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Life-cycle Costs for a Commercial Building

Job Order Contracting

Understanding facility life-cycle costs for a commercial building is the first step towards maximizing efficiency and positive outcomes. There are many components of life-cycle costs: First Costs – Planning, Selection, Acquisition, Construction. Facility Life-cycle Costs.

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Facility Life-cycle Costs and BIM

Building Information Management

Understanding facility life-cycle costs is a core component of any BIM strategy for Owners, AE’s, Contractors, Subs, Business Product Manufacturers, Oversight Groups, Building Users, … or any stakeholder. There are many components of life-cycle costs: First Costs – Planning, Selection, Acquisition, Construction.

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Facility Life-cycle Costs and BIM

Building Information Management

Understanding facility life-cycle costs is a core component of any BIM strategy for Owners, AE’s, Contractors, Subs, Business Product Manufacturers, Oversight Groups, Building Users, … or any stakeholder. There are many components of life-cycle costs: First Costs – Planning, Selection, Acquisition, Construction.

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LOD – Level of Development – BIM – Life-cycle

Building Information Management

Level of development (LOD) relative to the life-cycle management of the built environment (BIM) should have a solid framework relative to ONTOLOGY. While the definition of “life-cycle” has many permutations, and is likely to undergo ongoing improvement, the relationship to LOD needs to be developed in parallel.

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Asset Life-cycle Model, Asset Information Model, and Why BIM Won’t Work

Building Information Management

At the end of there day BIM represents nothing new relative to the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Furthermore, there are critical life-safety and security issues associated with our crumbling and mismanaged physical infrastructure. Any government regulation should be directly solely at Owners.

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6 Steps Towards Public Sector Efficient Physical Asset Management – Robust Process, Collaborative Teams Valid Data, & Enabling Technology

Job Order Contracting

Robust, integrated LEAN asset planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions are readily available to establish efficient physical asset life cycle management programs. Equity, increasing efficiencies, securing appropriate resources, and preparing for adaptive management is simpler than one might expect. contact-form].

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School construction: Enhancing security through design

The Korte Company

Our success as a security-focused school construction company is underscored by our experience delivering 500 projects for our country’s Department of Defense. Exterior elements of secure school construction. Architects must design for the security of the school without making it look like a prison. Minimal, but not barren.