BD+C

MARCH 19, 2024

3 reasons to consider green products for your next building project rcassidy Tue, 03/19/2024 - 14:13 Casey Smyth Building Enclosure Systems Green Building Products Moisture Protection Moisture Control/Building Envelope In recent years, there has been a sharp focus on creating a more sustainable building industry.

Green 52

Green Products Sustainability Life Cycle 52

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 16, 2017

Introduction to Current Construction Cost ESTIMATING Techniques . Robust construction cost estimating is critical to improving productivity, quality, delivery times, cost control, and overall satisfaction for any renovation, repair, or new project. ESTIMATING FORMATS. TYPES OF ESTIMATING & ESTIMATES.

Estimating 100

Estimating Construction CSI ASPE 100

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. 3D visualization software products currently promoted as BIM (Building Information Modeling) are not solutions for this task. Big Data for BIM / Efficient Facility Life-cycle Management.

Life Cycle 81

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 81

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 9, 2017

Here are a few lessons learned with respect to improving construction productivity, and overall life-cycle management of the built environment. Thus, a road map to improving the woefully low productivity associated with the AECOO sector is there for everyone’s use. All, however REQUIRE the following…. Collaboration.

Contract 100

Contract Products Life Cycle Procurement 100

Building Information Management

MAY 13, 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. Owners must clearly push for BIM and Life-cycle Facility Management. – NIBS. That said, Owners can’t do it alone.

Life Cycle 58

Life Cycle Modeling Management BIM 58

Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. The recent increase in demand for sustainable or green buildings is further making the consideration of life cycle cost an issue.

Life Cycle 53

Life Cycle Management BIM Engineering 53

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

While the solutions to best value facilities life-cycle asset total cost of ownership management have existed for decades, only recently have they been combined to truly integrated people, processes, information, and technology.

Procurement 150

Procurement Plans Life Cycle CSI 150

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2017

See asset life-cycle model… A total cost of ownership perspective is also required as opposed to the more prevalent practice of first-cost dominance. Proper allowances for local conditions – geographic, weather, productivity of labor, security, ….

Management 100

Management Life Cycle Estimating Comparison 100

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

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

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 9, 2012

As of 2012 over twenty commercial software products support COBie. These products cover the entire facility life-cycle from planning, design, construction, commissioning to operations, maintenance, and space management.

Life Cycle 45

Life Cycle BIM Management Documentation 45

Building Information Management

MAY 15, 2012

First and foremost BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Construction cost estimating, and facility life-cycle cost estimating are critical components of any facility design, project delivery, repair, renovation, sustainability, or planning function.

Estimating 49

Estimating BIM Life Cycle Construction 49

Building Information Management

JUNE 20, 2012

Key Topics / Take Aways: Identify and advance technologies, processes, and management practices that improve the performance of federal facilities over their entire life-cycle, from planning to disposal. Requirements for facility life-cycle management, efficient repair/maintenance/sustainability, BIM. crack, damage, etc.),

Life Cycle 61

Life Cycle BIM Management Inspections 61

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. Emphasis upon estimate and project sharing, collaboration, and reuse (vs. eTakeoff /BIM/QTO).

Estimating 45

Estimating Life Cycle BIM Construction 45

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. Emphasis upon estimate and project sharing, collaboration, and reuse (vs. eTakeoff /BIM/QTO).

Estimating 40

Estimating Life Cycle BIM Construction 40

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us. A detailed and locally researched line item unit price book, organized by CSI Masterformat, inclusive of labor, crew, productivity, material, and equipment specificity as well as demolition line items and line item modifiers. TOOLS AND SERVICES.

Contract 165

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 165

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

The approach invests more resources earlier in the Project life-cycle. Asset Life-cycle Total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) Management www.4BT.us. A well-programmed project is path to best value, meeting the needs of owner and all participants and stakeholders from both environmental and economic perspectives.

Contract 132

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 132

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Are Construction Cost Estimators an Obstacle to Efficient Project Delivery and BIM? Even today, most construction cost estimators continue to rely exclusively upon spreadsheets, despite well documented issues with the practice. Good dedicated cost estimating software programs are successful for a reason.

Estimating 40

Estimating BIM Life Cycle Construction 40

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2014

One thing is clear, the construction sector (architecture, engineering, contractors, owners, operators, users, suppliers) has been lagging virtually all other business sectors for decades with respect to productivity improvement. My reasoning is simple, Owners pay the bills. most notably with their SABER construction delivery structure.

