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2023 National Housing Quality Award Winners: A Commitment to Excellence

Pro Builder

Modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and ISO 9000 concepts for quality management systems, the NHQA process takes a deep dive into several areas of a builder’s operation, from leadership and strategic planning to human resources and construction quality, as well as business results. Founded: 2003. Woodstock, Ga.

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Queue no more: New York’s Empire State Building gets a revamp

Construction Test

metre model of the building that is begging for an Instagram-ready selfie. ” asks Ghazi as we stand in a corner and watch the delight on visitors’ faces as they see the model of the big gorilla and whip out their phones to snap pics of each other being ape-handled before moving on to the next exhibit. “Queues?”

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Dispute Boards: An Approach to the Efficient Resolution of Disputes in the Construction Sector

Constructlaw

Standing dispute boards, panels that are engaged for the duration of a project, often require the contracting parties to pay the fees and expenses for three professional engineers and/or attorneys to travel to the project site on a periodic basis and oversee complex technical disputes. Over time, these fees and expenses can add up.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. Dee Cramer is an industry leader in 3D CAD and Building Information Modeling. Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. Brittany Giel is a Ph.D.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. Dee Cramer is an industry leader in 3D CAD and Building Information Modeling. Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. Brittany Giel is a Ph.D.

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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The region is within a day’s travel of 10 of the largest cities in North America and navigated by I-90, I-390, the Greater Rochester International Airport and the Norfolk Southern Finger Lakes Railway. Whether traveling by car, train, bus, boat or plane, New York can get you there. Its nine counties (e.g., Today, another $1.5

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

This development is fantastic news for West Coast travelers coming to Indiana, as well as nonstop connectivity for Hoosiers to L.A. Louisville International Airport is the home of UPS Worldport, which completed three expansions since 2003. The region is quickly becoming a national model for workforce collaboration.

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