Civil + Structural Engineer

JANUARY 10, 2024

From oil and gas and renewable energy to water and transport, markets have continued to generate substantial demand for new infrastructure with the project backlog increasing in 2023. As we enter 2024, organizations will need to balance delivering on the substantial backlog of projects, while progressing toward full digital transformation.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 130

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Risk Management Quality Assurance Schedule Management 130

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Powerful, yet easy-to-use services and tools that support efficient project delivery, including LEAN job order contracting that simplify administrative and operational processes, and drive best value repair, renovation, and new construction outcomes. Improve project planning by avoiding, minimizing, or eliminating miscommunications.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 104

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Lean Construction Quality Assurance Cost Control 104

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 6, 2014

I recently read a blog from a great colleague of mine about IPD for small construction projects. Due to the costs associated with setting up an IPD project one her readers wrote… “Our sticking point continues to be whether there is a “cut-off” to do IPD for projects of a certain size and budget.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 45

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Specialty Contracting Budgeting Collaboration 45

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2021

The consistent achievement of best value quality, cost, and schedule outcomes requires the strategic and tactical integration of planning, procurement, and project delivery in concert with the core organizational mission. Early and ongoing collaboration of all participants and stakeholders.

Facility Management 105

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

Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Integrated design increasingly is recognized as a potential method to assure all performance criteria are considered and optimized in the design and construction of buildings. As indicated above, the participating disciplines must trust the validity of the information provided by other collaborators. – NIBS.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 51

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts Quality Assurance Project Management 51

Building Information Management

MARCH 28, 2013

BIM requires some form of Integrated Project Delivery… Period. Efficient project delivery methods such as IPD and Job Order Contracting (JOC) are integral components of efficiently managing the built environment over time. Why you say?

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 49

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Contracts 49

Building Information Management

AUGUST 20, 2012

The problem with the AIA approach to IPD is it is inherently anti-architect. It explicitly reduces the traditional influence of architects at early stages of a project when the design is being developed. I recently read the following Linked-in comment: . “

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 55

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Project Management Estimating Construction Management 55

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2021

The root cause causes behind poor outcomes, even more so than technical factor, is lack of competent teams working collaboratively toward mutually beneficial goals. Individual projects WILL NOT consistently achieve bst value outcomes unless they are conducted within an overall programmatic environment! Rewire the contractual framework.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 99

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Budgeting General Contracting Procurement 99

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

According to industry data, the average bid win percentage for a commercial contractor is 25%, meaning for every 10 bids submitted, they would win 2-3 projects. The industry average of 25% largely reflects the inefficiencies in bid preparation, lack of trust in cost estimates, and inconsistencies in pricing.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 59

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Estimating Building Materials Change Management 59

Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2012

Next generation cloud-computing and knowledge-based solutions will enable new levels of innovation, productivity, collaboration, transparency, competition, and growth. Collaboration. Collaborative construction delivery methods set the tone of any construction project and directly impact overall success.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 81

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Project Management 81

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2020

Value-based construction planning, procurement, and project delivery can consistently enable quality projects, on-time and on-budget. This optimal outcomes is possible via the appropriate and consistent integration of people, process, information, and technology.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 85

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Procurement Lean Construction Project Management 85

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The construction industry uses different kinds of agreements depending on the project’s scope, delivery, schedule, budget, and the parties involved. Knowing which contract to use when is critical to ensuring a successful outcome in delivery, customer satisfaction, and profit. integrated project delivery contract.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 98

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

Building Information Management

MAY 29, 2012

BIM Collaboration – Fact or Fiction. As members of the AECOO 1 Community and stewards of the build environment, it is our obligation to collaboratively address our industry-specific productivity and business process issues as well as the our lack of significant progress relative to addressing environmental impacts.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 55

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Collaboration Change Management Project Management 55

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 29, 2024

Job Order Contracting was created several decades ago as a means to help get projects started quickly. Since that time JOC has evolved into an integrated project delivery (IPD) method that not only accelerates procurement, but also shorten project delivery times and reduces costs up to 30%-40%.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 98

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Contracts Project Management Consulting Property Management 98

Building Information Management

MAY 15, 2012

Construction cost estimating, and facility life-cycle cost estimating are critical components of any facility design, project delivery, repair, renovation, sustainability, or planning function. Here’s a list of BIM Construction Cost Estimating Requirements: 1.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 49

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Estimating Facility Management 49

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 17, 2023

Any real property owner can control construction costs for facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects. Consistently delivering quality projects on time and on budget simply requires leadership, accountability, and commitment. Both IPD and JOC have been proven for decades and are well evolved.

Cost Control 96

Cost Control Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Controls Quality Control 96

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Alternative Construction Delivery Methods (ACDM) is a term commonly applied to business processes beyond traditional design-bid-build – DBB. Forms of alternative construction delivery methods include: Integrated Project Delivery – IPD: Typically reserved for major new construction.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 49

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Risk Management Facility Management Project Management 49

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

An integrated project delivery method is arguably required in order to achieve desired quality, satisfaction, timing, and cost for over 90% of renovation, repair, or new construction projects executed. Integrated project delivery method. An Example… CDE and LEAN JOC Construction Delivery.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Lean Construction Change Management 40

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Owner (AECOO) sector must engage in collaborative construction delivery methods in over achieve any measurable performance improvement in the life-cycle management of the built environment. Move away from ad-hoc, antagonistic construction delivery methods.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 58

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Collaboration Stakeholder Engagement 58

Building Information Management

MAY 23, 2012

Professional construction cost estimators are critical to any collaborative, transparent, and productive BIM solution. Owners, AEs, Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Oversight Groups, Business Product Manufacturers- BPMs, and the Community will all gain higher visibility into life-cycle needs and impacts of the built environment.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 45

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Estimating Building Materials Manufacturing Facility Management 45

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2022

Software is only useful if it is based upon a robust strategy, supported by robust processes and workflows that maximize leverage of internal and external resources via collaboration and common mutually beneficial goals. Two of these solutions are Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Job Order Contracting (JOC).

