Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

Understanding core requirements is critical for real property owners and facilities management professionals. Principles, Culture, and Robust Workflows should be the primary focus of any facilities management professional. A robust processes assures answers to the following questions are known. Email Address. Additional Information.

Life Cycle 130

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Procurement 130

Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Consequently, the need for value management emerges.

Life Cycle 53

Life Cycle Management BIM Engineering 53

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What are Facility/Infrastructure Life Cycle Costs? What is life-cycle management? Is BIM the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology? What are the benefits of life-cycle cost management vs. a “first-cost” focus? Critical.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What are Facility/Infrastructure Life Cycle Costs? What is life-cycle management? Is BIM the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology? What are the benefits of life-cycle cost management vs. a “first-cost” focus? Critical.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2012

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Further life-cycle management of the built environment requires significant “change management” in most organizations whether Owners, AEs, Contractors, Oversight Groups, etc.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM Environment Sustainability 61

Building Information Management

JUNE 20, 2012

Key Topics / Take Aways: Identify and advance technologies, processes, and management practices that improve the performance of federal facilities over their entire life-cycle, from planning to disposal. Facility risks to Organizational Mission. You can’t manage what you don’t measure. prioritizing).

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM Management Inspections 61

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 26, 2017

Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management considerations span several areas. Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management. A comprehensive written facilities management operations and maintenance manual and/or execution guide is a fundamental requirement. Budgeting/Capital Planning.

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2018

A LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap can help any committed organization maximize value from its built environment. What is a LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap? Core Components of a LEAN Facilities Management Roadmap are: Goals. Knowledge & Management Resources, Education & Training. Senior management.

Management 100

Management Organization Environment Plans 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The Need for Credible Construction Cost Estimates. However, multiple studies/reports note that available and proven LEAN best management practices have not been implemented on a widespread basis. Thus, focus of this discussion will be on the requirements for establishing reliable construction cost estimates.

Estimating 40

Estimating Management CSI Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

MAY 15, 2012

First and foremost BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Construction cost estimating, and facility life-cycle cost estimating are critical components of any facility design, project delivery, repair, renovation, sustainability, or planning function.

Estimating 49

Estimating BIM Life Cycle Construction 49

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

But regular readers of this blog will know that we believe any business claiming “zero” anything is indefensible, fraught with risk and likely to lead to litigation. a lot less than zero risk) as a level of exposure that would cause no more than 1 extra case of cancer in 100,000 people over a 70 year lifetime.

Claims 156

Claims Certification San Francisco Resource 156

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Integration of proven Best Management Practices (BMPs)… locally researched cost data, enabling cloud technology to support opportunity identification, budgeting, project scope development, cost estimating, owner/contractor negotiations, and monitoring/reporting, and ongoing training/support. Risk mitigation.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Budgeting Budget 100

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2014

Demand for higher productivity in the construction sector and environmental sustainability is reaching a critical level and causing significant changes in both construction cost estimating and the AEC industry as a whole. Major Trends: Shift to life-cycle cost visibility for new construction, renovation, repair, operations, and maintenance.

Estimating 45

Estimating Life Cycle BIM Construction 45

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2014

Demand for higher productivity in the construction sector and environmental sustainability is reaching a critical level and causing significant changes in both construction cost estimating and the AEC industry as a whole. Major Trends: Shift to life-cycle cost visibility for new construction, renovation, repair, operations, and maintenance.

Estimating 40

Estimating Life Cycle BIM Construction 40

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2018

Real property owners and facilities managers can now efficiently execute their numerous renovation, repair, and minor new construction projects and cost-effectively reduce deferred maintenance levels. Easily Initiate, Manage, and Complete Projects. Rapidly and Easily Cost Estimate All Construction Requirements. Mitigate Risk.

Renovating 100

Renovating Sustainability Life Cycle Construction 100

Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 21, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Types of risks in construction. Risk in construction is fully integrated with every facets of construction life cycle. With construction risks construction projects may experience with ill defined scope, design and constructability issues and mismanaged vendors.

Risk 40

Risk Estimating Construction Life Cycle 40

Job Order Contracting

MAY 25, 2017

a shared line item unit price book, shared estimates, etc.). Shared risk/reward. Real Property Owner Leadership & Commitment (Management is NOT outsourced). Established life-cycle based Facilities Management Policy. Management Without Excessive Control. Risks & Opportunities.

Construction 100

Construction Life Cycle Architecture Organization 100

BD+C

JUNE 14, 2023

This article will identify the primary causes of engineering failures, define proactive versus reactive maintenance, recognize the reasons for deferred maintenance, and identify the financial and safety risks related to deferred maintenance. The total estimated cost of the repair was $70,000.

Life Cycle 52

Life Cycle Concrete Engineering Injury 52

Building Information Management

APRIL 22, 2015

True value will be provided by embedding best management practices and standardized, real-time, accurate information, and distribution the same … at will. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Cloud computing in NOT just another buzzword.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Management Infrastructure 40

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Promote awareness and education of LEAN and BEST VALUE construction delivery methods among management and projectall project participants – Owners (procurement/contracting, engineering/management) Contractors, Engineers, Architects, and Oversight Groups. Share risk and reward among participants.

