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Carole Wedge, former Shepley Bulfinch President and CEO, retires after 37 years

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AEC Innovators Women in Design+Construction After nearly 40 years at Shepley Bulfinch, including 17 as President and CEO, Carole Wedge, FAIA, LEED AP will be retiring on April 30th of this year. Wedge first began working at Shepley Bulfinch in the mailroom and became the firm’s first female President and CEO in 2004.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

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International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. An innovative supply chain strategy for customized housing. Bayfield, R., & Roberts, P. Contract or co-operation? Insights from beyond construction: collaboration. Lean Construction Journal 2(2), 22-50. Bramble, B. NY: Aspen Publishers. Diekmann, J.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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2004; Black et al., Innovation and learning in complex offshore construction projects. Partnering: An Innovative and Effective Project Organization Concept. The benefits of strategic collaboration vs. traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery are well documented and partially listed below (Chan et al.,

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3D Printing in Construction: Growth, Benefits, and Challenges

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Will the innovation live up to the hype? For more than a decade, 3D printing has been used in several ambitious initiatives and projects in construction, including: In 2004 , a USC professor attempted to 3D print a wall in what’s widely accepted as the technology’s first entry into construction. Concrete, specifically, is one of them.

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Remembering Ralph Drees: Housing Icon, Former Drees Homes CEO, President, Chairman

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From 2004 to 2010, he served as Kenton County Judge Executive. Current President and CEO David Drees shared, “Ralph was a bold innovator, forging the company to new heights, but on the other hand, he was also my father, a loving, devoted family man and an exceptional role model who will be missed by many.”

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Why Projects Fail

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A Hierarchical Structural Model of Assessing Innovation and Project Performance?, Creativity in Innovative Projects: How Teamwork Matters?, When Teamwork Really Matters: Task Innovativeness as a Moderator of the Teamwork–Performance Relationship in Software Development Projects? Creativity and Innovation Management, vol.

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Moon Express Opens Facility In Huntsville, AL

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Pickens reached public acclaim as the lead propulsion designer for SpaceShipOne, the world’s first private manned spaceship that won the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE in 2004 and led to Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic enterprise. space program.

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