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The Complete Guide to Project Commissioning

Autodesk Construction Cloud

How to Increase Building Performance and Meet LEED Requirements. But while closeout is essential, planning for a seamless handover happens well before ground is broken. In construction, commissioning is the process of evaluating a building to be ready for service. In construction, last impressions matter.

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

Construction Specifier

The building and fire codes require FRTW to be impregnated with chemicals. The specification summary section should include both, as interior and exterior FRTW can be used in many applications where noncombustible materials are required by building and fire codes. The building and fire codes contain prescriptive requirements for FRTW.

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The 3 Core Pillars for Redefining Construction Handover 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

These assets and their data are transferred over to operations to help with building maintenance and building operations. Then the subcontractors purchase materials, install the equipment, and submit the closeout documentation. The critical assets, materials, and equipment are then translated into construction workflows.

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Common Types of Construction Contracts And Their Use

cnstrctr

The different types of construction projects include: Lump Sum Construction Management (Cost Plus / Guaranteed Maximum Price) Design Build Design Build Finance Maintain. For the examples I’ll be using a 10 storey office tower as the example building. Design Build Contracts. Construction Contract Types.

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Complete Guide to Construction Project Management Supremacy

Buildern

Key Stages of Construction Project Management For anyone outside of the industry, constructing an entirely new building almost feels like magic. Monitoring and controlling the work is one of the essential stages of any construction project management. But in fact, it is far from it. This goes through the following stages: 1.

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Job Order Contracting Lessons Learned Regarding Improving Construction Productivity

Job Order Contracting

Data is certainly important, especially actionable detailed transparent and objective sourced information, shared among all participants (FM, contractor, AEs, building users…) at early stages and throughout end-of-life. Quality Control/Quality Assurance Plans. Oversight and Leadership without Excessive Management and Control.

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12 Essential Construction Process Management Steps that Project Managers Should Follow

Jonas Construction

During the planning stage, start by identifying all required construction activities, then move ahead and build the construction schedule, and finally, move on to devising your team structure. Being able to accurately identify, assess, control, and monitor all risks is imperative to your project success, and worth the planning time.