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BIM for FM

Job Order Contracting

Despite the fact that the use of the BIM [1] methodology in Facilities Management is becoming ever more important for all organizations for both economic and environmental reasons, BIM software adoption for facilities operation and maintenance (O&M) remains poor.

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With Inflation, How Can We Help Construction Costs Stay Down?

Fieldwire

Building Information Modeling Building information modeling (BIM) can be your saving grace. The technology’s three-dimensional building models are full of valuable information about the structure’s geometry, allowing you to identify the smallest mistakes. BIM can help you reduce that number to zero for all your projects.

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Checking Under the Hood: What to Consider When Choosing Construction Software

Viewpoint Construction Technology

So off we went one Saturday to the dealership for an object lesson in the art of used car evaluation and negotiation. Second, I am frequently asked how one should best shop for construction business software. Cars and software are of course a bit different but they do share a couple things in common. Ease of Use.

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Breaking Down Perceptions in the Construction Industry

Autodesk Construction Cloud

“When I was in high school, I wish there had been an opportunity in a shop environment to expose me to courses in plumbing, carpentry, welding, pipe fitting, and electrical. Dr. Avril Behan, Dean of College of Engineering & Built Environment, Technical University Dublin (TU).

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2023 Nationals Winners: Home Building Sales and Marketing Magicians

Pro Builder

But those conditions didn’t faze her; she used the company website to showcase homes and pointed customers to the builder’s 11 other sales parks that included models. Shea’s 30-minute self-guided tours allow people to visit models after hours and during holidays. Even as a “rookie,” she already helps train other sales counselors. “I

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We Reduce Construction Company Start Up Stress

Contractor Bookkeeping

It provides the baseline and milestones for your business and lets you make decisions in advance in the calm environment of your office instead of "on the fly" while driving, talking on your cell, eating lunch, and putting together a bid. You can develop your own estimating and pricing process or use a software estimating program like UDA.

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What are Independent Government Estimates – IGEs?

Building Information Management

In the Air Force construction environment, the IGE is generally prepared by either the government’s own design engineer or estimator, or by the Architectural & Engineering firm that prepared the design. These sources might include commercial pricing guides and/or software. Commercial Pricing Sources. or combinations of these].