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2014 – Owners Need to Step It Up and Get Serious about BIM / BLM – Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment

Building Information Management

It’s time for Owners to stop the marketing… Stop hyping their LEED Silver or “Whatever” Buildings… and actually participate in life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. A focus upon life-cycle costs vs. first costs in terms finance and environmental impact.

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Higher Education and Managing Repair and Renovations Efficiently

Job Order Contracting

Keeping up with the growing backlog of facility renovation, repair, sustainability, and maintenance is a never ending challenge for colleges and universities. This includes facility management, finance, building users, AE firms, construction contractors, consultants, oversight groups, etc. It’s time to change this.

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Jim Nostedt on How High Performance Can Beat ?Code-Built Homes on Price

Pro Builder

SEEFAR's Jim Nostedt shares how an appraisal/analysis called Total Cost of Building Ownership reveals the true cost of building and operating a sustainable building. Jim Nostedt: SEEFAR Building Analytics performs whole-building life-cycle costing, or the Total Cost of Building Ownership analysis, of new or existing buildings.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

Sustainability. Policy makers and members of the building community are encouraged to use a common definition for sustainability. budgets, insurance and tax incentives) to help finance sustainable life-cycle performance for buildings and related infrastructure. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

Sustainability. Policy makers and members of the building community are encouraged to use a common definition for sustainability. budgets, insurance and tax incentives) to help finance sustainable life-cycle performance for buildings and related infrastructure. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics.

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Cloud Computing is More Important than BIM?

Building Information Management

The latter a form of IPD specifically targeting facility renovation, repair, sustainability, and minor new construction projects. - AUTHENTICATION, ACCESS CONTROL, COLLABORATION, AND STANDARDS. Definition of information and and the rights and obligations associated with it are the basis for uniform intra and international use. -

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Is Cloud Computing More Important than BIM?

Building Information Management

Key challenges to BIM in terms of its true potential, the life-cycle management of the built environment, include: - The development of uniform standard process, terminology, and technology environments for the new BIG DATA world , encompassing all ‘built environment related knowledge domains, competencies, and activities. .

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