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Unit Price Books for Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Here’s a quick tutorial about Unit Price Books, UPBs, for Job Order Contracting, and what you need to know. Look for a UPB that covers at least 90% of the tasks to be encountered using the associated Job Order Contract. They also should be organized using CSI Masterformat. The Contractor”.

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Construction Classification Criticality – A Draft White Paper

Job Order Contracting

Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Facilities Management, & Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment. Physical asset models should NOT be confused with 3-dimensional (3D) visualization, which is merely one of several methods of representing and working with information. Construction Classification Criticality.

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BIM is NOT 3D Visualization – 4D, 5D ….

Building Information Management

Too much focus on 3D visualization, too much “reinventing the wheel” trying to fit a square peg in a round hole, and virtually NO EMPHASIS upon the requirements for life-cycle management… associated competencies, domains, technologies, ongoing collaboration, integration, and continuous improvement.

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What is BIM?

Building Information Management

Hard to believe…perhaps to some… but many /most of us in the Architecture, Construction, Owners, Operations sector still don’t know how to define BIM. BIM Definition – Short – The life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology.

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Consensus-based standards are Required across the architecture, engineering, construction, owner and operator (A/E/C/O/O) industry

Building Information Management

Collaboration and integrated, efficient project delivery methods are needed to achieve productivity gains within the architecture, engineering, construction, owner and operator (A/E/C/O/O) industry. At the same time a robust ONTOLOGY and consensus-based standards demand immediate focus. RSMeans Strategic Partner.

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BIM and Cloud Computing – Get Beyond 3D Visualization and Focus Upon the “I”

Building Information Management

Definition of BIM. . At this level BIM’s value is primarily to Architects, Architectural Engineers and Business Development Professionals, as well as Owners working to design, market, and construct new facilities. Standardized taxonomies and data architectures, and. Definition of THE CLOUD.

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Cloud Computing, Construction, Engineering, Architecture and Productivity

Building Information Management

Cloud computing will drive significantly enhanced productivity within the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facility Management Sectors by enabling the consistent deployment of integrated project delivery methods. Cloud computing is a more than catalyst for change, it is a DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY.