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Achieving Best Value for Facility Renovation, Repair, Maintenance, and Construction – 2016 and Beyond

Building Information Management

They pay the bills, and unfortunately are ultimately solely responsible for the rampant economic and environmental waste associated the architectural, engineering, construction, and operations sectors. is a factor used to multiply against the estimates prepared using the UPB. Improving Economic and Environmental Outcomes.

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BIM Strategy for the Built Environment

Building Information Management

Move from being 80% Reactive 20% Preventative to 80% Preventative 20% Reactive (or less)… and reduce overall cost and environmental impact. Identify and Rank Problems and Opportunities – Inventory, Physical and Functional Conditions, Deficiencies and Costs and Associated Impacts vs. Time. Organizational Resources.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Its impact is already being felt in countries around the globe. The buildingSMART alliance TM Conference will help you understand how BIM can better integrate the design, construction, fabrication and operation processes, and provide you with the latest metrics available to assess industry progress. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

From the HVAC Designer’s perspective, Programming will focus on proposing HVAC-related space requirements and understanding potential impacts of identified OPRs on HVAC-related issues. Sizing, performance, and cost estimates may still be based on simplified functional-area-based methods. Estimate energy performance.

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

From the HVAC Designer’s perspective, Programming will focus on proposing HVAC-related space requirements and understanding potential impacts of identified OPRs on HVAC-related issues. Sizing, performance, and cost estimates may still be based on simplified functional-area-based methods. Estimate energy performance.

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BIM Glossary Terms and Definitions – NBIMS-US – 2013

Building Information Management

Life-cycle Assessment. A compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout its life cycle. Recycling and reuse activities related to demolition waste also can be included and have a “negative impact.”. (10) The closeness of agreement within individual.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Its impact is already being felt in countries around the globe. The buildingSMART alliance TM Conference will help you understand how BIM can better integrate the design, construction, fabrication and operation processes, and provide you with the latest metrics available to assess industry progress. Thursday: Information Exchanges.