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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

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The value management approach reduces the risk of project failure, lower cost, shorten projects schedules, improve quality, functions, performance and ensure high reliability and safety. It seeks to obtain the best functional balance between cost, quality, reliability, safety and aesthetic.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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In December 2002, the former U.S. Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) Program: Provides up to $95,000 for hardware projects and $50,000 for modeling projects to small businesses, non-profits, individuals and academic institutions to conduct research that establishes the feasibility of new, innovative energy concepts. 50,000 (max.)

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FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop

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Projects with investments exceeding $17 million USD must submit a feasibility study to gain approval. Fifty-year-old computer hard-disk drive manufacturer, Western Digital (WD), entered the Thai market in 2002 and has since taken it over (with 45 percent of market share) alongside competitor Seagate Technology. THAILAND SCIENCE PARK.