Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2020

-+. Construction Cost Estimating – LEAN. This paper ” Construction Cost Estimating-LEAN” discusses the positive impacts of collaboration, a common data environment, and locally researched detailed line item construction cost data. INTRODUCTION. CURRENT STATUS. CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES.

Lean Construction 55

Lean Construction Estimating Cost Control Property Management 55

UK Construction Blog

MARCH 26, 2025

The post Top 10 Construction Defects: Prevent These Costly Building Mistakes appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Key Takeaways Construction defects commonly stem from design deficiencies, poor workmanship, substandard materials and inadequate quality control, potentially reducing property values by up to 25%.

Electrical Wiring Installation 52

Electrical Wiring Installation HVAC System Installation Fire Protection System Installation Plumbing Systems 52

iField Smart

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Abstract In the ever-evolving construction industry, efficient resource management is critical to project success. This paper explores the principles, methodologies, and tools used in construction resource management, with a focus on best practices that enhance productivity, reduce waste, and ensure project goals are met.

Construction Management 105

Construction Management Schedule Management Material Storage Lean Construction 105

LetsBuild

MARCH 24, 2023

Digital construction software is changing how companies operate and improving their productivity in the field and in the office. The construction industry is notorious for being slow to adopt new technologies, but failure to digitise your processes in today’s landscape isn’t an option.

Construction Management 98

Construction Management Collaboration Building Information Modeling (BIM) Lean Construction 98

LetsBuild

JUNE 2, 2023

The success of any construction project hinges on multiple factors, including budgeting and scheduling, which impact the project’s completion. Manual processes and tasks in designing, estimating, bidding and project management are primarily responsible for such lapses. Note that 63% of projects fail due to poor communication.

Project Management 98

Project Management Construction Management Budgeting Schedule Management 98

Job Order Contracting

JULY 11, 2018

What if there was a better way to perform renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and construction tasks? With LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting, this is not only possible, but the norm. LEAN OpenJOC(TM). Fragmented, hierarchical, controlled, formed on “as-needed” basis, antagonistic and working as cross purposes.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Risk Management Cost Control Change Management 40

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 25, 2023

Embrace the next generation of Construction and Sustainable Lifecycle Facilities Management! Move all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects forward with proactive, informed decisions. Mitigate risk and access a full audit trail. Full document management and version control.

Facility Management 105

Facility Management Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Management Sustainability 105

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2022

Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity[1] with Proven Strategies: A White Paper. It has done virtually nothing to measurably impact the repair, renovation, maintenance, and construction of the built environment. The risk of change is high, however, not pursuing fundamental change is potentially catastrophic.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 105

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Quality Assurance Procurement 105

Building Information Management

JUNE 26, 2016

LEAN, Collaborative, and Integrated Construction Delivery. The project delivery method ultimately determines the outcomes of renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability and new construction activities more so than than any other single factor. from conceptualization/early design through project handover and beyond.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Collaboration Project Management Consulting 40

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 10, 2024

By Mike Banta Photos courtesy Mid-Atlantic Timberframes In the construction industry, there has long been a tendency to do things a certain way, primarily because “that is the way it has always been done.” Using a high-quality, carefully designed system such as heavy timber construction offers many advantages to off-site construction.

Lean Construction 52

Lean Construction Green Building Heavy Equipment Manufacturing Building Materials Manufacturing 52

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders… possible? Only two of the following construction delivery methods are LEAN. Construction Project Delivery Comparison. Design-Bid-Build.

