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FM Sustainability Regulation

Job Order Contracting

a life cycle assessment, LCA) in connection with the completion notification of the construction. Where is the United States? The post FM Sustainability Regulation appeared first on 4BT. The climate impacts of new construction must be documented with a climate calculation (i.e. kg CO2 equivalent/m2/year.

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RS Mean’s 2015 Facility Manager’s Package offers new life cycle cost models for facilities

Construction Cost Estimating

RSMeans obtained by the Gordian Group, the most recognized supplier of construction cost estimating information in North America, just declared the availability of its totally new life cycle cost models for facilities which belong to its 2015 Facility Manager’s Package.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

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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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National BIM Standard – United States™ (NBIMS-US™) Version 2 (V2) – Released May 2012

Building Information Management

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

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Life-cycle management of the built environment – To BIM or Not to BIM?

Building Information Management

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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Top Sustainable Construction Materials to Build a Better Future 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

One of the things that often comes up when discussing the future of construction is sustainability. This is, after all, the only planet we can live in (that we know of), so promoting sustainability will serve us — and future generations. This post rounds up some notable examples of sustainable construction materials.

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

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“ESG- Using Environmental, Social and Governance factors to evaluate companies and countries on how far advanced they are with sustainability. The journey towards efficient life-cycle management of the built environment, carbon literacy, and LEAN process is not easy. (SEC 17 CFR 210, 229, 232, 239, and 249). Conclusion.