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Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations -2103

Building Information Management

Efficient project delivery methods such as JOC, Job Order Contracting, and SABER are an important element in the renovation, repair and sustainability of facilities. The additional incremental costs to design and construct high-performance or green buildings are relatively small when compared to total life-cycle costs.

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2013 Conference

Building Information Management

and… the communication and adoption of standard and/or “best practice” construction planning and delivery methods specific to all aspects of efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Collaboration, transparency, and performance-based win-win relationships are all BIM requirements.

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2013 Conference

Building Information Management

and… the communication and adoption of standard and/or “best practice” construction planning and delivery methods specific to all aspects of efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Collaboration, transparency, and performance-based win-win relationships are all BIM requirements.

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LEED, Sustainability, and the Federal Government – Report Card – 2012

Building Information Management

Green, yellow or red values were assigned for seven (7) metrics, with no overall score.Oddly the Department of Energy scored to “reds” for poor reductions in fleet petroleum use and poor progress in developing sustainable buildings. The EPA and GSA score all greens… which is curious at best. Department of Defense.

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

The correct flooring specification is one of the most important decisions that will be made, impacting the quality of the experience within the space, the economics of cycle renovations, and the related costs resulting from premature product failure. Is the goal to achieve certification from a green building rating system? •

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Saving Time And Money On The Estimation Process – Massachusetts Contractors Academy

Building Information Management

e4Clicks may be “made by and for conractors,” but it’s good enough for the Department of Defense. Virtually all of managers have backgrounds in construction and life-cycle management of the built environment. My background, for example, includes facility life-cycle planning and capital planning as a former member of VFA Inc.’s

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Public Law 111-308 – Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act – FBPTA – CORE COMPETENCIES

Building Information Management

Congress passed FBPTA to ensure that the Federal building operations workforce is adequately trained, and that Federal buildings are maximally productive and properly serviced to achieve the highest possible return on investment over projected operating life. o O perating, Maintaining and Testing Life Safety. Cycle Assessment (LCA).