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Saint Paul has an Alternative to LEED

Green Building Law Update

” First effective in 2004 and modified several times, today the Saint Paul law applies to any new construction project receiving more than $200,000 in City or other governmental funding programs. Saint Paul has the audacious goal of wanting “to be the most livable city in the United States.”

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Glass Industry Takes Significant Step Towards School Safety

Safti First

In August of 2022, the National Glass Association (NGA) announced the publication of a new international standard addressing school safety in the midst of rising instances of school shootings. In recent decades, glass has become a preferred building material for schools and educational facilities, and for good reason.

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U.S. Construction – Improving Efficiency & Competitiveness

Building Information Management

Use of best practices to reduce rework and delivery time, and to improve job-site safety and project quality; and. It’s time that more Owners educated themselves on best value collaborative construction delivery methods and are held accountable as stewards of the built environment.

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London Olympics Construction Is Safest in Recent Times | ENR.

ENR Construction

Safety & Health. Earn Continuing Education Credits. Alistair Gibb, professor of complex project management at Loughborough University in England, talked about safety at the London Olympics at a Construction Industry Institute meeting in Baltimore. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. -->. Building Types.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Utilizing Data Envelopment Analysis to Benchmark Safety Performance of Construction Contractors?, In Search of Project Classification: A Non-Universal Approach to Project Success Factors?, Research Policy, vol. El-Mashaleh, M. Rababeh, S. and Hyari, K. International Journal of Project Management, vol. El-Sayegh, S. Raiden, A. Dainty, A.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Virtual reality for more safety on the construction site 18. Wirelessly networked and Internet-enabled sensors and actuators increase comfort, safety and energy efficiency. The result is a reduction in construction costs and increased safety, both in planning and on the construction site.

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

Building Information Management

Tuesday and Wednesday: Conference Educational Sessions. Friday: BIM Academic Education Symposium. The buildingSMART alliance Conference Educational Sessions are broken into two days. The week will close with the BIM Academic Education Symposium. Educational Sessions. Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013.

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