Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Sustainable public sector facilities management is long overdue. All the methods, processes, tools, and technologies are readily available to support efficient, sustainable lifecycle management of the built environment. A common, shared technical and cost data environment. Why systems thinking?

Sustainability 185

Sustainability Management Procurement Renovating 185

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Sustainability and Efficient Facilities Lifecycle Management go hand in hand. Until there is significant improvement in professional and formal education, the barriers to the successful implementation of efficient repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction will not be overcome.

Sustainability 197

Sustainability Management Renovating Procurement 197

Job Order Contracting

JULY 30, 2024

Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modification (FSRM) Peter Cholakis Improve facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes and reduce costs July 30, 2024 WHAT? Facilities sustainment – The maintenance and repair activities necessary to keep an inventory of facilities in good working order.

Sustainability 188

Sustainability Procurement Plans Management 188

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2023

What is Sustainable Job Order Contracting? A compliant, low cost, solution to consistently deliver quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build requirements on time and on budget with full financial transparency. contact-form] The post Sustainable Job Order Contracting appeared first on 4BT. Learn more?

Sustainability 179

Sustainability Contract Viewpoint Procurement 179

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Sustainable Public Sector Facilities Management is unattainable if current practices are not fundamentally changed. The current mindset across all public sector organizations is not conducive to sustainable facilities management from either economic or environmental perspectives. appeared first on 4BT.

Sustainability 243

Sustainability Management Organization Procurement 243

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Improving facilities sustainment outcomes is critical to meeting mission, environment, and financial requirements. What is facilities sustainment? Sustainment includes all maintenance and repair activities necessary to keep an inventory of facilities in good working order. Learn more?

Sustainability 185

Sustainability Procurement Inventory Environment 185

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sustainable Facilities Management will require a fundamental change in mindset. Even though tools and services are readily available to consistently deliver quality, on time and on budget repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build outcomes, real property owners and facilities management professionals have yet to adopt system thinking.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Management Budgeting Budget 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 28, 2023

Cost effective facilities FSRM, Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization can now be accomplished with the integration of robust process and planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment (CDE) inclusive of current, local market, granular line item construction task data. Sustainment.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Life Cycle Estimating Management 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 3, 2020

4BT BiC is a Construction Common Data Environment Tool (CDE) for the efficient management of public sector facilities planning, procurement, and project delivery. A locally researched UPB is the core of any repair, renovation, sustainment, maintenance, or new construction activity.

Environment 150

Environment Procurement Construction CSI 150

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

IFMA – Efficient Repair, Renovation, Sustainability Project Delivery Methods. Improving facilities management in terms of efficient repair, renovation, sustainability practices required a pinpoint focus upon change management with respect to LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods.

Renovating 100

Renovating Sustainability Life Cycle CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 31, 2022

Improving the PROCURMENT MODEL for Facilities Repair, Renovation, Maintenance and Construction begins with a gap analysis, a quantitative review of the current situation and a target of how things can be when improved. Poor leadership across the public sector with respect to facilities/built environment asset life-cycle management.

Procurement 198

Procurement Modeling Renovating Life Cycle 198

Job Order Contracting

MAY 19, 2022

Optimizing Construction, Repair, Renovation, and New Build Outcomes requires a robust programmatic process that is consistently applied and continuously improved. Provides sufficient granularity to monitor and improve sustainability. The post Optimizing Construction, Repair, Renovation, and New Build Outcomes appeared first on 4BT.

Renovating 228

Renovating Construction Procurement CSI 228

BD+C

JANUARY 25, 2024

Tactical issues for renovating university research buildings 0 qpurcell Thu, 01/25/2024 - 13:30 Laboratories Matthew Plecity, AIA, ASLA, Principal, GBBN, highlights the connection between the built environment and laboratory research, and weighs the benefits of renovation vs. new construction. To Build (Anew), Or Not to Build?

Renovating 111

Renovating AIA Environment United States 111

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 22, 2024

TRANSPARENCY-COLLABORATION-ROBUST PROCESS Imagine that the the person who owns the facility and the one designing, engineering, repair, renovating, maintaing, or building it had the same information. By adopting a programmatic approach, we can address these issues and ensure that every project is completed efficiently and sustainably.

Project Management 216

Project Management Management Products Renovating 216

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Underperforming Public Sector Facilities Renovation Repair and New Builds – Time for Change. Whether a Federal, State, County, or Local Government, most public sector organizations underperform when it comes to planning, procuring, and executing facilities repair, renovation, or new builds. Introduction. Learn more?

Renovating 217

Renovating Procurement Budgeting Budget 217

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Repair, renovation, maintenance and new build planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals and associated processes operate independently. 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

BD+C

APRIL 21, 2023

The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:23 Sustainability in construction is becoming more important as society moves towards a more sustainable future. What Makes a Sustainable Structure? Learn about engineered wood’s key role as a green building solution. CEUs available.

Sustainability 97

Sustainability Engineering Green Materials 97

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 12, 2017

LEAN Construction Project Delivery enables efficient life-cycle management of the built environment via a robust integration of process, actionable standardized and common information, supporting technology, and ongoing training. An example of LEAN Construction Project Delivery is OpenJOC ™ Job Order Contracting.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Environment Management Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2018

It assures consistent delivery of on-demand, on-time, on-budget, quality repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects. Best practices are fully supported within a scalable, easy-to-use environment. The post LEAN Job Order Contracting for SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY appeared first on 4BT.

