Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the Department of Defense (and the Federal Government in general) is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) and/or time-based cost variances.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 21, 2023

Sustainable Facilities Management [contact-form] The post Benefits of Local Market Cost Data to Create Estimates – 4BT appeared first on 4BT.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Ignorance is not a defense. In a conversation I had with Barry Giles, a true green building pioneer, in 2018, he said, “to truly regard sustainable buildings in a holistic manner, it’s our obligation to start with the supply chain serving the construction industry.”. It is no longer acceptable to look the other way.

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Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 26, 2012

Correction: It is now clear to me that I misinterpreted the testimony of Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED.

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Certification Defense Green Sustainability 136

BD+C

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

The Department of Defense has released the findings of an independent report on energy efficiency and sustainability standards used by the Pentagon for military construction. The report strongly affirmed the value of LEED-certified high performing buildings to America’s military and U.S. read more.

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Defense Green Design Sustainability 65

Job Order Contracting

JULY 24, 2023

Because we found the components’ facility condition data were unreliable due to missing and inaccurate entries, as noted above, we were unable to analyze the relationship between facility sustainment funding and facility condition. released and first version commercially available 2003: NAVY funds development of BUILDER 3.0 (web-based

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Defense United States Inspections Accounting 182

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 21, 2022

The net effect of using ACFs is lack of confidence among both the user base, and those responsible for obtaining and approving sustainment and new construction funding. Indeed, “broad cost factors for categories including facility type, and location are only accurate within -25+% to +40%” at best and 150%+ at worst. – GAO. References.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 29, 2011

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. After completing this study, the Department of Defense should use credible standards that more accurately assess U.S.

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Life Cycle Defense Certification Green 120

BD+C

DECEMBER 19, 2013

The Natural Resources Defense Council has released The Green Edge: How Commercial Property Investment in Green Infrastructure Creates Value -- a first-ever illustrative and well-documented report that helps demonstrate the value of green infrastructure. Body Image: read more.

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Green Infrastructure Commercial Defense 91

Construction Equipment

MARCH 2, 2021

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stressed that restoring the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund must occur in a way that is “sustainable, predictable, defensible, and affordable” with "some sort of road usage levy necessary" according to a report in AASHTO Journal. The current Fixing…

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Roads Defense Transportation Sustainability 97

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and National 19 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). General Services Administration (GSA), US Department of Defense (DOD), and National 35 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). US Army Sustainment Command. 3 US Department of Defense.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Note: Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High is a cloud platform developed by Microsoft for cleared personnel and organizations that support the Department of Defense (DoD).] 1 FEDRAMP was initially establish to provide a standardized method for ensuring digital information security for federal government agencies.

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Management Certification Security Drafting 245

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2018

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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Estimating Life Cycle Defense Infrastructure 100

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 6, 2022

The government ratings generally track how a nation state’s exposure to and management of ESG risk factors might affect the sustainability and competitiveness of its economy. While there is some variation among advisors, the methodology often applies a 50%, 25% and 25% weight for governance, social and environmental factors, respectively.

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Defense Legal Regulation Sustainability 156

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 27, 2016

In defense of the defamation claim, Greenpeace also pleaded that Greenpeace had a “social and moral duty to investigate the forest practices of Resolute Forest Products, and to prepare and publish the [allegedly defamatory] Publications.”. None of these allegations related to the Canadian boreal forest.

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Claims Defense Organization Products 185

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

As I find my voice on this blog, please cut me a little slack because I commit to you this blog will be a valuable resource for sustainability and green building. I’m a sustainability and green building attorney and I have been doing this environmental ‘stuff’ for more than 25 years. I am a huge fan of LEED.

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Green Maryland Sustainability Defense 120

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2025

The industry urgently needs a specification framework that is measurable, verifiable, and defensible. Terms such as high gloss, reflective, sustainable, and durable can be highly subjective and used differently by manufacturers. Section 03 35 44Refined Concrete Finishing is a step toward a more concrete exposed finish outcome.

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Concrete Design CSI AIA 105

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 22, 2021

The “Social” components of ESG are among least measured factors in corporate sustainability despite being among the most impactful. There is no morally defensible reason for not doing everything in our power to end modern slavery and human trafficking. Additionally, it is suggested in the U.S.

