BD+C

JANUARY 31, 2017

Despite what it describes as a “chaotic” year saddled with labor shortages and interest-rate creep, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) estimates that spending for nonresidential construction increased by nearly 8% in 2016. That growth is expected to continue for “another couple of years,” albeit somewhat more modestly.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 24, 2016

construction starts for 2017 will advance 5% to $713 billion, following gains of 11% in 2015 and an estimated 1% in 2016. Dodge Data & Analytics today released its 2017 Dodge Construction Outlook. The report predicts that total U.S.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2020

Issues with Construction Cost Indexes, Location Factors, and Cost Estimating for IDIQ and JOC impact cost visibility and transparency. The post Issues with Construction Cost Indexes, Location Factors, and Cost Estimating for IDIQ and JOC appeared first on 4BT. References.

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Estimating Construction Equipment Contracts Site Planning 74

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the Department of Defense (and the Federal Government in general) is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) and/or time-based cost variances.

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Estimating Procurement Lean Construction Construction Equipment 96

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Since 2016, nearly 100,000 man-hours have been invested in the Old Chicago Main Post Office to prep the building and the site for its planned redevelopment. 200 construction workers from 27 construction-related firms have been on site and removed an estimated 20 million pounds of debris.

Site Planning 75

Site Planning Estimating 75

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 12, 2016

The New York Build 2016 ( March 7th & 8 th ) focuses on a range of topic areas from construction regulation, major projects and upcoming contracts to sustainable building and the latest construction technology. Civil Estimators. The leading new construction exhibition will focus exclusively on New York and New York State.

Project Management Consulting 48

Project Management Consulting Heavy Lifting Transportation Real Estate Development Fire Protection Systems 48

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Decisions made using “bad data” are estimated to have cost the industry $88.69 Thirty percent of respondents indicated that more than half of their project data is “bad” and results in poor decision making more than 50 percent of the time. References: Watanabe-Crockett, Lee. Global Citizen. Famous, Gabriele.

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Quality Assurance Public Works Property Management Budgeting 97

BD+C

JULY 6, 2016

At least one construction project has broken ground each week, on average, since the start of 2016. The Downtown Seattle Association’s Mid-year Development Guide estimates there are more buildings under construction in this metro’s downtown area now than at any time in the past 11 years. Construction in downtown Seattle is booming.

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Estimating 71

Construction Superintendent Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

. -- Dodge Data & Analytics recently released its 2016 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. construction starts for 2016 will rise 6 percent to $712 billion, following gains of 9 percent in 2014 and an estimated 13 percent in 2015.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

MARCH 28, 2016

If your company estimates with Excel and manages projects with Procore, you’ll see a dramatic increase in productivity with Cassell Consulting’s new CCi Fusion: XL to Procore. Exporting XL estimates to Procore has never before been possible, but with Fusion, it couldn’t be easier. CCi Fusion: XL to Procore is an Excel add-on.

Project Management Consulting 40

Project Management Consulting Estimating Change Management Project Management 40

Construction Superintendent Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

. – With supplies of some key materials, equipment and labor tightening, Mortenson Construction has raised its estimate for nonresidential construction cost increases in Chicago, Illinois, for 2017 from 4 percent to 4.5 This year’s increase follows a 2016 jump of 4.3 appeared first on Construction Superintendent.

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Estimating Construction Equipment 40

BD+C

JUNE 28, 2016

The United States continues to lead all countries with the largest hotel construction pipelines, according to the latest estimates by Portsmouth, N.H.-based Through the end of the first quarter of 2016, the U.S. based Lodging Econometrics , a global real estate consulting firm.

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Estimating 71

BD+C

MARCH 14, 2017

billion in sales in 2016, a 15.6% of total retail sales last year (excluding items not normally purchased online, like fuel and cars), according to Commerce Department estimates. increase over 2015 and representing 11.7%

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Estimating 67

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 14, 2023

He developed a neural network-based compaction analyzer that uses computer algorithms to estimate the density of asphalt.

Quality Control 130

Quality Control Quality Assurance Building Performance Measurement Controls Manufacturing 130

Building Information Management

JUNE 14, 2016

The percent of JOC projects over the last year that exceeded the initial project cost estimate due to change orders or fees for specialty items not listed in the price book; and. Source: MOTION BY SUPERVISOR DON KNABE June 14, 2016 ). Job order contracting performance metrics.

Contracts 40

Contracts Specialty Contracting Cost Control Procurement 40

Roads Online

AUGUST 5, 2024

At full maturity of the trees within the precinct, it is estimated that 75-80 per cent of the road verges will be covered in shade, creating a sun-safe, cool environment for residents and visitors, including athletes and para-athletes at the games.

Contracts 97

Contracts Infrastructure Development Government Works Landscaping 97

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 1, 2024

The PM/CM team will oversee comprehensive services across all project phases, from preliminary design and cost estimation to procurement, preconstruction, construction management, commissioning, facility activation and project closeout.

Facility Management 100

Facility Management Infrastructure Development Closeout Project Management 100

BD+C

MAY 30, 2016

In the first quarter of 2016, there were 163 transactions of medical office buildings totaling more than $1.8 billion in volume, according to estimates by CBRE, the nation’s largest real estate services provider, in its latest “National Healthcare Real Estate Investor Update.”.

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Estimating 53

Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In the 2016 report, construction companies indicated they were planning to implement Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) teams. Increased bid accuracy —Model-based estimating allows estimators to identify gaps and potential risks, leading to more accurate bids to win more work. in 2016 to 10.4

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 89

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Collaboration Handover Energy Efficiency 89

CCR Magazine

JANUARY 1, 2025

For example, at Northlake Commons, the utilization of mass timber estimates 1,990 metric tons of avoided CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) emissions, with a total carbon benefit of 2,920 metric tons; this is equivalent to removing 558 cars from the road or to the energy required to operate 249 homes for an entire year.