Contract 100

Contract Sustainability Life Cycle Renovating 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 14, 2021

Owner leadership and commitment remain the only solution to rampant facilities repair, renovation, and new build waste. Rethink, rebuild, and improve your repair, renovation, and new build activities and reduce costs 20% – 30%+ by implementing robust, integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery.

Procurement 166

Procurement Renovating Construction Budgeting 166

Pro Builder

APRIL 18, 2023

That translates to rising popularity for sustainable materials such as ceramics, porcelain, FSC certified wood flooring, and low-VOC paints, in addition to induction cooktops and LED lighting, Forbes reports. Read more Sustainability Healthy Homes Energy Efficiency Sustainability

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Budget Budgeting New York 52

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 25, 2022

Improving public sector facilities life-cycle management is critical to the economy, the environment, and to our safety. What changes are necessary for improvements in repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build policy and practices are required? Can currently available alternative methods provide measurable improvement?

Life Cycle 208

Life Cycle Management Procurement Renovating 208

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2024

While we are all aware of the high levels of financial and environmental waste associated with the construction and sustainment of the built environment, very little has been done to address the issue at the root cause level. . What are the sources of most project cost overruns, delays, and overall dissatisfaction with outcomes?

Estimating 190

Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 190

Construction Marketing

JUNE 13, 2022

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a certification that aids in improving building performance and reduces the impact on the environment. It provides guidelines to create an efficient and sustainable built environment that encourages market competitiveness and public health improvement. Sustainable Sites.

Certification 156

Certification Design Environment Sustainability 156

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The ISO 50001-based energy management system is too little too late and fails to address the fundamental issue of rampant economic and environmental waste associated with facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new buildings. Key problems. #1 1 The program is self-paced. No timelines. #2 2 The program is no-cost.

Management 193

Management Renovating Organization Certification 193

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 27, 2024

The ability to enable sustainable repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction relies upon current verifiable, objective, and granular cost data. There are far to many variables to assume that the final construction cost can be used. Certainly not “like projects” as the statistical significance again is low.

Estimating 217

Estimating Construction Procurement CSI 217

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 19, 2023

Systems Enablers for Sustainable Facilities Management, Repair, Renovation, and Maintenance are critical considerations for any real property portfolio owner. – Establish a common data environment inclusive of shared, local market granular cost data organized using expanded CSI Masterformat.

Deals 200

Deals Products CSI Organization 200

Job Order Contracting

MAY 18, 2022

The above provides a foundation to allow a real property owner and their design-builders to efficiently manage their ongoing repair, renovation, sustainability, maintenance, and new build projects. contact-form] www.4bt.us 4bt.us – Integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery solutions.

Procurement 227

Procurement Plans Design Construction 227

Job Order Contracting

MAY 24, 2023

Decades of professional experience in construction cost estimating, knowledge of actual construction process, means, and methods, and business environment acumen lead to becoming a valued construction cost estimating professional. Get a handle on sustainment, restoration, maintenance, and new build costs.

Estimating 223

Estimating Construction Defense Change Orders 223

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

*JOC Benefits – Consistent delivery of on-demand, quality projects repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainable, and minor new construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders. A JOC unit price book (UPB) is the key element in this regard. Do your homework.

Renovating 100

Renovating Contract Construction Estimating 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 2, 2021

It simply requires owner leadership, commitment, and support to implement and maintain a robust programmatic approach for all facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build projects. 2012, Dehdasht/Zin – BARRIERS OF SUSTAINABLE LEAN CONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION: HIERARCHICAL MODEL.

Procurement 172

Procurement Construction Renovating Sustainability 172

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2023

Those doing the work do far more than complete repair, renovation, maintenance, of new construction tasks, they manage quality and develop creative solutions to ever-present variables. Corporate parentage and culture do appear to be correlated with performance; the level of technology does not. – Krafcik, 1998. appeared first on 4BT.

Products 186

Products Construction Procurement Management 186

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Financial and technical detailed are also shared within a common data environment (CDE), which included a locally researched unit price book. A JOC Program can handle a wide range of facilities and/or infrastructure repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, or new build requirements.

Procurement 149

Procurement Employment Environment Regulation 149

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Innovative construction capital delivery for public sector owners can consistently enable quality, on-time, on-budget and fully compliant repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build outcomes. 85% of all construction projects are over-budget, late, and/or poorly completed.

Innovation 207

Innovation Procurement Budgeting Budget 207

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Keeping up with the growing backlog of facility renovation, repair, sustainability, and maintenance is a never ending challenge for colleges and universities. Knowledge of efficient life-cycle management of the built environment, supported by LEAN construction delivery, and enabling technology is not.

Education 100

Education Renovating Management Life Cycle 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Whether projects involve repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery is needed across all participants and stakeholders on an early and ongoing basis. Their relative level of success impacts society, the economy productivity, and sustainability.

Procurement 154

Procurement Construction Environment Management 154

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

LEAN Job Order Contracting (JOC) is a robust integrated project delivery process for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and “minor” new construction. It is not simply a LEAN “philosophy”, but a robust operating environment. INTRODUCTION. A PROGRAM STRATEGY.

Contract 165

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 165