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.” 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. Proprietary (e.g., The use of spreadsheets is well beyond their technologies ability.
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– The acceptance and increased use of collaborative construction delivery methods such as IntegratedProjectDelivery (IPD) and Job Order Contracting (JOC). CEASEL’s focus is upon transparent construction cost estimating and efficient projectdelivery.
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