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The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures

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The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:23 Sustainability in construction is becoming more important as society moves towards a more sustainable future. What Makes a Sustainable Structure? Learn about engineered wood’s key role as a green building solution. CEUs available.

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STOP using ACFs – The inherent flaws of Area Cost Factors

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The use of area cost factors (ACFs) for capital planning and budgeting repair, renovation (sustainment) and new construction factors remains a flawed approach. The net effect of using ACFs is lack of confidence among both the user base, and those responsible for obtaining and approving sustainment and new construction funding.

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Understanding Job Order Contracting & Efficient LEAN Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction

Job Order Contracting

Actionable Information – A common set of terms and definition and a locally researched detailed line item unit prices JOC construction cost database (versus a “national average” reference cost book with or without cost factors or other economic indices). Do your homework. Factors are simply not accurate enough.

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Innovative Construction Capital Delivery for Public Sector Owners

Job Order Contracting

Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. References: International Journal of Innovation, Management, and Technology. Inappropriate project delivery team.

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Improving Construction Outcomes is an Owner’s Responsibility

Job Order Contracting

Owner leadership and commitment remain the only solution to rampant facilities repair, renovation, and new build waste. Rethink, rebuild, and improve your repair, renovation, and new build activities and reduce costs 20% – 30%+ by implementing robust, integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. REFERENCES. US Army Sustainment Command. Controller General of the United States. General Accounting Office (GAO), May 1979. Federal Acquisition Service (FAS).

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Integrated Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery Solution

Job Order Contracting

Consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on time and on budget is possible using an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery solution. References: • Abdirad, H., & Dossick, C. Developing Parties. Decision Structure. Clarity of Goals. Resources & Facilitation.