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Listing of LEAN Construction Practices

Job Order Contracting

Of these, only LEAN Job Order Contracting provides a robust framework that integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment inclusive of actionable cost visibility, defined workflows, and quantitative metrics. Total Production/Preventive Maintenance (TPM).

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LEAN, BIM, and Measurably Improving Facilities Life-Cycle Management

Job Order Contracting

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the efficient management of the life-cycle of the built environment supported by digital technology. It’s important to not that “3D” or “3D visualization” is not include in this core definition of BIM.

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Forget BIM, Forget ISO…

Job Order Contracting

Talking about collaboration and actually working in a truly collaborative environment supported by LEAN processes, workflows, current actionable and standardized information and digital technology are two very different things. We at Four BT and our partners at Building in Cloud , have been inspired by this concept from the beginning.

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Metal column solutions: structural elements with versatility

Construction Specifier

Metal column covers offer an innovative answer to both these standards, ranging from straightforward column covers intended for high-traffic environments, such as airports, to intricate design features in an architecturally significant space. Various shapes and sizes.

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Improving AEC Outcomes… Now.

Job Order Contracting

Any real property owner, builder, architect, or engineer can advance their capabilities and measurably improve productivity and critical outcomes. Introductory and ongoing training is a mandatory component and helps to support an environment where processes and outcomes are predictable.

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BIM, Big Data, and Efficient Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment

Building Information Management

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment comes down to analyzing large data sets— big data—from several knowledge domains. 3D visualization software products currently promoted as BIM (Building Information Modeling) are not solutions for this task. Collaboration. Accuracy.

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Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design

Construction Specifier

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. BIM to VR for spatial visualization. Images © Ashley McGraw.