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Federal Construction Delivery – Time for LEAN

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Lean = Faster, Better, Cheaper, New Efficiencies, Teamwork, Time, Savings, Commitment, and Ownership. Lean streamlines supply chains and reliability in commitments to insure a continuous and predictable flow. ” – Alliance of Construction Excellence. Both are proven LEAN processes. Benefits include: 1.

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Government-Owned Facilities and The Continued Lack of Stewardship

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This includes the largest Government facilities owner/manager, the GSA, as well as other State and County Governments, etc. To this day, many if not most most, Owners do not have a standardized method of deploying LEAN construction management practices across their organization. contact-form].

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Minimizing Waste and Improving Construction Productivity

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On average 25-30%+ of construction project costs are due to inefficient processes. Reducing waste through the use of collaborative construction delivery methods, robust information and data architectures, metrics, and supporting technology is not “rocket science” and we can all make positive impacts beginning today. .

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2012 – January 7th-11th, 2012, Washington, D.C.

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3: Building Innovation 2013 is the only place you’ll find the authentic event on federal construction: FEDCon® — The Annual Market Outlook on Federal Construction — where attendees will hear the most authoritative, up-to-date information on federal agency building and infrastructure budgets, construction forecasts and regulatory updates.

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BIM in Chains – Sustainability and Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment Stalled?

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BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Further life-cycle management of the built environment requires significant “change management” in most organizations whether Owners, AEs, Contractors, Oversight Groups, etc.

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National Construction Contracts and Law Survey – UK – 2012

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NBS National Construction Contracts and Law Survey 2012. Research and Analysis Manager, RIBA Enterprises (Source: [link]. From March to April 2012, NBS a survey about contracts and legal issues within the UK construction industry. These need to clearly delineate where risk and responsibility lie.

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” Evidence-based ” Life-cycle Federal Facility Management, BIM, and the Status Quo – NIBS, FFC

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Key Topics / Take Aways: Identify and advance technologies, processes, and management practices that improve the performance of federal facilities over their entire life-cycle, from planning to disposal. Facility risks to Organizational Mission. You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Potential to quantify.