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Building Performance Measurement Cost Control Estimating 
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 30, 2022
Valid construction cost estimate creation is the goal of every professional estimator. The reason is simple, an estimate, by nature, is an approximation. Furthermore, measuring accuracy is impossible as there is no datum. Nonetheless validity of a construction cost estimate is critical to cost management.
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Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 20, 2023
A credible construction cost estimate is required prior to engaging in procurement. The follow elements are common to a credible construction cost estimate. 2 Timeliness – All cost data must be current. applied to a outdated cost estimate will introduce significant error.
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Construction Specifier
JANUARY 26, 2025
Photo courtesy Intertek As building codes and standards evolve, the demand for airtight, environmentally friendly building enclosures increases among building owners, insurers, and design professionals. Air barriers are essential for maintaining the integrity and performance of building enclosures.
Civil + Structural Engineer
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Others have pinpointed spiraling labor costs, inflation, and interest rate rises as major risks on the horizon. Traditional design-bid-build models where the burden of risk was principally shouldered by contractors are gradually giving way to more collaborative models where risks and responsibilities are more evenly shared.
Job Order Contracting
JULY 9, 2019
LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. LEAN Construction Cost Estimating. Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a core component of LEAN construction and measurably improved outcomes. Focus upon detailed line item estimating by discrete tasks.
Civil + Structural Engineer
APRIL 14, 2023
. – After a long, stormy winter, drivers are faced with dodging potholes or suffering the consequences of damage to their vehicles, but a first-of its-kind quality control tool may help increase the quality of pavement and keep those potholes, ruts and cracks from forming.
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Construction Marketing
MAY 17, 2023
These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM). Safety and Risk Management Safety and risk management are paramount in the construction industry.
BDC Network
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint 1 kcichowicz Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:59 Facility condition assessments provide powerful insight into your buildings and offer an ideal vehicle to advance resiliency and decarbonization goals. Smart control systems enable more precise and efficient energy management.
CCR Magazine
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Recent data indicates that residential roofs are suffering unprecedented hurricane damage which carries major implications for extended maintenance and repair costs. Buildings with roofs that are more than 20 years old receive claims that are between 50% to 100% more severe compared to those with recent roof installations.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 17, 2024
fraught with rising costs, material challenges, and labor struggles—the pressure to answer these questions correctly becomes even greater. increase in equipment costs, and labor wages rose 3.4%. of construction materials in the RSMeans database experienced a significant cost increase, with an average increase of 19%.
Civil + Structural Engineer
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Vista Pointe represents a rare opportunity to build a luxury waterfront community with outstanding amenities and unparalleled views of Manhattan. Since its formation in 2003, Toll Brothers City Living has completed 45 condominium buildings totaling over 7,200 residences.
Commercial Construction Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
This proactive approach prevented misunderstandings, minimized delays, and reduced costs by ensuring that everyone stayed on the same page throughout the project. By establishing a process for handling change orders collaboratively, Directors and the GC can control the impact of changes on the project’s timeline, budget, and quality.
CivilJungle
MARCH 4, 2022
What Is Estimation of Residential Building? Estimation of a residential building is basically a “ Bottoms Up” or “Prime Cost” which performed an analysis in detail and finally produce a product. It is basically a combination of estimating methods. It is basically a combination of estimating methods.
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CCR Magazine
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Read on for an overview of heat exchangers and learn how a regular assessment program saves energy, reduces costs, and helps facility staff stay focused on their priorities. The temperature at which the heat is reached can be precisely controlled by controlling the pressure of the steam. They should be cleaned annually.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 27, 2019
Repair, Renovation, & Construction Project Cost Management. LEAN Processes Embed Transparent Costs and Project Cost Management Project cost management and efficient project delivery are core capabilities enabled by the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting (JOC) Solution.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
This month, we have more than 35 product releases across Autodesk Construction Cloud platform and products, including Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk Takeoff, ProEst, BuildingConnected, Assemble, and BIM 360. Notification | Advanced Settings – Personalize Autodesk Build email notifications so teams stay on the same page.
CCR Magazine
JANUARY 17, 2025
In the evolving landscape of commercial construction , implementing professional basement waterproofing and moisture control systems has become a cornerstone of building longevity. These aren’t just numbers; they’re game-changers for project managers and building owners alike.
iField Smart
MAY 14, 2024
As project requirements evolve and expand, legacy systems may struggle to accommodate increased data volume, user traffic, or complex project workflows, leading to performance issues and bottlenecks. Limited Scalability : Legacy software may lack the scalability needed to support growing construction firms or large-scale projects.
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.
Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 28, 2024
And tools and methodologies like Building Information Modeling (BIM) and cloud-hosted, web-based Information Management platforms that let everyone involved in a project share info are total game-changers. They’re making a huge difference in how we build things and keep up with the times.
Job Order Contracting
MAY 3, 2020
Strategic alignment (links between operational performance and strategic factors), and profitability/cost control and/or resource maximization are initial area of focus and should be regularly monitored. Key performance indicators (KPIs) and regular independent third-party audit are important tools.
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GCP Applied Technologies
JANUARY 9, 2019
Shortfalls of high-performance adhesives. Replacing a floor that has been damaged by moisture can cost many times the original installation expense and this risk should be taken seriously. . It is estimated that moisture-related flooring problems cause more than $1 billion annually in the U.S. Concrete moisture test methods.
iField Smart
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Document Management: CMS provides a centralized repository for storing and organizing project documents, drawings, specifications, and contracts, with version control, access permissions, and search functionality. Features like model coordination and clash detection help minimize errors and save costs.
