Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2018

Common terms, definitions, & data formats — Common data environment (CDE). Life-cycle Management. COBie is an information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed by facility managers. Clearly defined and documented roles, responsibilities, workflows.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Management Construction Education 100

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

The fundamental reason the assumptions most public sector professionals have are incorrect when it comes to life-cycle management of the built environment. Here are just a few of the incorrect assumptions held by many public sector organizations that result in excessive economic and environmental waste.

Life Cycle 228

Life Cycle Subcontracting Procurement Bidding 228

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

While many, if not most organizations may claim these as current practices, their current processes, and workflows prove otherwise. This is further complicated by the fact that service partners also generally operate in silos, each with its own goals and information environments.

Management 234

Management Life Cycle Environment Procurement 234

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JULY 18, 2021

A LEAN Facilities Repair and Renovation approach drives optimal capital reinvestment outcomes via a collaborative environment and transparent costing. With appropriate leadership and support, any public sector organization can implement a LEAN facilities repair and renovation framework and significantly improve life-cycle outcomes.

Renovating 258

Renovating Life Cycle Environment Organization 258

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MARCH 31, 2022

Real property owners, architects, engineers, builders, and other stakeholders have long realized the construction industry and the life-cycle management of built environment have proven wasteful. Poor leadership across the public sector with respect to facilities/built environment asset life-cycle management.

Procurement 198

Procurement Modeling Renovating Life Cycle 198

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Lean Asset Management significant improve the availability, dependability, usefulness, safety of facilities and other physical assets, while also lowering life-cycle costs. A shared common data environment (CDE) that maintains current, actionable information is another critical component.

Management 263

Management Life Cycle Procurement Environment 263

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What are Facility/Infrastructure Life Cycle Costs? What is life-cycle management? Is BIM the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology? What are the benefits of life-cycle cost management vs. a “first-cost” focus? Answers to the above: 1.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What are Facility/Infrastructure Life Cycle Costs? What is life-cycle management? Is BIM the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology? What are the benefits of life-cycle cost management vs. a “first-cost” focus? Answers to the above: 1.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2012

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment comes down to analyzing large data sets— big data—from several knowledge domains. Big Data for BIM / Efficient Facility Life-cycle Management. Collaboration. Evidence-based Management. Granularity.

Life Cycle 81

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 81

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

“Big data” — the ability to acquire, process and sort vast quantities of information for timely decision support is critical to the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Using Big Data for life-cycle facility management is NOT just about technology.

Life Cycle 55

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 55

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AUGUST 6, 2020

This is a primary factor causing the high level of waste and dissatisfaction associated with life-cycle management of the built environment. COMMON DATA ENVIRONMENT. A common data environment (CDE) is a requisite component of an efficient construction planning, procurement, and project delivery environment.

Modeling 191

Modeling Life Cycle Construction CSI 191

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APRIL 20, 2020

Public and private sector real property owners and facilities management professionals can leverage LEAN JOC to achieve more efficient use of existing capital resources in a full transparent and compliant planning and operating environment. Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us. A PROGRAM STRATEGY.

Contract 165

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 165

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 1, 2012

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Further life-cycle management of the built environment requires significant “change management” in most organizations whether Owners, AEs, Contractors, Oversight Groups, etc.

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM Environment Sustainability 61

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

The primary barrier is lack of owner leadership with respect to stewardship of the built environment. The rampant waste associated with managing the built environment in the public sector is even more pronounced due the the virtual lack of accountability. It’s the elephant in the room that few people have the courage to note.

Resource 127

Resource Contract Management Life Cycle 127

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APRIL 5, 2022

Robust, integrated LEAN asset planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions are readily available to establish efficient physical asset life cycle management programs. Common data environment, including detailed line item locally researched unit price construction cost data. contact-form]. via Four BT, LLC – www.4bt.us

Management 227

Management Procurement Life Cycle Equity 227

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BLM – Building Life-cycle Management requires fundamental process changes within all participating organizations / stakeholders and the associated integration and use of multiple competencies, processes, and technologies.

Life Cycle 45

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 45

Building Information Management

APRIL 7, 2014

It’s time for Owners to stop the marketing… Stop hyping their LEED Silver or “Whatever” Buildings… and actually participate in life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. A focus upon life-cycle costs vs. first costs in terms finance and environmental impact.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

Public and private sector real property owners and facilities management professionals can leverage LEAN JOC to achieve more efficient use of existing capital resources in a full transparent and compliant planning and operating environment. The approach invests more resources earlier in the Project life-cycle.

Contract 132

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 132

Building Information Management

APRIL 20, 2015

Many/most Owners do not have the knowledge, capability, or organizational buy-in to support life-cycle management of the built environment. Far too often focus is upon first-costs vs. life-cycle costs. Remember… the built environment is critical to your organization.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment Management Visualization 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

“Big data” — the ability to acquire, process and sort vast quantities of information for timely decision support is critical to the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. Using Big Data for life-cycle facility management is NOT just about technology.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

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JUNE 12, 2020

All the tools and services are readily available to facilities management teams, once leadership provide the commitment to support stewardship of the the built environment. Most organizations are mired in the ‘status quo’ of archaic and inefficient methods and personnel who refused to accept change.

