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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Organizations that provide leadership and commitment to collaborative environments are rare. Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project. Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project.

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Productive Construction – Traits of Collaboration

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Productive construction and collaboration go hand in hand. The traits of collaboration include: co-location. Based upon the above, why would anyone be surprised by the lack of productivity and rampant economic and environmental waste endemic to public sector facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds? commitment.

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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

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Shared characteristics of LEAN processes include: Early and ongoing collaboration among all participants and stakeholders. Procurement/bidding. The Construction Operations Building information exchange (COBie) has become one of the most widely known data formats. Building Automation Systems (BAS). Strategic planning.

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Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management

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Within the LEAN Construction / Collaborative Construction Delivery process framework, emphasis is upon BEST VALUE OUTCOMES as the can be achieved through the leveraging of expertise of all project participants and stakeholders from initial concept and throughout the entire life-cycle of the built structures. Procurement/bidding.

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LEAN for Facilities Operation and Maintenance

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Briefly, the LEAN methodology involves the consistent application of business processes and workflows in support of the following: Early and ongoing collaboration among all participants and stakeholders. Procurement/bidding. Building Automation Systems (BAS). Building Information Modeling (BIM) (Model & Management Systems).

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Government-Owned Facilities and The Continued Lack of Stewardship

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To this day, many if not most most, Owners do not have a standardized method of deploying LEAN construction management practices across their organization. Common terms, definitions, and data architectures are not required, nor is BEST VALUE procurement the norm.

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A Robust Framework for Improving Construction Productivity

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Any organization can consistently assure best value outcomes for facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds. Collaboration is critical in achieving best value construction outcomes. Developing and maintaining a collaborative environment is relatively simple with appropriate levels of owner leadership and competency.