Products 100

Products Construction Life Cycle Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2017

An open, objective, independent and verifiable JOC Cost Estimating, Project Management, and Document Management System for real property owners, architects, contractors, facilities management, and oversight groups. Simplify project task management. This is accomplished through the integration of. info@4BT.US.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Renovating Management 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling. Overall focus must shift from first-cost mentality to life-cycle/total-cost-of-ownership. Faster project delivery, financial transparency, and less required project management are additional benefits provided by JOC.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 20, 2017

LEAN construction delivery – project and program management. The OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Framework enables centralized management and consistent deployment of best value and compliant processes, methods, and technologies to drive optimal renovation, repair, and construction outcomes. Attacking variation reduces risk.

Contract 100

Contract Project Management Budgeting Budget 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

BEST VALUE & COMPLIANT Construction Planning, Procurement, And Project Delivery can be deployed and managed today using a robust suite LEAN tools and services. Far too much focus has been upon so called “technology solutions” such as BIM, and far to little upon LEAN process and total cost of ownership asset management methods.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 29, 2017

An understanding of LEAN fundamentals and their application to O&M and overall Facilities Management will benefit Planning. Shared, performance-based risk/reward. Promoting awareness and education of LEAN O&M best management practices leads to improved outcomes. Cost estimating. Capital planning and management.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Education Management Plans 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2017

Here are a few lessons learned with respect to improving construction productivity, and overall life-cycle management of the built environment. Unfortunately some sectors such as County, State, and Local Government are notoriously poor facilities management practitioners and many agencies have corrupted the use of JOC.

Contract 100

Contract Products Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

These benefits are largely derived through the use of a common data environment, CDE, which dramatically improves communication and collaboration throughout the project life-cycle. A C ommon D ata E nvironment (CDE) is a strategic tool for sharing cost information and managing a team. Integrated project delivery method.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

BD+C

MAY 18, 2023

Get a competitive edge in your construction projects with value engineering 1 kcichowicz Thu, 05/18/2023 - 11:53 Trimble Over the past half-century, value engineering (VE) has proven to be an effective tool to manage time, costs, and quality with an aim to maximize value.

Engineering 52

Engineering Life Cycle Construction Estimating 52

Building Information Management

JUNE 27, 2016

E917-15 Standard Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildings and Building Systems. E1369-15 Standard Guide for Selecting Techniques for Treating Uncertainty and Risk in the Economic Evaluation of Buildings and Building Systems. E2166-12 Standard Practice for Organizing and Managing Building Data.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Estimating Risk Overhead 40

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Managing a reputation for delivering high-quality projects, keeping your business profitable, your people productive, and your firm growing requires focus, commitment, and understanding. Business management software like ERP is built to handle this—but who can deliver? Running a successful construction firm is by no means an easy task.

Software 200

Software Software Construction ProCore 200

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

The fundamental reason is the inability of Owners to transition from the linear and antagonistic work process of the pre-1980’s to collaborative, transparent, LEAN best management practices. Change management . Focus is upon best value and life-cycle costs versus first costs.

Management 40

Management Contract Life Cycle Architecture 40

Building Information Management

JULY 12, 2016

Facilities Management in the U.S. – R.I.P. If I see another article about how great facilities management professionals (FMers) are, or how misunderstood, I think my head will explode. First and foremost Owner must demonstrate LEADERSHIP throughout all aspects of physical asset life-cycle management.

Management 40

Management Life Cycle Procurement Plans 40

Building Information Management

JULY 12, 2016

Facilities Management in the U.S. – R.I.P. If is see another article about how great facilities management professionals (FMers) are, or how misunderstood, I think my head will explode. First and foremost Owner must demonstrate LEADERSHIP throughout all aspects of physical asset life-cycle management.

Management 40

Management Life Cycle Procurement Plans 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 9, 2017

Shared risk/reward. Owners must lead the LEAN construction process and do so without excessive management and control. Facilities Management Considerations. Document cost savings via estimated return on investment (ROI) what-if analysis versus various timeframes. Life-cycle repair versus replace analysis.

Procurement 100

Procurement Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 14, 2022

Isabel Harlan , Senior Engineer and Project Manager at Hatch LTK , has learned to expect unexpected challenges in engineering. I have a civil engineering background, but with Hatch LTK I have taken the project management path. Walk us through your career and what led you to become a Civil Engineer and/or Project Manager.

Project Management 52

Project Management Engineering Management Autodesk 52

Job Order Contracting

JULY 17, 2018

Application of core LEAN processes to construction project delivery in this manner requires owners and contractors to collaboratively make better project management and project delivery decisions. Change management is part of the equation, and can be problematic for some organizations. must be maintained. Edwards Deming.

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Contract Renovating 100

Building Information Management

AUGUST 12, 2014

4Clicks Solutions, LLC is currently beta testing Ceasel, a next generation cloud computing application to enable collaborative construction cost estimating and associated efficient project delivery. The core focus ends up being upon CHANGE MANAGEMENT and how to best leverage cloud computing, vs. the technology itself.

Estimating 45

Estimating Visualization BIM Contract 45