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

Job Order Contracting

The primary advantage of JOC has historically been is the flexibility permitted in ordered quantities and delivery scheduling. A public agency can place orders with one or more contractors when the actual need appears and received on-demand services from a vetted service provider. Flexibility in quantity and delivery scheduling.

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Award of Merit K-12 Education and Award of Merit Excellence in Sustainability: John Lewis Elementary School

ENR Construction

The effort to create Washington, DC’s first Net Zero Energy school was a lesson in perseverance, as the project team faced COVID-related material shortages and absenteeism, and permitting delays that shrank the original nearly two-year-long baseline schedule to just sixteen months.

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3 ProConnect Single Family events for Home Builders and Product Manufacturers Set for 2023

Pro Builder

3 ProConnect Single Family events for Home Builders and Product Manufacturers Set for 2023 ldeakins Tue, 02/14/2023 - 13:55 The events will be held at luxury resorts and hotels in Dallas, Florida, and Washington, D.C. For information about other 2023 ProConnect Events – Multifamily, Education, and Sustainability – click here.

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Washington Observer. Survey Schedule. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. I was recently asked to participate in a debate on scheduling specifications at Stanford University. Contractors routinely ignore scheduling specifications and their own CPM schedules.

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8 essential steps for effective project cost estimation and budgeting

Fieldwire

For example, focusing on green projects in your county where recycled and carbon-neutral materials are paramount can make you the local authority in sustainability. CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULING SOFTWARE Easy construction project scheduling with Fieldwire Learn more → 2. Biting off more than you can chew can put you in a bad light.

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2012 – January 7th-11th, 2012, Washington, D.C.

Building Information Management

4: Building Innovation 2013 is where the popular and informative buildingSMART alliance Conference is on the schedule. Federal Government — the world’s largest facility owner and procurer of design and construction services.

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Efficient Construction Project Delivery for Public Sector Facility Owners – Renovation, Repair, Sustainability

Building Information Management

Public sector and multi-building facility routinely scope, procure, award, and execute thousands of renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction projects. Better definition, establishment, and attainment/reduction of schedules. Washington, DC: National Technical Information Service.