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IPD Collaborative Construction in Ottawa County

Granger Construction

Granger Construction celebrates 65 years of collaborative project delivery with the Ottawa County Family Justice Center project in West Olive, MI. The project team achieved unparalleled success for the project and its stakeholders, including budget reliability and enhanced efficiencies.

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Open BIM Standards – COBIE, OMNICLASS – IFC / COBIE Report 2012

Building Information Management

BIM adoption remains a challenge due to the fact that its many supporters don’t focus upon it’s true relevance, the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. As noted in the IFC / COBIE Report 2012, BIM’s success depends upon the ability to: Create model data in a consistent format.

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

Building Information Management

This Conference, focused on Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward, will deliver an understanding of how BIM can better integrate the design, construction, fabrication and operation processes, and also provide you with the latest metrics available to assess industry progress. Exhibit Space #5. 4clicks.com.

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Minimizing Waste and Improving Construction Productivity

Building Information Management

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

Building Information Management

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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Cloud Computing is More Important than BIM?

Building Information Management

– The acceptance and increased use of collaborative construction delivery methods such as Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Job Order Contracting (JOC). . CEASEL’s focus is upon transparent construction cost estimating and efficient project delivery.

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Government-Owned Facilities and The Continued Lack of Stewardship

Job Order Contracting

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].