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Integrated Project Delivery – IPD, Job Order Contracting – JOC, BIM, and Efficient Project Delivery

Building Information Management

Project delivery methods set the tone and largely dictate the relative success of any facility construction, renovation, repair, or sustainability project. Project delivery methods must therefore be a component of BIM, a fact many/most 3D visualization software vendors appear to have ignored. So what is IPD?

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Planning Major and Minor Facilities / Asset Repair, Refurbishment, Maintenance, Renovation, and Construction

Job Order Contracting

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. In fact, less than 20% of all projects are delivered on-time and on-budget, or per stakeholder requirements.

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Best Value Construction Metrics

Building Information Management

Best value construction requires the integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery people, processes, information, and technology. IPD and JOC promote the ability for people with diverse capabilities and backgrounds to collaborate and enhance overall performance and maximize goals attainment. Thomsen, 2009.

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The Business Value of BIM in North America 2007 – 2012

Building Information Management

Is the trend analysis of the Business Value of BIM in North America from 2007 through 2012 reality, or are many of us walking around with rose colored glasses? There is NO WAY 71% of ANY of the groups are “engaged with BIM on their projects”…period, end of story. Playing with Statistics?

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Why Construction Productivity is Low vs. every other sector.

Building Information Management

Construction productivity remains low, if not in decline ( with the exception of an uptick due to the multi-billion dollar federal government “shovel ready” investments of 2007/8) due to the continued use of archaic, antagonistic, and counterproductive construction delivery methods such as design-bid-build. Your thoughts?

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The Business Value of BIM in North America 2007 – 2012

Building Information Management

Is the trend analysis of the Business Value of BIM in North America from 2007 through 2012 reality, or are many of us walking around with rose colored glasses? There is NO WAY 71% of ANY of the groups are “engaged with BIM on their projects”…period, end of story. Playing with Statistics?

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U.S. Construction – Improving Efficiency & Competitiveness

Building Information Management

Segmented, linear, and non-integrated processes: planning, financing, design, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance. Well-integrated processes, supply chains, and work flows. Use of best practices to reduce rework and delivery time, and to improve job-site safety and project quality; and.