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Legal Risk Sustainability California 177

Job Order Contracting

MAY 1, 2017

While it may be generally recognized that detailed line item construction task definition and associated costing methods provide the most beneficial and defensible form of information, there are multiple issues/concerns that must be considered in order to properly leverage and benefit from this highly refined level of construction costing.

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Construction Defense CSI Commercial 100

Building Information Management

APRIL 5, 2013

. “New recommendations by a National Research Council (NRC) expert panel on green and sustainable building performance could lead to a revolution in building science by creating the first large building performance database” – Paul Fisette, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Sustainability Infrastructure Defense Contract 40

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 9, 2014

provides a “total building sustainability package” to design, build and operate green buildings. ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, develops standards for the refrigeration processes and the design and maintenance of indoor environments. ASHRAE Standard 90.1 ASHRAE Standard 189.1

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Green Certification Environment Defense 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

For years, in our sustainability law practice, we have assisted businesses manage carbon asset risk. Done correctly our work for a client is also a defense of capitalism by limiting the need for future government regulation. And it is not lost on us that calculating net zero emissions is ill defined, unregulated and complex.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 18, 2017

It is generally recognized that detailed line item construction task definition and associated costing methods provide the most beneficial and defensible form of information. Unit price line item cost data collection is expensive in terms of resources required to develop and maintain current and defensible information.

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Estimating Construction Defense Materials 100

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

2014, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings , addresses site sustainability; water-use efficiency; energy ef­ficiency; indoor environmental quality; and the building’s impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources. Last week the 2014 version of the ASHRAE 189.1

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Green Baltimore Life Cycle Sustainability 120

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. Even sustainably made floors must be installed correctly.

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Sustainability Certification Green Products 52

Green Building Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2012

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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Defense Life Cycle Certification Green 40

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

“To truly regard sustainable buildings in a holistic manner, it’s our obligation to start with the supply chain serving the construction industry,” says Barry Giles, CEO of BRE America. “BRE There is no morally defensible reason for not doing everything in our power to end modern slavery.

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Equity Green Sustainability California 120

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 7, 2018

I am optimistic that a global conversation, although centered in the United States, has begun where people are discovering and inventing new ways to build sustainably. Earlier versions of these green building standards, codes and rating systems were largely written in silos by partisans. and abroad.

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Green Residential Documentation United States 185

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

based contractor Gilbane Federal completed a sophisticated, self-sustaining 414,000-sq-ft headquarters building for the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense, in Kabul. In May 2015, U.S.-based

Defense 28

Defense Sustainability Contractors 28

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The reason for the dearth of court cases is not that there are no disputes and differences arising from green building design and construction, but rather that many, if not most of the contracts in sustainable construction require mandatory arbitration, in lieu of a judicial contest.

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Green Contract Documentation Claims 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Regulation Risk Defense Commissioning 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Regulation Risk Defense Commissioning 120

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

And the NGBS is getting a big boost because since last year the National Defense Authorization Act authorizes use of the NGBS for Department of Defense projects. To appreciate the very large impact that the military has on the real estate industry, it is budgeted to spend more than $20 Billion on housing in 2017.

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Green Residential Defense Drafting 120

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 27, 2016

In defense of the defamation claim, Greenpeace also pleaded that Greenpeace had a “social and moral duty to investigate the forest practices of Resolute Forest Products, and to prepare and publish the [allegedly defamatory] Publications.”. None of these allegations related to the Canadian boreal forest.

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Claims Defense Organization Products 120

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 9, 2016

But for those of you who were not in LA I thought a broader recap of the world’s largest event dedicated to sustainable building might be in order. Regular readers of this blog will know that I blogged from Greenbuild last week, including Top 10 Products from the Greenbuild Expo and Junk Science And Heat Island Effect Revealed at Greenbuild.

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Green Los Angeles Certification Organization 120

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 23, 2013

This facility represents a US Government investment of over $60 million the domestic manufacturing base for defense technology, funded by the Department of Defense Title III Program. Aerospace And Defense Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location California Daily News Featured Post Online Features U.S. -

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