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? Answers to the above: 1.

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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? Answers to the above: 1.

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Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. The recent increase in demand for sustainable or green buildings is further making the consideration of life cycle cost an issue.

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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.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2017

See asset life-cycle model… A total cost of ownership perspective is also required as opposed to the more prevalent practice of first-cost dominance. Facilities Lifecycle Management requires increased competency on the part of facilities owners and facilities management.

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Management Life Cycle Estimating Comparison 100

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. Expected Life-cycle and Deterioration Rates for Physical Assets.

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Life Cycle BIM Management Inspections 61

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Construction Cost Estimating

MAY 27, 2014

PRICE TruePlanning™ is a cost estimating framework useful for estimating, business management, engineering & program management. It performs as the only cost estimating supporting structure that can incorporate numerous cost models along with hardware, software, IT, assembly, and program management costs inside the same estimate.

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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. Competitive pricing.

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Contract Life Cycle Budgeting Budget 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.

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The Need for Credible Construction Cost Estimates. GAO and other studies/reports consistently report that errors and lack of due diligence with respect to original construction cost estimates are primary reasons for negative cost and schedule impacts, and overall poor project performance and outcomes.

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Estimating Management CSI Life Cycle 40

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2018

Rapidly and Easily Cost Estimate All Construction Requirements. Mitigate Risk. Robust, Locally Research, Detailed Line Item Construction Cost Data. Assure Cost Visibility, Transparency and Certainty. Track and Manage and Report All Projects Via Simple Cloud Interface. Efficiently reduce deferred maintenance.

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Renovating Sustainability Life Cycle Construction 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 25, 2017

a shared line item unit price book, shared estimates, etc.). Shared risk/reward. Established life-cycle based Facilities Management Policy. Risks & Opportunities. Common terms, definitions, and data architectures (i.e. MasterFormat is an example of a data architecture). Financial transparency (i.e.

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Construction Life Cycle Architecture Organization 100

BD+C

MAY 18, 2023

You can also defend against risk from common industry challenges, such as labor and material shortages. Using an estimating solution such as Trimble WinEst gives you the ability to evaluate options – and document those options – thereby providing the visibility the client needs to understand the proposed changes.

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Engineering Life Cycle Construction Estimating 52

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 7, 2017

Focus upon BEST VALUE and fully leveraging and enabling the expertise of all project participants from initial concept and throughout the entire life-cycle of the built structure. Share risk and reward among participants. A common and minimum body of knowledge must be defined as a performance standard.

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Products Construction Life Cycle Contract 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. How many contractor estimates have been issued? What is the average time from RFQ to contractor estimate? Lower total cost.

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Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

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. E2516-11 Standard Classification for Cost Estimate Classification System.

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Life Cycle Estimating Risk Overhead 40

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. Monitor and store contract and project costs over time, as well as update cost estimates/projections in seconds.

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Contract Life Cycle Renovating Management 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. Shared Risk/Reward. Common Data / Information Environment (examples- Uniformat, Masterformat, Omniclass), Work Breakdown Structure, Common Line Item Cost Data. Multi-party Agreements.

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Contract Products Life Cycle Procurement 100

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Seek out and leverage individuals who can deliver high-level estimates of requirements in short time frames. Detailed, carefully considered estimates are essential to selecting the right projects. Focus upon life-cycle costs in addition to first costs. Focus upon life-cycle costs in addition to first costs.

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Contract Project Management Budgeting Budget 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Shared, performance-based risk/reward. Cost estimating. Life-cycle Management. COBie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed by facility managers. Cost Estimating, Procurement, & Construction Project Delivery and Management Systems.

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Life Cycle Education Management Plans 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 detailed, full transparent line item construction cost estimate is critical for improving collaboration and reducing change orders. .

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As you already know, 70%+ of projects are delivered late, 73% of project are delivered over budget, rework/change orders/waste are common, teamwork is poor, risk is high, and overall satisfaction is low. LEAN, best value, practices and tools fully integrated people, process, information, and technology. See: Simple Guide to LEAN Construction.

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Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 9, 2017

Shared risk/reward. Document cost savings via estimated return on investment (ROI) what-if analysis versus various timeframes. Life-cycle repair versus replace analysis. Core Aspects of LEANconstruction. Collaboration. Best value procurement and execution. Continuous improvement. Key performance indicators – KPIs.

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Procurement Life Cycle Education Organization 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. This enable errors to be found and corrected and/or changes to be accomplished earlier in the project timeline.

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Estimating Visualization BIM Contract 45

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 26, 2017

Appropriate decision-support tools and services (technology, data, and consulting/education/support) must be included to enable consideration of life-cycle costs and financial resource prioritization. Shared risk/reward. Cost estimating. Fostering and requirements for ongoing training. Mutual respect. Strategic planning.

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Management Life Cycle Education Organization 100

Building Information Management

APRIL 22, 2015

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment certainly requires technology, and cloud computing its true enabler. Here’s the TOP 6 List of Requirements for Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment: 1.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. It consists of 50 Divisions , to be applied for integrating facility life cycle and maintenance information into the building knowledge base. Estimating Sheets Sample. Estimate TakeOff Sheets. Construction Estimate Sheets. Labour Estimate Sheets. Estimating Vidoe.

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Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Some useful methods for construction cost estimation. Cost estimation can be termed as a well-devised forecast of the possible construction cost of a specific building project. A cost estimate should incorporate all the items to be included in the general contractor’s.

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Actionable, transparent information, collaboration, and supporting technology are requirements in reaching the goal of more efficient construction project delivery and life-cycle management of the built environment. Focus is required upon fundamental life-cycle management and total cost of ownership business processes.

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Life Cycle Construction Education Contract 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 26, 2013

BIM is the life cycle management of the built environment, supported by digital technology. The shift from a “first cost mentality” to a life cycle cost or total cost of ownership is a huge change for many. While a great deal of emphasis has been placed upon 3D visualization, this is just a component of BIM.

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BIM Life Cycle Construction Estimating 45

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

In order to efficiently manage the life-cycle of the build environment, robust process, terms, and decision support tools are required that deal with physical and functional conditions, costs, priorities, risks, etc. A life-cycle vs. first cost mentality/approach for planning, decision-making, and resource allocation.

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Building Information Management

MAY 16, 2016

Focus upon best value, requisite outcomes, and life-cycle costing, full cost transparency, shared knowledge, combine to drive lower total cost of ownership. Transforming from low bidder to procuring strategic long term, value-added partnerships lowers risk, delivers optimal financial returns. Facility Management Checklist.

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