Contractor Bookkeeping

JANUARY 3, 2025

This blog post will explore how you, as a construction professional, can thrive in todays tech-driven environment and what skills you can build upon to remain adaptable. Access to the best available tools and information is vital in almost any operation but is especially crucial in the competitive construction and home service industry.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction reports that construction accounts for about 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Without a single source of truth, making informed decisions in a timely manner is nearly impossible. Data collection is also crucial for organizations focused on sustainability efforts.

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Construction Debt Organization Security 296

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 24, 2024

Embracing market demands for greater accountability, v5 will champion solutions to aligning the built environment with critical imperatives including decarbonization, ecosystem conservation and restoration, equity, health, and resilience. LEED v5 will drive real-world impact and positive change worldwide.”

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Equity Accounting Green Environment 227

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2023

Characteristics of Best Value JOB ORDER CONTRACTING… Real proper owner capability, leadership, commitment, and accountability Integrated internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a standardized programmatic process Clear set of objectives and workflows for the all aspects of the programmatic process – (..)

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Efficient management of the built environment is critical to the environment, economy, and our overall well being. Owner and design-builder planning, procurement, and project delivery teams MUST work together within a common information environment and share clearly defined, mutually beneficial goals. NEXT STEPS.

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Procurement Construction Environment Renovating 263

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

TCO is a nontrivial and non-static process that requires the collaboration of internal and external teams within a robust framework as well as real property owner leadership, capacity, commitment, and accountability. At the core of TCO is actionable information.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2024

Sustainable Facilities Management Practices involve a clear set of objectives, methods, and processes aimed at maximizing performance of the built environment with respect to economic and environmental resources in concert with meeting organizational mission needs.

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Sustainability Management Renovating Environment 246

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Public sector facilities management is particularly wasteful due to the pervasive lack of capable, committed, and accountable leadership. 1 Real property owner leadership via direct involvement, capacity, commitment, and accountability. #2 4 Mandatory initial and ongoing training for all participants. #5

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Sustainability Management Renovating Procurement 245

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

2 Common data environment (CDE) Use of industry standard terms and definitions , all in plain English without excessive use of acronyms or abbreviations. Local market, current , and granular construction task data organized via expanded CSI MasterFormat. .) #5

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Accounting Products Procurement CSI 130

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 9, 2016

Early indicators suggest that 2016 will bring many challenges to environment, health and safety (EHS) professionals in the construction industry. In general, the industry continues its progress toward greater environmental obligations and EHS transparency.

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OSHA Safety Accounting Environment 212

Job Order Contracting

JULY 3, 2024

This is not only a fact, but a significant barrier to efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Committed, competent, and accountable real property owner leadership is a fundamental requirement for enabling the change that must occur throughout the AECOO community.

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Sustainability Management Life Cycle Accounting 242

Construction Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As the built environment accounts for a substantial portion of global carbon emissions, there is a growing recognition that energy efficiency is the cornerstone of any effective decarbonization strategy.

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Accounting Commercial Environment Construction 80

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 25, 2022

Improving public sector facilities life-cycle management is critical to the economy, the environment, and to our safety. What changes are necessary for improvements in repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build policy and practices are required? Can currently available alternative methods provide measurable improvement?

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Life Cycle Management Procurement Renovating 261

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 22, 2016

Early indicators suggest that 2016 will bring many challenges to environment, health and safety (EHS) professionals in the construction industry. In general, the industry continues its progress toward greater environmental obligations and EHS transparency.

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OSHA Safety Accounting Environment 206

Job Order Contracting

MAY 3, 2023

The requirements are as follows: #1 Owner leadership, commitment, competency, and accountability #2 Robust process focused upon people achieving well defined, mutually beneficial goals within a positive environment. #3

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Budgeting Budget CSI Environment 258

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 24, 2020

Real property owner leadership and competency is a prerequisite for efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Create an environment that rewards new ideas and action, and empowers those actually doing the work. Create a culture of accountability. Focus upon continuous improvement and not the status quo.

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Procurement Plans Life Cycle Construction 264

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

But, design and construction costs only account for about 10-20% of a building’s total lifecycle cost. One way to solve this issue is through the use of a common data environment (CDE). It also enables owners to consolidate data into a single environment that can be leveraged throughout the project lifecycle.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2023

Commit to and support a collaborative work environment among internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams. Enter long-term mutually beneficial performance-based projects that have integral operations manuals/execution guides and associated standardized workflows and quantitative metrics.

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Products Management Environment Procurement 246

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Faster Adjustments : With access to current local data, contractors can quickly and confidently adjust bids to reflect changes in the market, giving them an edge in fast-moving or competitive bid environments. It often accounts for local economic conditions, supply chain variability, and contractor availability.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 31, 2022

Real property owners, architects, engineers, builders, and other stakeholders have long realized the construction industry and the life-cycle management of built environment have proven wasteful. Lack of accountability and poor training of public sector procurement professionals. #3. create a built environment for the future.

