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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

Building Information Management

While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.

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You are what you measure… and/or … You can’t manage what you don’t measure

Building Information Management

Well, if more architecture, repair, renovation, sustainability, and construction projects were conceived, procured, executed, and monitored using similar methods and KPI’s the world just might be a better place. KPI: Overhead rate. KPI: Delivery models (IPD, Design-Build, etc). Why post it? KPI: # of blog posts.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: A New Year in.

Rory Woolsey

The inventory of houses on the market is declining which is good for residential construction and on the commercial side there are many aged facilities that are in need of renovation or replacement. The good news is (I think) that I have decided I would start a blog on these topics in construction estimating. Labor Productivity?

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“Why are bids so different?” and why your proposal document is most important when it least seems so.

Construction Marketing Ideas

A good business also adds overhead and profit to allow them to earn a decent living and the funds to service their clients. A glaring, yet wonderful, example: the Ottawa Renovates magazine contract. Maybe the quote for $8052.00 Some provided their documentation in handwritten scrawl on estimate forms.

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Developing a Job Order Contracting Program

Building Information Management

The renovation of existing facilities has become a viable option for facility owners. “At At present, almost half of the money spent on building construction in the US is spent on renovations, additions, or replacements of major systems in existing buildings ($55 billion). The coefficient is then submitted as the bid submittal price.

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CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY/SOCIAL MEDIA, & BIM

Building Information Management

BIM (Building Information Modeling), cloud computing, and social media are disruptive technologies which are altering the basic foundations of the AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, and Operations). BIM (Building Information Modeling), cloud computing, and social media are disruptive technologies which are.

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Development of the Job Order Contracting (JOC) Process for the 21st Century

Building Information Management

The renovation of existing facilities has become a viable option for facility owners. “At At present, almost half of the money spent on building construction in the US is spent on renovations, additions, or replacements of major systems in existing buildings ($55 billion). The coefficient is then submitted as the bid submittal price.