycle management of the built environment, supported by LEAN construction delivery, and enabling technology is not.

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BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery

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BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services. A concentrated effort at improving owner education and leadership is need. The easiest way to describe LEAN and BEST VALUE construction, is to note what it is not.