Lean Construction 52

Lean Construction Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Communication General Contracting 52

Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2016

While LEAN principles, as defined for production systems, originated from the Japanese manufacturing industry, LEAN construction delivery methods have evolved to meet the requirements of real property owners and the AEC sector. Shared risk/reward. Flexibility without excessive management and control.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Performance Measurement Quality Assurance 40

Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2016

While LEAN principles, as defined for production systems, originated from the Japanese manufacturing industry, LEAN construction delivery methods have evolved to meet the requirements of real property owners and the AEC sector. Shared risk/reward. Flexibility without excessive management and control.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Performance Measurement Quality Assurance 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 26, 2016

LEAN – Best Value Construction Delivery – Job Order Contacting & IPD. LEAN construction delivery focuses upon building processes to delivery more quality projects on-time and on-budget. Shared Risk / Reward. Supply Chain Management. Simplify – Reduce complexity wherever possible.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Contracts Quality Assurance Building Standards 40

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 4, 2019

Build the right team, collaborate with all participants and stakeholders from day one, incorporate LEAN construction processes. The consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, and new construction projects isn’t difficult. Shared Risk/Reward. Contracting/Procurement Rigor. Projects Delivery.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 55

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts Lean Construction Risk Management 55

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Alternative Project Delivery (APD) offers the opportunity delivers significant added value versus traditional design-bid-build, design-build, Construction Management at Risk (CMAR), Agency?CM Leverage LEAN Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery to Consistently Achieve Best Value.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 65

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Procurement Risk Management 65

LetsBuild

MARCH 17, 2023

It’s no secret that the construction industry faces many project management challenges. Cost overruns are one of the most common results of these challenges, leading to construction companies going significantly over budget more often than they’d like to admit. This is key for improving construction collaboration between teams.

Collaboration 98

Collaboration Risk Management Site Planning Project Management 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

There are many construction contract types out there. The construction industry uses different kinds of agreements depending on the project’s scope, delivery, schedule, budget, and the parties involved. We’ve made things easier by compiling the eight most common types of construction contracts and detailing the pros and cons of each.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 98

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts General Contracting Cost Control 98

OmTrak

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Construction mistakes can be costly, both in terms of finances and human safety. Even the most iconic structures, celebrated for their architectural brilliance, have not been immune to construction mishaps. The construction mistake resulted in a substantial cost of $80 million.

Lean Construction 87

Lean Construction Geotechnical Engineering Cost Control Building Resilience 87

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Explaining Job Order Contracting and LEAN Efficient Construction Delivery… Ok, so Job Order Contracting and LEAN construction delivery have little to do with an elephant sand castle… In construction., Poor quality assurance or quality control. Inaccurate cost estimate. … (long list).

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts Quality Assurance 40

LetsBuild

APRIL 21, 2023

How would you describe your process of creating daily construction reports? If you can simplify your daily construction reports by recording the right information correctly, you can finish in minutes right from the job site—no more after-hours paperwork in the office. What’s your biggest fear as a construction project manager?

Project Management 97

Project Management Schedule Management Risk Management Construction Management 97

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 12, 2017

LEAN Collaborative Construction Practices Construction Cost Estimating. LEAN Collaborative Construction Practices Construction Cost Estimating. There are multiple alternative forms of estimates including conceptual, square foot, building, system, life-cycle, etc. Four BT, LLC.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Estimating Collaboration Cost Control 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 15, 2023

Especially given the fact that while building information modeling (BIM) is supposed to create an accurate reflection of the physical building, it takes a great deal of know-how to make it so. Similarly, with the increased demand for BIM managers, how often, if at all, are field personnel recruited for these roles?

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 98

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Lean Construction Construction Management Project Management 98

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The LEAN Integrated Construction Project Delivery Method. . It did so in response to a growing need for increasing and unsupportable demands for construction throughout Europe. Have a Clear Chain of Command, however LEAD without Excessive Management and Control. Make Leadership and Change Management a PRIORITY.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts General Contracting 40

Procore

JUNE 8, 2023

As technology continues to evolve, massive opportunities remain in the construction industry to evolve the preconstruction phase, where 2D drawings remain prevalent. In the traditional construction process, estimators were much like navigators setting the course for a journey.

Estimating 97

Estimating Mapping Lean Construction Cost Control 97

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2016

No Shared Goals/Objects or Risk/Reward Among All Participants. Low bid, design-bid-build or similar antagonistic construction delivery/procurement method. Excessive Management & Control versus LEAN Management Practices. No written execution manual. Poor collaboration.

