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Advancing sustainable construction: Specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

Model building codes (I-codes) developed by the International Code Council ( ICC ) play a crucial role in constructing safe, sustainable, and resilient structures. 5 Stronger and safer buildings Concrete is the world’s most widely used construction material due to its significant performance, sustainability, and cost advantages.

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LEAN Adaptive Construction Drives Significantly Improved Outcomes

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, for major new construction and LEAN Job Order Contracting, JOC, for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction, are proven solutions that are readily available to real property owners that have the requisite levels of leadership and competency. .” – W.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

BD+C

Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem It's going to take the efforts of government and the private sector to mitigate the climate-damaging problem of embodied carbon, says this building sustainability expert, Brent Trenga.

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

“ESG- Using Environmental, Social and Governance factors to evaluate companies and countries on how far advanced they are with sustainability. Take back agreements. The journey towards efficient life-cycle management of the built environment, carbon literacy, and LEAN process is not easy. ” ISO 14064.

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Fundamentals of Efficient Public Sector Construction Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

If the information is understood and applied property, the consistent delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects on-time and on-budget becomes the norm versus the exception.

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A Step Closer to BIM? NIBS and AIA Working toward Centralized Building Information Resource

Building Information Management

It’s simple, collaboration and improved “cradle to cradle” facility life-cycle management approaches will be required for survival. The signing of an agreement between The American Institute of Architects and the. It’s amazing how many in our industry are not even aware of NIBS or Smart Building Alliance.

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Define Construction Procurement

Job Order Contracting

– A process whereby contractual agreements are designed, bid, and executed between real property owners and construction contractors for renovation, repair, or new construction services for buildings or any form of physical infrastructure. Define Construction Procurement. They also select the construction delivery method.