BD+C

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In response to manufacturer demand, the Health Product Declaration Collaborative , together with GreenCE, GreenCircle, NSF International, PE International, SCS Global Services, ToxServices LLC, and UL Environment, is developing an official protocol for third party verification of HPDs.

Collaboration 64

Collaboration Green Building Quality Assurance Building Materials Manufacturing 64

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

How to use job order contracting is an important lesson for all public sector facilities operations and management professionals. #1 3 Direct collaboration between owner and design-builder teams is a principle of JOC. . #2 3 Direct collaboration between owner and design-builder teams is a principle of JOC.

Contracts 105

Contracts Project Management Consulting Quality Assurance Lean Construction 105

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2021

News Flash – Best value facilities repair, renovation work order delivery is now available to any real property owner. An integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery solution that drives consistent on-time, on-budget, quality outcomes at a fair price. Collaborative design for constructibility.

Quality Assurance 100

Quality Assurance Facility Management Lean Construction Property Management 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 103

Procurement Maintenance Lean Construction Facility Management 103

Civil + Structural Engineer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

SEATTLE, WA – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, joins Sound Transit in celebrating the opening of the Lynnwood Link Extension , an 8.5-mile vice president and Pacific Northwest area manager at STV. “We

Quality Assurance 130

Quality Assurance Structural Systems Project Management Facility Management 130

Construction Specifier

APRIL 27, 2025

By Tim Cullen and Tom Bagsarian Photos courtesy Encon United Much attention has turned to data center construction, not only in the United States, but throughout the world, as technology companies strive to find facilities to house the infrastructure needed as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent.

Building Materials Manufacturing 64

Building Materials Manufacturing Structural Systems Flooring Systems Wall Systems 64

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2019

The common facilities management challenges can be mitigated using LEAN alternative construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Common Facilities Management Challenges: Limited Budget Limited Resources & Staff Deferred Maintenance Prioritizing Projects Meeting Project Timelines. Unit Price Book.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 58

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Lean Construction Project Management 58

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 27, 2020

How real property owners and facilities management professionals traditionally plan, procure, and deliver projects is the most significant barrier to improving capital reinvestment performance outcomes. Best Value Construction delivery is dependent on collaboration and teamwork among all project participants.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 105

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Maintenance Lean Construction Quality Assurance 105

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. Promote a better understanding of how the built environment influences human behavior, health and organizational productivity, 3.

Lean Construction 96

Lean Construction Facility Management Quality Assurance Procurement 96

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 100

Sustainability Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Quality Assurance 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Job Order Contracting (JOC) has been distorted into a way to simply speed the procurement of repair, renovation, and new build construction, bypassing procurement rigors and doing little to assure mutually beneficial benefit to owners and design-builder or overall efficiency. What LEAN Job Order Contracting?

Contracts 105

Contracts Lean Construction Project Management Consulting Quality Assurance 105

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2020

Ensuring COLLABORATION from Planning, through Procurement, through Project Delivery, and Beyond for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction requires an integrated outcome-focused process. While implementation does require a certain amount of change management for most organizations, the process is far from complex.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 66

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Procurement Collaboration Lean Construction 66

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. Leverage technology.

Project Management Consulting 105

Project Management Consulting Facility Management Lean Construction Public Works 105

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. The fundamental reason for poor outcomes is the failure to implement and properly manage robust and integrated LEAN planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Better Manage Construction Costs.

Schedule Management 93

Schedule Management Construction Management Lean Construction Building Information Modeling (BIM) 93

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 30, 2022

4BT, founded in 2016, is a certified veteran-owned small business (VOSB), and was founded by JOC program management, technology, and cost data experts with decades of experience with industry sector leading organization including the RS Means Company, LLC, 4Clicks Solutions, LLC, and VFA, Inc. support services. support services.

Contracts 105

Contracts Lean Construction Quality Assurance Facility Management 105

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2022

The combination of owner support and a programmatic LEAN JOC Program integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery teams to enable the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds on-time and on-budget, without excessive administrative cost or burden. Change Management. Status Quo.

Contracts 105

Contracts Lean Construction Quality Assurance Procurement 105

Building Information Management

AUGUST 10, 2015

While I an not an “ISO fan”, common terms, definitions, and linkages (ontology) are requirements for facility and/or asset management. ISO 55000: Asset Management – Overview of Asset Management , Principles and Terminology. managed risk. managed risk. improved financial performance.

Facility Management 45

Facility Management Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Quality Assurance Risk Management 45

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2022

The following 4 core elements are mandatory for the consistent achievement of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds on time and on budget. Consistent application virtually assures cost savings of 30%-40% as well as long-term mutually beneficial relationships between all participants and stakeholders. #1

Maintenance 98

Maintenance Change Management Quality Assurance Collaboration 98

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 28, 2017

Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management and improving AECOO outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management enables the efficient use of available funds targeted for executing renovation, repair, maintenance, and minor new construction projects.

Facility Management 40

Facility Management Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts Quality Assurance 40

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Facilities Management – 2017 Best Practices. Facilities management, practiced properly, is process-centered. Despite the “surveys”, “reports”, and hype associated with BIM, building owners and facilities management professionals have yet to fully understand BIM, let alone decide whether or not to practice it.

Facility Management 40

Facility Management Lean Construction Project Management Consulting Change Management 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 17, 2021

Reliable construction cost estimating is important to real property owners, facilities management professions, architects, and engineers. Streamlines Communications: Using detailed line time cost data that is l ocally researched and presents in common industry terms assures all participants have a shared view of requirements.

