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4 Guidelines for Preventive Roof Maintenance

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4 Guidelines for Preventive Roof Maintenance. One of the biggest costs of a short-sighted approach to roof maintenance is premature roof replacement, which shrinks the life cycle of a roof system, and magnifies the cost of every leak repair and collateral damage within that cycle. Commercial roof maintenance guidelines.

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COBIE – BIM – Life-cycle Facility Managment

Building Information Management

This Guide provides best-practice guidelines for these requirements. These products cover the entire facility life-cycle from planning, design, construction, commissioning to operations, maintenance, and space management. This Guide can be considered the “commentary” that accompanies the COBie format specification.

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BIM Strategy and Change Management II

Building Information Management

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies. Standards and Guidelines : Common glossary of terms, metrics, and benchmarks that enable efficient, accurate communication on an “apples to applies” basis. IPD, Job Order Contracting/JOC).

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Job Order Contracting Information

Job Order Contracting

Public works contracts vary from private sector contracts in that legislation sets the contracting guidelines for contracts and the public interest demands safeguarding process integrity. Related Resources: ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management – A framework for facilities life-cycle management.

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Essential Reasons Why Everyone Should Be Certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Construction Marketing

It provides guidelines to create an efficient and sustainable built environment that encourages market competitiveness and public health improvement. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a certification that aids in improving building performance and reduces the impact on the environment.

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Document on gypsum boards sets stage for preparing Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

BD+C

The intended application of the PCR is to provide a common set of specific rules, requirements, and guidelines for developing ISO 14025 conformance Type III environmental product declarations (EPDs) for North American produced gypsum board products. read more.

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Collaborative Construction Delivery = Positive Outcomes

Building Information Management

Costly, inflexible, and/or untimely revision cycle “standards” (i.e. “ISO”, “NBIMS” …) versus “open” flexible guidelines and crowd sourced and shared knowledge. No minimum level of competency and lack of proper oversight.