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 105

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

Building Information Management

MARCH 21, 2012

Accurate construction estimates are a fundamental component of any successful construction project. The more accurate the scope of a construction project, the more accurate the estimate. 4Clicks.com – premier software for efficient project delivery – JOC, SABER, IPD, SATOC, MATOC, MACC, IDIQ, POCA, BOA.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 45

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Estimating Project Management Construction Equipment 45

Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2012

Critical components of CONSTRUCTION PROJECT success include communication, collaboration, a defined mutually agreed upon operating relationship and an associated fully defined project scope of work… all of which are largely determined by the construction delivery method. Construction management is a process!

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 49

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Renewable Energy Systems Change Management Lean Construction 49

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2012

Powerful cost estimating software, integrated with visual estimating, contract management, project management, and document management is the new standard. Powerful cost estimating software, integrated with visual estimating, contract management, project management, and document management is the new standard.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Estimating Project Management Construction Management 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 20, 2012

The problem with the AIA approach to IPD is it is inherently anti-architect. It explicitly reduces the traditional influence of architects at early stages of a project when the design is being developed. I recently read the following Linked-in comment: . “

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Project Management Estimating Construction Management 40

Building Information Management

JULY 25, 2014

Demand for higher productivity in the construction sector and environmental sustainability is reaching a critical level and causing significant changes in both construction cost estimating and the AEC industry as a whole. Emphasis upon estimate and project sharing, collaboration, and reuse (vs. eTakeoff /BIM/QTO).

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 45

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Estimating Lean Construction Cost Control 45

Building Information Management

JUNE 13, 2013

It’s the integration of Cloud Computing, BIM, and Efficient Collaborative Construction Delivery Methods (IPD, JOC, PPP…) that will improve productivity in the AECO sector. Project Delivery Methods of the Future.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 45

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

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

How can multiple cost estimators share information on a project, or communicate with Owners, Contractors, AE’s, Subs, etc… if they aren’t speaking the same language? 4Clicks.com – premier software for cost estimating and efficient project delivery – JOC, SABER, IPD, SATOC, MATOC, MACC, POCA, BOA, IDIQ.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 45

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Collaboration Sustainability 45

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

It’s simple, collaboration and improved “cradle to cradle” facility life-cycle management approaches will be required for survival. 4Clicks.com – premier software for cost estimating and efficient project delivery – JOC, SABER, IPD, SATOC, MATOC, IDIQ, POCA, MACC, BOA …

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 61

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Facility Management Change Management 61

Building Information Management

APRIL 8, 2013

As they pass the emergent stage, BIM and cloud computing will continue to impact project delivery. Emergent disruptive technologies and construction delivery methods are altering both the culture and day-to-day practices of the construction, renovation, repair, and sustainability of the built environment.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Facility Management Project Management 40

Building Information Management

AUGUST 29, 2012

.” While BIM can be applied to any situation, the focus of this discussion is upon – multi-facility portfolios, with extensive capital reinvestment, renovation, repair, maintenance, and sustainability requirements/projects. Spreadsheets are single user and non-collaborative, have no concept of hierarchy, nor full audit capability.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 74

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Project Management Consulting 74

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 1, 2019

LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. Eighty percent (80%) of all construction projects are late, over-budget, or incorrectly completed. These are not LEAN construction delivery methods. Both maintain a program versus project orientation. Global oversight and leadership with local empowerment.

Lean Construction 52

Lean Construction Estimating Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Cost Control 52

Building Information Management

MAY 16, 2013

As such, the core requirements of BIM include collaboration, standardized information, multiple domain competencies, and several supporting interoperable technologies. Building Information Modeling, BIM, is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Let’s face it, BIM continues to languish.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 45

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Change Management Facility Management 45

Building Information Management

JANUARY 17, 2012

The availability and integration of secure technology to promote collaboration and. All of these are common within all phases of construction, repair, renovation, or sustainability projects. Tools and services to test, deploy, host, and maintain applications are provided within one integrated development environment.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 78

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Project Management 78

Building Information Management

JUNE 27, 2013

Construction delivery methods are at the center of this ongoing transformation as they dictate the structure, tone, and legal requirements of any project. While collaborative construction delivery methods have been in existence for decades and are well proven, they are only recently being more readily adopted.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Collaboration Lean Construction 40

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2014

most notably with their SABER construction delivery structure. An understanding of life-cycle management of the built environment from a collaborative, best-practices, process perspective as well as associated supporting technologies. This aspect is also critical to improved strategic and tactical decision support mechanisms.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 40

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Lean Construction Project Management 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Currently, the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment is being retarded by several factors: Existence of data silos; Organizational/professional cultures; Reliance archaic construction delivery methods (design-build-build, vs. IPD, JOC), and. Poor life-cycle management knowledge transfer.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 66

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Construction Management Architecture 66