Estimating 80

Estimating Quality Assurance Procurement Building Materials 80

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 14, 2021

Owner leadership and commitment remain the only solution to rampant facilities repair, renovation, and new build waste. If you are a public sector facilities management professional, it’s your choice whether to implement significant improvement, or continue to make the mistakes of the many. execute projects efficiently.

Quality Assurance 81

Quality Assurance Lean Construction Building Commissioning Building Performance Measurement 81

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2022

Software is only useful if it is based upon a robust strategy, supported by robust processes and workflows that maximize leverage of internal and external resources via collaboration and common mutually beneficial goals. Powerful, Easy-to-Use, Collaborative Technology that simplifies the JOC Process. Fully Compliant. Edwards Deming.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 105

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Quality Assurance Procurement 105

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 7, 2022

The reason Public Sector Construction and FM Grade F for Cost Management is simple… the lack of owner leadership and competency. Multiple studies by industry and the GAO note that over 80% of the failures in public sector facilities repair, renovation, and new builds are due to owner lack of effective leadership.

Construction Management 98

Construction Management Lean Construction Building Performance Measurement Facility Management 98

Civil + Structural Engineer

JUNE 10, 2024

The 2024 Class of Rising Stars in the AEC Industry Jeremy Mano Architect/Project Manager ARRIVE Architecture Group Bedford, TX Jeremy Mano is a bright architectural professional who stands out not only for his innovative designs but also for his commitment to teaching, research, public service, leadership, and exemplary time management.

Project Management Consulting 147

Project Management Consulting Public Works Environmental Impact Assessment Project Management 147

Building Information Management

AUGUST 10, 2015

While I an not an “ISO fan”, common terms, definitions, and linkages (ontology) are requirements for facility and/or asset management. ISO 55000: Asset Management – Overview of Asset Management , Principles and Terminology. managed risk. managed risk. improved financial performance.

Facility Management 40

Facility Management Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Quality Assurance Risk Management 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Over the past 3-4 years, he has elevated BIM to Building Information Management, playing a crucial role in implementing cloud solutions in major projects like Frauenklinik Bern, Inselspital BB12 and Gymnasium Neufeld. Together with the core team at Amstein+Walthert, he establishes new ways of working in the other branches.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 116

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Project Management Construction Management 116

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2019

Proven collaborative construction delivery methods have existed for decades. These solutions can consistently assure that quality renovation, repair, and new construction projects are delivered on-time and on-budget. LEAN Collaborative Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery. Collaborative technology ).

Lean Construction 45

Lean Construction Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Procurement Collaboration 45

OmTrak

APRIL 23, 2024

Data Centres are the backbone of the digital world, playing a critical role in enabling businesses to manage, process, and store vast amounts of data. These highly complex facilities require meticulous planning, operation, and management to ensure consistent, reliable, and secure services.

Building Code Compliance 79

Building Code Compliance Facility Management Schedule Management Fire Protection Systems 79

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 8, 2017

LEAN JOC Construction Improves Facilities Management Outcomes for all participants and stakeholders by focusing upon best value. In order to achieve the Project goals, all team members must proceed with with informed, accurate information concerning process, quality, cost and schedule.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Facility Management Construction Management Project Management Consulting 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 17, 2022

Owners and clients expect a seamless handover, which is the key to efficient facility management and operations. As a quality assurance test, it starts in design and continues through operations. Commissioning is especially important for energy management. In construction, last impressions matter.

Building Commissioning 84

Building Commissioning Handover Building Information Modeling (BIM) Renewable Energy Systems 84

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Improving facilities and maintenance outcomes begins with a strategic review of objectives and alignment with integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes. Unfortunately facilities/physical infrastructure goals and objectives are rarely well defined and documented in quantitative form.

Maintenance 66

Maintenance Building Performance Measurement Quality Assurance Procurement 66

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 1, 2017

LEAN Procurement via Collaborative Job Order Contracting provides significantly improve outcomes for all participants and stakeholders. There are several core elements associated with LEAN Procurement via Collaborative Job Order Contracting for real property owners, construction contractors, and building users.

Procurement 40

Procurement Collaboration Contracts Lean Construction 40

Job Order Contracting

MAY 3, 2020

Clearly defined, roles, responsibilities and outcomes in written format (operating manuals and/or execution guides) and associated long-term multi-party agreements help to assure initial and ongoing consistent application of processes and associated workflows. Efficiency. ” Henry Ford. ” Henry Ford.

Procurement 76

Procurement Lean Construction Building Performance Measurement Quality Assurance 76

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 3, 2020

For example, organizations can consistently achieve quality repair, renovation, maintenance and new construction outcomes, on-time, and on-budget, ninety percent of the time (90%). Awareness that LEAN is a gradual and continuous process requiring a focus upon change management Initial and ongoing training. ” – Henry Ford.

Lean Construction 89

Lean Construction Project Management Consulting Procurement Change Management 89

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Efficient construction contract management is actually quite simple. Integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently assure quality repair, renovation, repair, maintenance and new construction outcomes on-time and on-budget. appeared first on 4BT.

Contracts 71

Contracts Lean Construction Quality Assurance Procurement 71

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 19, 2020

A Guide to Construction Services Procurement would be incomplete without a discussion of collaborative LEAN construction planning and management methodology. The primary mistake that organizations make in procuring construction services in support of their facilities management needs is that they do not manage their providers.

Procurement 71

Procurement Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Management Lean Construction 71