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 26, 2015
The Need for Credible Construction Cost Estimates. Education, key performance indicators, common terms and definitions, LEAN collaborative construction delivery methods and supporting technology can to be leveraged to enable significant productivity and quality improvement. Basic Characteristics of Credible Cost Estimates.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JUNE 28, 2017
Construction sites are a sort of controlled chaos. Projects and builds are often made successful in large part by the leaders guiding the job from start to finish. With the right leadership, workers can increase performance and efficiency. On the jobsite, it’s common to work with different teams on each part of the build.
Job Order Contracting
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
The J OCPB (JOC Price Book: reflects the current local costs in detail for construction tasks expected to be performed in the geographical area of the base contract with the primary use of developing a detailed line-item price. Most Army and DoD JOC Program specify “RS Means” cost data. 5117.9001 Definitions.
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Building Information Management
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
A Comparison of Construction Cost Estimating Tools. Electronic Cost Books and Calculators – RSMeans CostWorks RSMeans Online. Cost Estimating/Project Management Software – 4Clicks Project Estimator. Cloud Cost Estimating – Ceasel. Cloud Cost Estimating – Ceasel.
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Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Whether creating new architectural expressions or rehabilitating architecturally significant historic buildings, from stick-built to unitized, “off-the-shelf” commodity to custom bespoke systems, utilizing insulating glass units or opaque spandrel panels, simple flat or complex geometry; it seems the sky is the limit with curtain wall design today.
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Jonas Construction
JULY 30, 2024
Minor adjustments can be made during a pit stop, while major changes need to occur as soon as possible to ensure the car performs to its fullest potential. This is how successful project management teams approach a construction project. And this all comes down to effective construction progress tracking.
GCP Applied Technologies
JANUARY 9, 2019
Shortfalls of high-performance adhesives. Replacing a floor that has been damaged by moisture can cost many times the original installation expense and this risk should be taken seriously. It is estimated that moisture-related flooring problems cause more than $1 billion annually in the U.S. Concrete moisture test methods.
In Eight
MARCH 21, 2023
Spreadsheets have long been the go-to technique to monitor cost and its impact on the budget, even given their inherent shortcomings. But now with more effective construction budget tracking techniques out there, the contrast in accuracy and cost management has become plainly stark.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 23, 2024
This month, we have 40+ product releases across Autodesk Construction Cloud , including Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk Takeoff, BuildingConnected, and Assemble. The link to the document(s) within the email will stay the same for access within Cost Management.
Building Information Management
JANUARY 17, 2014
Building Information Management (that’s right forget the “modeling” distraction), BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. in order to define the scope, schedule, cost/budget (initial and life-cycle) budget, performance, value of a project or potential project.
Building Information Management
MARCH 31, 2015
Over 80% of construction contractors still use pen and paper (50%+) and/or spreadsheets (30%+) for critical tasks such as construction cost estimating and quantity takeoffs. Traditional design-bid-build and low-bid are inefficient and antagonistic. Failure to perform due diligence. You can hide behind a spreadsheet.
Job Order Contracting
MARCH 4, 2022
It has done virtually nothing to measurably impact the repair, renovation, maintenance, and construction of the built environment. Robust tools and processes have existing for decades that can assure quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds are consistent delivered on-time and on-budget. Take BIM for example.
BDC Network
APRIL 27, 2023
Devin Bowman, Technical Glass Products Passing The Test for Safer School Design With the threat of school-targeted violence, how can the building industry work together to ensure the safety of students and teachers? Schools that intend to improve the security of their buildings through glass do so voluntarily.
BDC Network
JUNE 7, 2024
Unless we change business as usual, these impacts will increase at a pace out of our control. This approach results in “less bad” rather than high-performance, net positive environmental outcomes. It measures what was achieved after the design is fully baked. Because T.R. s arena of action. s conservation legacy.
UK Construction Blog
JANUARY 29, 2025
The post Construction Budget Templates: A Complete Guide to Project Cost Planning [2025] appeared first on UK Construction Blog. A construction budget template serves as your financial compass, providing a structured framework to plan, track and monitor all project costs effectively.
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Building Information Management
AUGUST 29, 2012
Technology is a tool to enable lower cost implementation of strategies and processes. Technology’s role is to assure consistent, cost-efficient application of embedded business process, enabling faster deployment, automation of routine or complex mathematical processes, and associated decision-making and reporting capabilities.
Stok
JUNE 25, 2020
Building owners, operators, and tenants are all wondering what changes must be made to their buildings to reduce the risk of transmission of viruses like SARS-COV-2 as the U.S. and countries around the world prepare to reopen workplaces and reoccupy offices and other buildings. Energy recovery system. MERV 8 filtration. •
UK Construction Blog
JANUARY 25, 2025
The post Made-to-Measure Windows: A Time-Saving Solution Becoming Popular With UK Contractors appeared first on UK Construction Blog. The UK construction sector has a skills gap despite ambitious building targets. Built-to-measure windows are a quick solution, simplify installation, save on labour and improve building performance.
In Eight
APRIL 11, 2023
Accurate, real-time cost tracking of capital projects may be understood and valued in theory. When project costs aren’t closely managed, they’re more likely to spiral out of control and put projects squarely among scores of others like them: over budget and behind schedule.
CCR Magazine
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Costs are driven up. Variables that go out of control throw off the schedule. Deliver superior performance by setting the most realistic goals for the project. Engage in Smart Cost-Cutting Refer to your construction accounting software for project numbers in real time. Engage in cost-cutting where you can.
Construction Specifier
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Even when people are inside, it is hard to block out intruding and distracting noises within the space people are in; noise coming from adjacent rooms, areas above or below, or from hallways; or even from outside the building. The purpose of the building determines what types of noise pollution creates “pain points” for occupants.
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