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Best Value Facilities Repair, Renovation Work Order Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Building long-term relationships among multidisciplinary teams within the owner organization and with all service providers. All parties can visualize project and work order requirements at a granular level and drive efficient life-cycle management. A common data environment supports collaboration.

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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. Big Data for BIM / Efficient Facility Life-cycle Management.

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BIM Strategy – Technology is not the issue – 2014 – Building life-cycle management

Building Information Management

Forget 3D visualization, life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology, BIM, is all about people, process, and competency-centric technologies. If your organization is serious about BIM, here are some areas to consider! Life-cycle strategy vs. first-cost. Change management.

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BIM Life-cycle Data is CRITICAL to Facility Management Economics

Building Information Management

BIM is not “rocket science”, but simply the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Putting the 3D visualization distraction aside, savvy Owners have been practicing BIM for decades. That is BIM. Roles, responsibilities, and deliverables must be spelled out.

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BIM in Chains – Sustainability and Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment Stalled?

Building Information Management

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. I am “mad as hell” at how 3D visualization vendors have marketed BIM. Sure 3D visualization is a great tool, and a valuable component of BIM… but in itself, 3D visualization is NOT BIM.

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Forget “BIM”, and Get on Board with BLM – Building / Built Environment Life-cycle Management

Building Information Management

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit, Archicad, et al are all that’s needed to implement BIM. Organizations don’t deal well with change.

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The TOP 10 Things ALL Facility Owners Need to Know – Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment –

Building Information Management

Many/most Owners do not have the knowledge, capability, or organizational buy-in to support life-cycle management of the built environment. Far too often focus is upon first-costs vs. life-cycle costs. Remember… the built environment is critical to your organization. Involve ALL stakeholders early and often.