Masterformat, Uniformat, and reference cost databases such as RS Means Construction Cost Data are important “best practices” for enabling facility Owners, Contractors, AE’s, and oversight groups to achieve higher productivity, accuracy, and transparency for all construction, renovation, repair, and sustainability projects. – MasterFormat is a standard for construction unit price line items for commercial and institutional (JOC, SABER, IDIQ, SATOC, MATOC, MACC, POCA, BOA) building projects. MasterFormat was developed by...Continue Reading
View the recently held RSMeans WebCast on Efficient Project Delivery/JOC at https://us.reg.meeting-stream.com/RBI_111711 Facility repair and renovation projects often arrive suddenly and with tight completion timelines, leading to excessive cost and quality issues. Job Order Contracting (JOC) and SABER are proven construction project delivery method that help facility managers accomplish more with fewer resources— and reduce costs in the process. See how JOC enable a facility owner (City of Kansas) to...Continue Reading
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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 and maintenance reflects the best use of agency funds. Agencies should consider the total cost...Continue Reading
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