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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

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Facilities and infrastructure project investments have long-term consequences. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004. Life Cycle Costing as an Important Contribution to Feasibility Study Construction Projects. Life Cycle Costing: For the Analysis,Management & Maintenance of Civil Engineering Infrastructure. References.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

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Facility / Infrastructure Life Cycle Cost: Costs associated with designing, acquiring, constructing, adapting, maintaining, repairing, and operating a built structure. VM precedes other strategies in that it is introduced before the design even commences (Kelly and Male, 2001; (Qipping, and Liu, 2004 and Shen, 2004).

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SPECIAL REPORT: Site Location Factors For Automotive Suppliers

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Figure 2 : Vehicles Sold, 2004 — March 2013. Example costs include land acquisition; site preparation; geotechnical or environmental remediation; utilities; drainage and transportation infrastructure; permitting and tap fees; construction costs. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.). 8) Value of Incentives.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Jindal said the company is examining the feasibility of additional Louisiana projects that would bring the total new capital investment at its sites in the state to $1.2 LED estimates all four projects will result in 148 new indirect jobs, for a total of 190 new jobs in Louisiana. billion over 10 years.

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Molecular Miracle

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The big breakthrough occurred in 2004, when researchers in the U.K. Major carmakers are exploring the feasibility of replacing steel on vehicles with graphene. The first graphene materials emerged in 1987 when graphene sheets were integrated into crystalline compounds and the material was studied in early research on carbon nanotubes.

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

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The tsunami of 2004 also comes to mind when we think of Thailand. The BOI offers corporate income tax holidays for up to eight years, import duty reductions or exemptions on machinery and raw materials, double deduction of public utility costs, and deductions for infrastructure construction and installation costs.