Lean Construction 49

Lean Construction Cost Control Risk Management Building Controls 49

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 6, 2021

Successful Construction Project Delivery, whether repair, renovation, maintenance, or new builds, can only be consistently achieved with a primary focus upon People… then Process, Information, and enabling Technology. Understanding core requirements is critical for real property owners and facilities management professionals.

Cost Control 52

Cost Control Facility Management Change Management Risk Management 52

Job Order Contracting

MAY 26, 2020

Collaborative Construction and FM Technology. D esigners, P lanner, F acilities M anagement , E ngineers, and B uilders; Building in Cloud is an innovative and powerful digital platform for AECOO collaboration , available as a free service, and via paid subscription (for advanced features and capabilities).

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 76

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Collaboration Procurement Facility Management 76

Field Wire

AUGUST 21, 2023

Construction projects can be complex, with millions of dollars invested and tight deadlines. As a project manager, it’s up to you to execute the plans and ensure everything runs smoothly. Project management software Successful project management starts with project management software.

Project Management 98

Project Management Building Information Modeling (BIM) Building Automation Schedule Management 98

Building Information Management

JUNE 29, 2016

Asset Competency Model & Efficient Facility Management #101. Until Owners understand and are capable of organizational wide deployment of ASSET COMPETENCY MODELS, productivity across the AEC and Facility Management sector will remain poor. Developing and Managing PEOPLE. Developing and Managing PEOPLE.

Facility Management 58

Facility Management Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Lean Construction 58

Job Order Contracting

MAY 17, 2022

How a company assesses and plans for climate-related risks may have a significant impact on its future financial performance and investors’ return on their investment in the company. How to reduce the carbon footprint of a building? New GSG, SHG, SEC Facilities Regulations and Reporting Requirements on the near-term horizon.

Environmental Impact Assessment 105

Environmental Impact Assessment Risk Management Facility Management Energy Efficiency 105

BDC Network

AUGUST 14, 2023

Fast-tracking construction projects offers both risk and reward dbarista Mon, 08/14/2023 - 13:50 0 Contractors Understanding both the rewards and risk of fast-tracking a project can help owners, architects, engineers, and contractors maximize the benefits of this strategy and can bring great reward on all fronts when managed properly.

Schedule Management 92

Schedule Management Risk Management Building Materials Manufacturing Project Management 92

iField Smart

APRIL 6, 2023

Construction management involves a series of activities within various project phases including planning, design, construction, and facilities management. Effective and efficient construction management aims at four principal objectives viz. scope, time, cost, and quality. Project reporting and tracking.

Construction Management 52

Construction Management Building Information Modeling (BIM) Schedule Management Lean Construction 52

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Many, if not most, Real Property Owners have a serious management void when it comes to physical infrastructure stewardship (buildings, roadways, etc.) LEAN, collaborative construction delivery requires deployment of best management practices, ongoing training, and supporting technology. Shared Risk/Reward.

Facility Management 45

Facility Management Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Maintenance Lean Construction 45

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 24, 2019

The construction industry collects mounds of data. As business technologies grow across all industries and younger, more data-informed professionals enter the construction workspace, contractors are diving deeper into their data by deploying business intelligence solutions in construction that fuel real-time analytics.

Project Management Consulting 80

Project Management Consulting Building Materials Manufacturing Risk Management Project Management 80

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A recent survey by Dodge Data & Analytics found that a significant majority of contractors (93%) indicated that their projects had been affected by rising construction costs due to supply chain issues. . To help you do that, this post covers the essentials of managing the supply chain in construction.

Construction Management 98

Construction Management Building Information Modeling (BIM) Building Materials Manufacturing Change Management 98

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. The Additional Benefits of LEAN OpenJOC Job Order Contracting. All of the following are provided via the LEAN OpenJOC Job Order Contracting solution.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Contracts General Contracting Sustainability 40