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Effective Public Sector Construction Project Management

Job Order Contracting

Improvement in risk avoidance and fostering owner and team stakeholder satisfaction, trust, and mutual long-term benefit for all parties are prerequisites for sustainable lifecycle management of the built environment. Physical Infrastructure Project Management impacts environmental, financial, organizational, and community sustainability.

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3 Ways to Use Building Codes to Slow Climate ChangeĀ 

Pro Builder

The International Construction Codes, also known as I-Codes, set the minimum standards for constructing safe and sustainable structures. While they are legal requirements in the U.S., More states are requiring educational training for builders to obtain their licenses, which has improved compliance in recent years.

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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

Job Order Contracting

Much has been documented about how AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator) sector has been technology adverse when compared to manufacturing, healthcare, education, and virtually every other public and private category. While technology use is accelerating, similar improvement is output are not.

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Job Order Contacting & Line Item Estimating Basics Workshop

Job Order Contracting

The education of our internal team and focus upon relationships with customers was invaluable! Full financial transparency and structured processes greatly improve all repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction outcomes. Change orders and legal disputes are virtually eliminated. Great program!

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Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default | ENR.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Earn Continuing Education Credits. Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default. Building Types. Construction Methods. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Washington Observer.

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4 considerations for increasing biodiversity in construction projects

BD+C

Polly Osborne Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Architects Regulations Biophilic Design Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction Urban Planning When we spend time in nature, we instinctively feel its value. Thereā€™s more focus than ever on the environmental impact of construction projects.

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Cannabis Cultivation has Growing Environmental Implications

Green Building Law Update

Cannabis cultivation is not new, but beginning in the 1990s when states began to legalize medical marijuana and recently as state laws evolved, decriminalizing and legalizing recreational use of cannabis, the burgeoning industry has brought with it environmental implications, including of water and energy use.

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