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COBIE Guide Released for Public Comment – July 2012

Building Information Management

COBie, the Construction-Operations Building information exchange, is the United States standard for the exchange of information related to manage building assets. These products cover the entire facility life-cycle from planning, design, construction, commissioning all the way to operations, maintenance, and space management.

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Reducing the Federal Government Real Property Footprint 2012 – Civilian Property Realignment Act – CPRA – H.R. 1734

Building Information Management

1734, a bill to reduce the size of the federal government’s footprint and save taxpayers billions of dollars through realignment and consolidation of the federal real estate portfolio was just passed (February 7, 2012) by the U.S. Why Focus on High-Performance Buildings? Buildings account for 39% of U.S. CO2 emissions a year.

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COBIE Guide Released for Public Comment – July 2012

Building Information Management

COBie, the Construction-Operations Building information exchange, is the United States standard for the exchange of information related to manage building assets. These products cover the entire facility life-cycle from planning, design, construction, commissioning all the way to operations, maintenance, and space management.

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COBIE – BIM – Life-cycle Facility Managment

Building Information Management

2012 – via FMOC. The Construction-Operations Building information exchange (COBie) format is the international standard for the exchange of information about managed facility assets. As of 2012 over twenty commercial software products support COBie. – Bill East, US Army October 9. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

When specifying interior finishes such as flooring, building professionals should take the utmost care to ensure all materials help advance these overarching quality measurement components. 9 Managing the acoustic needs of spaces is deeply important. experience various types of allergies each year, and over 27 million have asthma.

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Hear about the latest news on Ferrovial UK loses 30 Million Pounds, Five UK construction slowdown solutions, UK construction peaks, MSPs and CIOB debate fixing Scotland’s draughty homes

UK Construction Blog

Karl Goose, UK & Ireland Managing Director, said Ferrovial Construction continues its strategic objective to grow sustainably in the UK and enhance profitability. DCO rulings were mostly on time or early from 2012 to 2016, resulting in a 509-day total delay at the end of 2016. Construction managers and directors are only 2.1%

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Job Order Contracting – Audit Results

Building Information Management

Job Order Contracting provides several significant benefits to real property owners, building users, and construction contractors. A certain threshold of expertise, however, is required on the part of all stakeholders. Nearly half of the Project Managers interviewed could not provide support for the pricing of non-prepriced items.