What is Value Engineering (VE) and why is it a Dark Art? Where is the magic in saving costs? Isn’t VE just cutting costs, counting widgets, using cut-rate materials, finding cheap labor, ignoring regulatory requirements, building out of cardboard? It’s none of these things. Applied correctly, value engineering should create value for your project. So why is value engineering considered a last resort when cost-cutting becomes the norm? Maybe people don’t understand the concepts and don’t get the information in a manner that can help them maximize the value. How do you begin this effort, what tools do you need and where do you find the correct information? Listen and learn how value engineering can work specifically for fire, police and public safety facilities and their sites. Explore the tools you can use to successfully design and build the optimal facility within your budget. Learn about cost-effective means for planning, feasibility, design and construction.