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Title : Working Together and Value Engineering
(YouTube | 2014 | #623)
Author : Rijkswaterstaat - Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment
Description : Short illustrated video (1:37) that demonstrates the benefits of Value Engineering in working together to improve projects. This video was produced by the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment (Rijkswaterstaat.
Title : 30 Tips for More Value
(PDF | 2023 | #682)
Author : Value Analysis Canada
Description : Want to achieve more with Value Management? Download Value Analysis Canada 30 tips for more value. Gain tips on how to:
- Encourage Value Management
- Prepare for a Value Study
- Build a great Value Team
- Manage information
- Make Function Analysis fun!
- Create more ideas
- Evaluate ideas quickly and competently
- Help teams with the hard work of developing ideas
- Deliver a smooth and credible presentation.
Title : Value Analysis in a Nutshell
(YouTube | 2021 | #702)
Author : .VDI (Value Engineering Division)
Description : A short video (3L04) introducing Value Engineering (Value Analysis). The video was produced by Association of German Engineers (Value Engineering Division) and is used with permission. Value Analysis Canada added French Subtitles (with permission).
Title : Unlocking Hidden Value: How Stakeholder Engagement Transforms Real Estate Development Decisions
(PDF | 2026 | #704)
Author : Amin Sarang, Saman Davari
Description : This presentation explores how deliberate stakeholder engagement using Value Management transforms development decisions by building consensus, validating alternatives, and unlocking economic value that benefits all parties. These principles are illustrated through a 92-unit residential
development in Town of Newmarket that had already secured Official Plan Amendment and Zoning bylaw amendment approval. A collaborative Value Engineering workshop and analysis with the Town, York Region, Central York Fire Services, and our ownership, development and engineering partners identified $2.01 million in savings (25.3% cost reduction) while preserving full program density. Critical to the outcome: municipalities validated the redesigned site plan as the strongest option reviewed, demonstrating how VM methodology creates alignment rather than friction. Attendees will learn how structured value engineering serves as a communication framework that converts regulatory constraints into design opportunities, and how transparent stakeholder engagement at the right moments unlocks value that isolated optimization cannot achieve.
development in Town of Newmarket that had already secured Official Plan Amendment and Zoning bylaw amendment approval. A collaborative Value Engineering workshop and analysis with the Town, York Region, Central York Fire Services, and our ownership, development and engineering partners identified $2.01 million in savings (25.3% cost reduction) while preserving full program density. Critical to the outcome: municipalities validated the redesigned site plan as the strongest option reviewed, demonstrating how VM methodology creates alignment rather than friction. Attendees will learn how structured value engineering serves as a communication framework that converts regulatory constraints into design opportunities, and how transparent stakeholder engagement at the right moments unlocks value that isolated optimization cannot achieve.