BIM 40

BIM Life Cycle Products Estimating 40

Building Information Management

MAY 23, 2012

Professional construction cost estimators are critical to any collaborative, transparent, and productive BIM solution. Experienced cost estimators who appropriately leverage technology and embrace collaboration will excel.

Estimating 45

Estimating BIM Life Cycle Renovating 45

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2012

For example, estimating a job requires knowledge about about the impact that AE, context, and execution scope have on each unit, assembly, and system level cost. The later being largely responsible for the decades long declined in productivity within the construction sector throughout America. Click to view slideshow.

Life Cycle 49

Life Cycle BIM Management Visualization 49

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

In a widely accepted definition, Zero Waste is, The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.”. There is a lot of waste out there.

Claims 156

Claims Certification San Francisco Resource 156

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2018

The OpenJOC Job Order Contracting Approach adheres to fundamental LEAN processes that mutually benefit all participants…owners and contractors… equally, yet does so with the lowest administrative and/or product costs. Rapidly and Easily Cost Estimate All Construction Requirements.

Renovating 100

Renovating Sustainability Life Cycle Construction 100

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 26, 2015

The Need for Credible Construction Cost Estimates. Education, key performance indicators, common terms and definitions, LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods and supporting technology can to be leveraged to enable significant productivity and quality improvement. Basic Characteristics of Credible Cost Estimates.

Estimating 40

Estimating Management CSI Life Cycle 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2016

Robust collaborative construction delivery methods provide a proven path for Owners to significantly improve construction productivity and levels of satisfaction among a participants and building users. Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling. Higher quality work product.

Renovating 100

Renovating Life Cycle Contract Estimating 100

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. Eliminate the non-value add (waste and lack of productivity) that amount to 30%-50% of all construction projects.

Contract 100

Contract Life Cycle Renovating Management 100

Building Information Management

MARCH 3, 2014

pcholakis : Improving Construction Productivity – Collaboration and Lessons Learned. Everyone knows that productivity in the AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operation, Owner) is uniquely poor. Life-cycle management and approach vs. our current “first-cost mentality”. Everyone also knows why.

Products 40

Products Life Cycle Change Orders Construction 40

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

While most estimators traditionally develop their own UPB based upon their historical and current experience, the use of standardized formats and descriptions is becoming more and more important, if not a requirement. . While line item construction cost estimates provide the greatest detail, their proper use also requires the greatest skill.

Estimating 40

Estimating Life Cycle Renovating CSI 40

Construction Equipment

MAY 6, 2015

Momentum Fuel Technologies introduced its complete compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system solution for Class 6 to Class 8 trucks, offering support in design, manufacturing, sales and ongoing service throughout the product life cycle. According to ACT Research Co., adoption rates for U.S.

Life Cycle 48

Life Cycle Estimating Commercial Products 48

BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As part of this initiative, the General Services Administration is proposing a “substantially lower” standard for materials and products as defined by a global warming potential. Building material manufacturers should focus on research and development to create products with lower embodied carbon. This can be done in a number of ways.

Procurement 52

Procurement Life Cycle Construction Materials 52

Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 16, 2010

We provide model based Project Estimating service from schematic narratives through final construction documents including Construction Estimating & Scheduling for Architects at the concept stage to measure, count, and price best materials & building objects such as walls, doors, and windows, automatically or manually.

Estimating 40

Estimating Architecture Cash Flow Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

JUNE 27, 2016

E917-15 Standard Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildings and Building Systems. E1699-14 Standard Practice for Performing Value Engineering (VE)/Value Analysis (VA) of Projects, Products and Processes. E2150-13 Standard Classification for Life-Cycle Environmental Work Elements—Environmental Cost Element Structure.

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Estimating Risk Overhead 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

These benefits are largely derived through the use of a common data environment, CDE, which dramatically improves communication and collaboration throughout the project life-cycle. A detailed, full transparent line item construction cost estimate is critical for improving collaboration and reducing change orders. .

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Renovating BIM Environment 100

Job Order Contracting

MAY 25, 2017

LEAN Construction delivers higher productivity and over 90% of construction projects on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction. a shared line item unit price book, shared estimates, etc.). Established life-cycle based Facilities Management Policy. LEAN Construction Primer. LEAN Construction Primer.

Construction 100

Construction Life Cycle Architecture Organization 100

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

life-cycle management of the built environment, alignment of structures with. to achieve higher productivity within the. to achieve higher productivity within the. adaptive and efficient facility life-cycle. adaptive and efficient facility life-cycle. (Cloud) are disruptive technologies.

BIM 76

BIM Life Cycle Management Estimating 76