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Women in Construction: Building a Better Future 1

Women in Construction: Building a Better Future

At Gordian, supporting construction is our largest endeavor, and women hold vital roles in developing, maintaining and distributing our construction cost data, software, expertise and services. Hear from some of Gordian’s women in construction as they reflect on their careers and encourage other women to consider jobs within the construction industry.

Top 7 Blog Posts of 2017 2

Top 7 Blog Posts of 2017

Read through our best blog posts from the past year, as we count down the top seven topics of 2017, including industry best practices, success stories and solutions for common construction challenges and concerns.

Informing Better Construction and Maintenance Programs 3

Informing Better Construction and Maintenance Programs

An interview with Lisa Cooley, Director of Federal Sales, and Timothy Duggan, Director
of Cost Analytics, at RSMeans Data from Gordian discussing how analytics can be used to inform and improve construction and maintenance programs in government.

Facilities Catch Up & Keep Up 4

Facilities Catch Up & Keep Up

Making sure your facility is current and up-to-date is not only trying, it is also unending. Facing shortages of both time and money are challenges that touch everyone. That said, cost data and streamlined procurement solutions offer avenues to ease the strain of these difficulties.

​Q and A from Create & Maintain High-Performing Education Facilities 6

​Q and A from Create & Maintain High-Performing Education Facilities

Q and A from WebinarOn a recent webinar, speakers Henry L. Green, HON. AIA, President of National Institute of Building Science; Jay Pearlman, Associate Vice President of Marketing from Sightlines, a Gordian company; and Dwayne Pierre-Antoine, Director of Operations for the Great Lakes Region at Gordian gave spoke on the funding challenges facing schools today, and how best to plan, design, prioritize and manage building repair and updates to maintain high-performing education facilities. Viewers asked questions after the webinar to gain a greater understanding of facility assessments, prioritizing deferred maintenance and more.

 
Facility Life Cycle Costs with RSMeans Part 2 8

Facility Life Cycle Costs with RSMeans Part 2

Comparison Of Buildings

To illustrate a comparison of buildings, the publicly available dataset was again used to develop 5 life cycle cost models that were created in a similar manner as previously described. 
 
Facility Life Cycle Costs with RSMeans Part 1 9

Facility Life Cycle Costs with RSMeans Part 1

Life cycle cost analysis is the act of considering the initial, sustainment, and the cost of replacement or disposal over the lifespan of the facility. It is the full measure of a facility’s cost and is instrumental in the comparison of multiple facilities. So how can you estimate, plan, and prepare for a facility’s life cycle costs?  How can you easily compare multiple facility’s life cycle costs against each other? What does the geolocation of facility life cycle costs look like and what are the advantages? This article attempts to answer these questions and more using cost data by RSMeans and external resources.

 

Brighten Your Maintenance Budget with LEDs 10

Brighten Your Maintenance Budget with LEDs

Do you keep boxes upon boxes of fluorescent lamps and ballasts in storage for your facilities? Does your maintenance staff invest hours upon hours troubleshooting fluorescent fixtures? Does your HVAC system need a break from competing with heat emitting ballasts? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then LEDs or Light Emitting Diodes may be a fit for your facility and your maintenance/operating budget.

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