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Sustainability Renewable Energy Systems Environmental Impact Assessment Structural Systems 52

Cassell Construction Estimating

AUGUST 25, 2016

2016 appeared first on Cassell Consulting - Construction Operations Consulting. We’re providing a link to download this stringent list of requirement­s (we do ask for your email and company info to download). The 48-Division CSI MasterFormat codes are required Activity Codes […].

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Schedule Management Project Management Consulting Change Management Project Management 40

ENR Construction

AUGUST 16, 2016

billion estimated for 2016. In a sign that the trend toward equipment renting is not slowing down, the American Rental Association says the rental industry can expect a compound annual growth rate of 4.9% over the next few years. ARA’s five-year forecast predicts that U.S.

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Estimating 49

Business Facilities

MAY 26, 2017

were located across the South in 2016, with four of the top five in Texas, according to new population estimates from the U.S. Ten of the 15 fastest-growing large cities in the U.S. Census Bureau. . Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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Estimating Surveying 49

Civil + Structural Engineer

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates 8.2 percent of existing water operators will need to be replaced annually between 2016 and 2026 (GAO 2018).

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Surveying Estimating 100

HardHatChat

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Low – Chicago losing the 2016 Olympic bid. When Chicago lost the 2016 Olympic bid this fall, it was a devastating blow to the city’s restaurant and retail construction industry. They were thrown into a foreign world of subcontractor/vendor disbursement issues and estimating construction costs to complete a project.

Green Building 78

Green Building Building Materials Surveying Estimating 78

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Upon approval of schematic/conceptual design, development of performance specifications, cost estimations, a DB contractor is select based upon a qualifications process. is a factor used to multiply against the estimates prepared using the UPB. Owner prepares “bridging documents” that provide a schematic/conceptual design.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 45

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Maintenance Environmental Impact Assessment Green Building 45

BD+C

AUGUST 4, 2017

grand total construction starts growth projection for 2017 over 2016 in ConstructConnect’s Q3 report has been revised down slightly to +4.5% Earlier, it had been estimated at +6.0%. ConstructConnect announced today the release of its Q3 2017 Forecast Quarterly Report. from +4.8%. 2018 remains about the same at +5.9%

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Estimating 45

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 7, 2023

4 Supported by secure cloud technology and information management practices (NIST, CMMC LvL 3 compliant) enabling Program, Project, Proposal, Estimate, Workorder, Document, and Issues/Task Mangement, and more. They are not intended to be used when preparing appropriation-quality estimates. Peitlock, B.A., Martinez, A., Martinez, A.,

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Estimating Project Management Property Management Construction Management 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 15, 2023

Meanwhile, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimates that around $1.7 We estimate global infrastructure investment needs to be $94 trillion between 2016 and 2040. trillion of infrastructure investments are needed in Asia through 2030 to maintain economic growth. trillion per year.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 98

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Schedule Management Infrastructure Development Change Management 98

Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The 2016 JBKnowledge Construction Technology Report finds the construction industry has massive amounts of data at its fingertips from every project, and most of it just sits there. When profit margins are thin, it doesn’t take much to wipe out a project’s financial benefits. Scheduling, planning, and collaboration optimization.

Schedule Management 86

Schedule Management Risk Management Cost Control Project Management 86

Construction Superintendent Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2016

construction starts for 2017 will advance 5 percent to $713 billion, following gains of 11 percent in 2015 and an estimated 1 percent in 2016. construction industry has witnessed signs of deceleration in 2016, following several years of steady growth,” stated Robert Murray, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

percent from August to September 2016, according to an analysis of U.S. The government revised the August nonresidential construction spending estimate from $686.6 . — Nonresidential construction spending fell 0.9 Census Bureau data released by Associated Builders and Contractors. Nonresidential spending totaled $690.5 billion to $696.6

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Estimating 45

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 4, 2018

JOC Estimating Methodology & Best Practices. 4BT OpenJOC Building in Cloud Estimating Software Overview. JOC Estimating Contract Compliance Process. Center for Job Order Contract Excellence (CJE) & the Arizona State University JOC Study of 2016. Activities & Tools. LEAN Construction Delivery (JOC, IPD).

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts Lean Construction Project Management Consulting 40

Civil + Structural Engineer

AUGUST 15, 2023

This was backed up by the government including it on its national risk register in 2016, and subsequently by the Environment Agency, with its chief executive Sir James Bevan stating that more than three million properties in England are at risk of surface water flooding.

Schedule Management 130

Schedule Management Approvals Environmental Consulting Risk Management 130

Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2015

Milestone Schedule – The expected duration of this study will be 1 year (Jan 2015 – Jan 2016). The following are major activities that will be performed along with estimated completion dates and time frames: 1. JOC Conference held in Phoenix – January 2015: Completed.

Contracts 45

Contracts Schedule Management Property Management Project Management 45

Building Information Management

JUNE 27, 2016

E2083-05(2016) Standard Classification for Building Construction Field Requirements, and Office Overhead & Profit. See also WK54600 proposed revision E2168-10(2016) Standard Classification for Allowance, Contingency, and Reserve Sums in Building Construction Estimating.

Building Standards 40

Building Standards Building Performance Measurement Structural Systems Facility Management 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Publication of the final report is targeted for January 2016. via [link] – 4Clicks Solutions develops and delivers a comprehensive suite of construction cost estimating and project management software to connect people, information and processes – anytime, anywhere. Final JOC Report 1/25/2016.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts Estimating Cost Control 40