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5 Design Considerations When Building In Harsh Environments

Construction Marketing

As an industry, engineering is always about adaptability. After all, no amount of high-grade construction can stand the test of time if it doesn’t survive its environment. Engineering in harsh environments poses a distinct set of challenges that call for innovative and robust design solutions.

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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment

BD+C

The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment 0 qpurcell Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:30 Biophilic Design Biophilic design in the built environment supports the health and wellbeing of individuals, as they spend most of their time indoors. Cordilleras Health System Replacement project, Redwood City, Calif.

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Make It Resilient 2024 Student Contest Encourages New Ways to Build for Extreme Environments

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment. For the Make It Resilient 2024 contest , any extreme environment such as a desert, rainforest, deep ocean site, areas prone to flooding, or even another planet can be chosen.

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Innovative Job Order Contracting Information Management Solution

Job Order Contracting

The 4BT-PEP is a new, innovative Job Order Contracting Information Management Solution (JOCIMS). The 4BT JOCIMS enables owners, designers, engineers, contractors, and trades to collaborate and share project information within a common data environment (CDE), and in real-time, significantly improving outcomes.

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Effective Marketing For Diverse Construction Job Categories

Construction Marketing

In the ever-evolving landscape of the construction industry, where precision meets creativity and innovation, effective marketing strategies are paramount for attracting top-tier talent across diverse construction job categories. Structural engineers design and analyze structures for stability and safety.

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4 Innovations Transforming Construction Safety 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

While nothing beats a combination of training, safety culture, and leadership buy-in, innovation is playing an increasingly important role on- and off-site. . According to Engineering News Record, the results for PBS are astounding with early adopters seeing incident rates drop by 50% over a 12-month period. .

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Greenbuild – The Target Rich Environment for Green People

Green Building Law Update

Last year 28% of those in Boston were from architecture or engineering firms, 15% were utilities, 11% were contractors and builders and 8% were manufacturers, not to mention the very large numbers of professionals offering services and consulting, including, yes, a respectable assemblage of real estate attorneys.

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