Renovating 153

Renovating Life Cycle Procurement Construction 153

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MARCH 24, 2021

Building long-term relationships among multidisciplinary teams within the owner organization and with all service providers. A common data environment supports collaboration. All parties can visualize project and work order requirements at a granular level and drive efficient life-cycle management.

Renovating 185

Renovating Life Cycle Visualization Environment 185

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MARCH 4, 2020

IPD software and support services provide an environment with a collaborative focus upon requirements definition and successful repair, renovation, and new construction project completion. While fundamental LEAN elements serve as the foundation, solutions can be tailored to an organization’s individual requirements.

Software 150

Software Software CSI Life Cycle 150

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AUGUST 20, 2023

To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability create credible construction cost estimate for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance (FSRM), and new build projects. and maintenance information into the building knowledge base.

Estimating 222

Estimating CSI Life Cycle Construction 222

Building Information Management

MAY 9, 2014

Forget 3D visualization, life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology, BIM, is all about people, process, and competency-centric technologies. If your organization is serious about BIM, here are some areas to consider! Life-cycle strategy vs. first-cost. Change management.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle BIM Management Visualization 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 29, 2017

There is only one barrier to the efficient management of the built environment… commitment. LEAN Construction is not complex, but does required change management for most AECOO organizations. As owners must provide leadership within a LEAN environment , challenges will continue to exist. The need for Change Management.

Products 100

Products Life Cycle Construction Environment 100

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APRIL 17, 2020

Both the 4BT OpenBUILD(TM) and 4BT OpenJOC systems incorporate the following within a collaborative, fully transparent, and compliant environment. Bid/Proposal Management – Lean is based upon several core elements, including a common data environment and early and ongoing communication between participants and stake holders.

Life Cycle 132

Life Cycle Procurement Documentation Construction 132

Building Information Management

JANUARY 3, 2014

BIM is not “rocket science”, but simply the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. These Owners actually monitor the physical and functional conditions of their structures and match them against their organization needs and resources. That is BIM.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle BIM Management Visualization 40

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Public Sector Facilities Project Cost Management involves tracking costs in real time throughout the full life cycle of planning, procurement, and delivery. Current, locally researched granular (unit price line line) cost data, organized by CSI Masterformat. A common data environment (CDE) is needed for all teams.

Management 223

Management CSI Procurement Life Cycle 223

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JANUARY 23, 2021

Despite this fact, less than 5% of real property owners engage at this level of deployment, and not a single federal sector owner does so on a organization-wide basis. It can consistent assure that 90% of all projects are completed satisfactorily, on-time, and on-budget… with full financial and technical visibility.

Life Cycle 149

Life Cycle Procurement Management Renovating 149

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APRIL 10, 2021

Construction Procurement Costs can be effectively managed within integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery environment. The initial capital cost is only the portion of an assets life cycle, that need to be considered while making the right choice. Introduction. basis of initial purchase cost (Woodward, 1997).

Procurement 149

Procurement Construction Life Cycle Renovating 149

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

ISO 55000 definition of “Asset Management”: “coordinated activity of an organization to realize value from assets” “An asset is an item, thing or entity that has potential or actual value to an organization” ISO 55000 – Overview, Concepts and Terminology of Asset Management.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Management Environment Organization 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 6, 2016

. – Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Facilities Management, & Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment. The combination of information related to all aspects of physical assets life-cycle is best called a physical asset model.

Drafting 100

Drafting Life Cycle Construction Modeling 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

The above is possible with the application of proven LEAN processes that can be easily tailored to the individual needs of an organization, and improved over time. IMPROVE Construction Cost Control Improve cost control by using common core information, including a locally researched detail unit price database.

Life Cycle 130

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Procurement 130

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Most senior leadership members view FM as being a mainly technical/engineering and cost-driven discipline that deals with the built environment. Alignment between the built environment and organizational mission therefore remains a continuous challenge. Four BT, LLC. References: Alexander, K. and Price, I. and Price, I. and Carder, P.

New York 149

New York Life Cycle Conference Management 149

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JUNE 18, 2020

Building an integrated facilities knowledge management / LEAN environment is far from complex. Life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership asset management and LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery methods integrate People, Process, Information, and Technology. Technology, however, is secondary to process, and not the driver.

Management 150

Management Procurement Life Cycle Environment 150

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MAY 17, 2022

Is your organization ready? Public organizations will be required to provide climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports, including information about climate-related risks that are likely to have a material impact on its business, results of operations, or financial condition. Energy savings.

Regulation 233

Regulation Risk Equity Organization 233