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Public Procurement of Construction Services

Job Order Contracting

Without out this, the vast majority of projects, approximately eighty percent or more (80%+) will continue to fail by being late, over budget, or viewed as not being satisfactorily completed by one or more parties. The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC AGC (2010). References: AIA (2007).

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DC Metro awards $214M Potomac Yard Metrorail contract to Halmar-Schiavone JV

Construction Dive

Higher-than-anticipated bids prompted officials to alter the design, such as eliminating one entrance and revising another, to lower costs from the originally budgeted $268 million.

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DC Metro Chief Defends Track Repair Blitz

ENR Construction

.’s beleaguered Metrorail system recently told Congress his agency “had to move and move quickly” in launching an accelerated infrastructure maintenance program in 2016, despite lacking a budget or management plan to guide what could be a $118-million effort to restore the 118-mile system.

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GEO Seeks Extension of Federal Tax Credits for Geothermal Heat Pumps

Contractor Magazine

As lawmakers hotly debate budget cuts and tax reform in Washington, DC, the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) has formally asked the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee to recommend extending federal tax credits for residential and commercial geothermal heat pump (GHP) installations beyond their Dec.

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Maryland Sidesteps LEED in Favor of the IgCC

Green Building Law Update

But as I wrote in a blog post in November in anticipation of this legislation, IgCC About To Get A Boost In Maryland , the USGBC is falling out of favor in this very green state, including with school construction interests and others seeking state capital budget funding that are concerned LEED v4 strayed too far from high performance building.

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Revit Technology Conference 2015 Summary

Revit OpEd

If you've got an unlimited or at least a comfortable budget then let me encourage you to attend all of them this year. It started out in Australia in 2005, expanded to North America in 2011, Europe in 2013 and now Asia with an event in Singapore this year.

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Participating in portion of online value engineering session for “way over budget” green multifamily project. Telephone call with client and others including local counsel re application of DC mandatory green building law related to shared photovoltaic panel and vegetated green roof. 03:30 p.m.

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