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Procurement Modeling Renovating Life Cycle 258

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For decades attention has failed to focus on the need for continuous, competent, and accountable leadership and the effects upon finances, reputations, relationships, communities, and overall organizational missions.

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Project Management Management Procurement Construction 246

Stok

APRIL 17, 2023

This blog post was co-authored by Stok’s Director of Carbon Services Colette Crouse and students in her Masters of the Environment Carbon Accounting & Management course at the University of Colorado, Boulder: Rebecca Billingsley, Andrea Green, and Kenny Prior (see bios below).

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Accounting Colorado Environment Green 98

Job Order Contracting

MAY 6, 2022

Proper implementation and management of these superior project delivery methods requires fundamental change in the working environment. Furthermore, there is a pervasive lack of accountability and oversight. Therin lies the rub. Therin lies the rub. contact-form].

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Construction Bidding Renovating Budgeting 261

Job Order Contracting

JULY 2, 2024

This is only possible with the full support accountable leadship leveraging existing robust governance frameworks, s throughout the DoD Sustainment enterprise. Sustainable management of the built environment demands a consistently applied programmatic approach. Everyone MUST DO BETTER.

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Sustainability Organization Procurement Management 246

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 22, 2023

Hire giant Speedy saw profits slump in its latest accounts after £20m of kit was discovered “missing” earlier this year. The hire giant launched a probe in February after a count-up of its kit revealed a £20.4m stock deficit in smaller site items like scaffolding towers, fencing and non-mechanical plant. while pre-tax profit fell to £1.8m

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

While the rampant economic and environmental waste is unsustainable, it continues unabated with virtually zero accountability or oversight. Common data environment, including current, l ocal market granular line-item cost data and associated descriptions and details for labor, material, equipment, crews, productivity and involved tasks.

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Procurement Plans Accidents Construction 246

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2024

While we are all aware of the high levels of financial and environmental waste associated with the construction and sustainment of the built environment, very little has been done to address the issue at the root cause level. . Owner leadership, capacity, and accountability.

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Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 243

Job Order Contracting

MAY 16, 2023

JOC Programs must be collaborative with all parties working in a compliant, fully transparent environment, and towards mutually beneficial well-defined goals. Owners must provide leadership and accountability and not excessively rely upon “JOC consultants” #2. In many instances, this has simply not been the case. #1.

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Contract Documentation Consulting Accounting 264

Job Order Contracting

JULY 25, 2024

Owner leadership, capacity, commitment, and accountability #2. A common, shared data environment inclusive of current, locally researched labor, material, and equipment granular data organized via a standard data format (expanded CSI Masterformat). #5. A common programmatic approach and process applied to all projects. #3.

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Procurement Plans CSI Renovating 246

BD+C

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Trends in scientific research environments: Q&A with Flad's Matt McCord 0 dbarista Wed, 10/02/2024 - 13:54 Laboratories As part of an ongoing series, Matt McCord, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Principal with Flad Architects, discusses the future of the scientific workplace. The idea is generalizing space. This can be a challenge.

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Environment AIA Plans Idaho 98

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Englewood’s approach in multi-location projects involves working closely with the client to create a phased schedule and budget that accounts for seasonal material availability and local permitting timelines. This approach ensures that changes are essential, justified, and financially accounted for.

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Risk Commercial Budget Budgeting 156

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2023

There’s no shortage of technology marketed to “help” AEC companies and real property, however, the void of leadership and accountability and the will to move beyond archaic, failed processes is overwhelming. Each and every project and workorder, while unique, follows the same workflow within these and similar environments.

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Management Organization Construction Software 264

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Due to increasing concern about sustainability and productivity issues, there is a demand for public sector real property owners to significant boost productivity and overall stewardship of the built environment. Any significant improvement, however, will require LEADERSHIP, COMMITMENT, CAPACITY, and ACCOUNTABILITY.

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Sustainability Management Procurement Environment 189

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2024

Curret actionable cost is is critical in an economic environment where costs can fluctuate rapidly. It can account for local variations in labor, material, equipment and site conditions. It is directly sourced from the market where the project is being executed.

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Construction CSI Equipment Procurement 217

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

All off the require tools and support services to create integrated environments, to address all of the above issues, and more, are readily available. It is defined within and Lean environment government by a long-term multi-party agreement and associated written Operations Manual / Execution Guide.

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Schedule Management Procurement Construction 232

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The only obstacle, which apparently has been insurmountable for decades, is public sector real property owner leadership, accountability, and commitment for improvement. Processes and participants from these phases must be aligned from the start with a robust programmatic, process-centric environment. The Future.

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Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 263

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The primary barrier is lack of owner leadership with respect to stewardship of the built environment. The rampant waste associated with managing the built environment in the public sector is even more pronounced due the the virtual lack of accountability.

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