Construction Specifier

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

By Jeff Terry Photos courtesy GAF In the ever-evolving landscape of sustainable construction, product documentation has become a crucial tool for informed decision-making. This article explores two key types of product documentation: Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Health Product Declarations (HPDs).

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The successful integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology leads to the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects on-time and on- budget. I have dedicated a fair portion of my life to improving physical asset life-cycle total cost of ownership management.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

LEAN JOC (Job Order Contracting) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. The approach invests more resources earlier in the Project life-cycle. Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 17, 2024

Model building codes (I-codes) developed by the International Code Council ( ICC ) play a crucial role in constructing safe, sustainable, and resilient structures. 5 Stronger and safer buildings Concrete is the world’s most widely used construction material due to its significant performance, sustainability, and cost advantages.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2018

In all instances more effort is needs to efficiently and strategically manage our government owned built infrastructure from life-cycle and best value perspectives. Focus should be upon renovation, repair, maintenance, and similar sustainment activities to assure mission readiness. Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2018.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It is the goal of this document to introduce public sector procurement, facilities management, and administration to the principles, processes, functions, tools, and methods consistent with LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 12, 2016

BIM, the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technologies, holds promise, yet remains elusive to many. Construction delivery methods and their associated processes, contract documents, including operations manuals/execution plans are directly linked to the success or failure of a BIM.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 29, 2019

LEAN Facilities management is a process that optimizes physical asset life-cycle reinvestment by focusing upon best value outcomes among all participants and stakeholders.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 10, 2019

Much has been documented about how AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator) sector has been technology adverse when compared to manufacturing, healthcare, education, and virtually every other public and private category. Owner Leadership and LEAN Construction Procurement and Project Delivery Save Time and Money.

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Buildings, roads, dams, electrical grids… are with us for a very long time and linked to the success and failure of just about everything… education, health, national security, transportation, habitat, sustainability, national and local economies and more. That said, we are not acting as stakeholders of our built infrastructure.

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Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2012

Sustainability. Policy makers and members of the building community are encouraged to use a common definition for sustainability. budgets, insurance and tax incentives) to help finance sustainable life-cycle performance for buildings and related infrastructure. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 17, 2012

Both technologies also embed associated business process rules and components which will enable enhanced life-cycle management of the built environment, alignment of structures with organizational mission, and better consideration of general community impacts. Definition of BIM. . BIM can be applied at various levels.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 9, 2017

The core aspects of LEANconstruction have been deployed for decades through collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery – IPD (for major new construction) and Job Order Contracting – JOC (for renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction). Collaboration. Procedures.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 19, 2017

An open, objective, independent and verifiable JOC Cost Estimating, Project Management, and Document Management System for real property owners, architects, contractors, facilities management, and oversight groups. Job Order Contracting done right, that’s what the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting Framework is all about.

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Building Information Management

MAY 17, 2012

The document is intended to cover the full life cycle of buildings—from planning, design and construction to operations and sustainment. National Institute of Building Sciences buildingSMART alliance™ has released The National BIM Standard-United States™ (NBIMS-US™) Version 2 (V2).

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 12, 2013

A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition. – NBIMS – National BIM Standard – United States. – NBS. 2013-WSP Group.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

It is the responsibility of every public sector procurement and facilities management professional to optimally allocate limited repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction funds. Archive information and distribute required historical or current data, documents, or images to project stakeholders.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

It is the responsibility of every public sector procurement and facilities management professional to optimally allocate limited repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction funds. Archive information and distribute required historical or current data, documents, or images to project stakeholders.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

JOC Contract strategy, development, implementation, and management involves a thorough understanding of LEAN Construction and Life-cycle Asset Management. Maintain Job Order RFPs, Job Orders, Estimates, Reviews, and Documents… all in one place. Development of acquisition/procurement approach. Simplify JOC management activities.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 7, 2017

Defined workflow and associated document packages. Contract documents are developed. Consider life-cycle cost. High Performance: Integrated projects will lead to optimized design solutions, higher performance buildings/physical structures, and sustainable design. Joint refinement of Scope of Work.

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2012

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment support by digital technology. Poor life-cycle management knowledge transfer. Fear that cloud computing will reduce the importance of Architects, Cost Estimators, Construction Managers, and other related profession is unfounded.

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Owner (AECOO) sector must engage in collaborative construction delivery methods in over achieve any measurable performance improvement in the life-cycle management of the built environment. Building Information Management, Model and Modeling.

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Building Information Management

MAY 16, 2013

Building Information Modeling, BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. However, life-cycle and/or ongoing facility management using BIM? Let’s face it, BIM continues to languish. No so much. This is not only sad but economically and environmentally imprudent.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 5, 2013

Since the “accepted” definition of BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology , it’s easy to see that BIM is part process and part technology, with the goal of developing and using current, accurate, shared information to optimize proactive decision-making.

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Natural Building

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2014

Demand for higher productivity in the construction sector and environmental sustainability is reaching a critical level and causing significant changes in both construction cost estimating and the AEC industry as a whole. Major Trends: Shift to life-cycle cost visibility for new construction, renovation, repair, operations, and maintenance.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 26, 2017

Appropriate decision-support tools and services (technology, data, and consulting/education/support) must be included to enable consideration of life-cycle costs and financial resource prioritization. Life-cycle / total cost of ownership management techniques. LEAN Business Models and Methods.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 10, 2017

audit: systematic, independent documented, and verifiable process for obtaining evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the a product or service is providing intended results and/or meeting requirements. conformity: documented/confirmed fulfillment of a requirement. objective: result to be achieved.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 27, 2012

Implement Projects – Integrated Project Delivery (Job Order Contracting – JOC – renovation, repair, sustainability, minor new construction, IPD – new construction). Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the process of generating and managing building data during its life cycle [1]. “The

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 27, 2023

Calculating embodied carbon in construction If we want to build a more sustainable future, we must be proactive in evaluating and selecting materials based on their carbon footprint. Ultimately, this helps construction firms build more sustainably and paves the way for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the AEC industry.

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Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2014

Demand for higher productivity in the construction sector and environmental sustainability is reaching a critical level and causing significant changes in both construction cost estimating and the AEC industry as a whole. Major Trends: Shift to life-cycle cost visibility for new construction, renovation, repair, operations, and maintenance.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 4, 2024

As humans, we rely on visual content to understand and consume information – so why, for example, is the archaic Gantt chart still such a core piece of documentation when it’s something that most people struggle to interpret? So, if you’re still asking yourself, ‘Why do we need to leverage 4D?’

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

In order to efficiently manage the life-cycle of the build environment, robust process, terms, and decision support tools are required that deal with physical and functional conditions, costs, priorities, risks, etc. A life-cycle vs. first cost mentality/approach for planning, decision-making, and resource allocation.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Integrated Project Delivery – IPD for major new construction and Job Order Contracting – JOC for renovation, repair, sustainability and minor new construction are just two of several proven processes. . More education and resources should be expended upon life-cycle management of the build environment vs. 3D modeling.

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Building Information Management

MAY 29, 2015

As such, I assume NIBS to be national leader, if not a world leader, with respect to championing the efficient life-cycle management of facilities and other physical infrastructure. Focus upon life-cycle costs versus first costs. A robust Ontology including standardized cost data.

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Building Information Management

MAY 30, 2013

Featuring an exclusively enhanced 400,000+ RSMeans unit price cost database and integrated contract, project, and document management, as well as visual estimating and electronic quantify takeoff (QTO).

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 24, 2013

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. The success/failure of ANY repair, renovation, sustainability, or new construction project is largely dependent upon the construction project delivery method and associated composition of a collaborative, experienced team. .

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