High Performance Buildings

A great place to ask questions and discuss Cost estimating and Project Management with peers

Visit the our new Cost Estimating and Project Management FORUM at www.4clicks.com/forums and discuss a wide range of items: Visual Estimating, RSMeans Cost Data, UPBs, BIM, Contract Management, Project Management, JOC, SABER, IDIQs, MATOC, SATOC, MACC, Estimating… it’s up to you! This is an open site for Owners, Contractors, and AE’s to share information. Visit [...]

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New Legislation Introduced Intended to Improve Energy Usage

New Legislation Introduced Intended to Save Money, Improve Energy Usage in Federal Buildings The legislation addresses a number of ways to achieve high-performance buildings: life-cycle cost analysis, integrated design processes, building information modeling (BIM) and building commissioning. The legislation provisions would: •Use life-cycle cost analysis to assure that overall spending on design, construction and operations [...]

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SABER and JOC for High Performance Buildings

1. Buildings account for almost 40 percent of primary energy use in the United States, 12 percent of total water use, and 60 percent of all non-industrial waste. Indoor environmental quality of buildings affects the health, safety, and productivity of the people who occupy them. 2. The U.S. federal government has the opportunity, and the [...]

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