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Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management

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Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management and improving AECOO outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management enables the efficient use of available funds targeted for executing renovation, repair, maintenance, and minor new construction projects.

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2023 Construction Cost Trends: Insights & Impacts

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Congress Restricts LEED Spending

Green Building Law Update

In June, I reported on the Department of Defense Reauthorization bill that passed the House of Representatives. In the legislation, the Department of Defense was banned from pursuing LEED Gold or Platinum certification. This notion, called "life-cycle analysis," has been gaining much momentum in the green building community.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

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We previously reported in 2018 on these unreliable data and made 15 SMS is a tool for asset life-cycle management that produces multi-year condition trends and investment requirements. released and first version commercially available 2003: NAVY funds development of BUILDER 3.0 (web-based

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Action Needed to Increase the Reliability of Construction Cost Estimates

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While this report targets defense infrastructure, the issue is far worse at the GSA and other non-DOD government agencies where there is a basic lack of understanding and implementation of organization-wide, best value, LEAN Facilities Management, and LEAN Construction Delivery Methods. Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2018.

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Congress requires the Department of Defense to do a cost-benefit analysis of LEED and ASHRAE 90.1-2010

Green Building Law Blog

Many people, including me , have noted that the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), signed into law by President Obama on December 31, 2011, prohibits the Department of Defense (“DoD”) from using any appropriated funds to achieve the two highest levels of green building certification offered by the U.S.

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ASHRAE 189.1 - 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available

Green Building Law Update

Requirements also are updated for construction waste management and for life-cycle assessment. Building Impacts on the Atmosphere, Materials, and Resources : Requirements are updated for areas to store and collect recyclables, including batteries and electronics. To appreciate the importance of a republished ASHRAE 189.1,

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