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Concrete Industry Management Program Releases Annual Report for 2011-2012

Construction Business Owner

March 27, 2013) – The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program, a business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management, has announced the release of their 2011-2012 Annual Report. Highlights of the 2011-2012 CIM Annual Report include:

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Public Procurement of Construction Services

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Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. How Organizational integration and alignment of cultural, professional, management, and commercial interests is also required, both internally and with construction services providers. Ballard, G.,

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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

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Working with design-build GCs is a good resolution for 2011. Whether you’re looking to save on commercial construction costs , strengthen your subcontractor relationship, decrease your commercial construction timeline or just stay ahead of commercial construction trends , here are some resolutions to consider in 2011. Chuck Taylor.

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Facilities Management Key Performance Indicators

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List of Facilities Management Key Performance Indicators / Metrics: (1) Thermal comfort (e.g. List of Facilities Management Key Performance Indicators / Metrics: (1) Thermal comfort (e.g. Sources: British Standards Institution, 2007; Building Services Research and Information Association, 2011; Campbell, 1995; Chan et al.,

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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management. Journal of Management in Engineering, 10(6), 26-29. management in the UK construction industry. Management, 6(3), 159-168. International Journal of Project Management, 25(4), 386-393. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(3), 225-234. Management Institute. Akintoye, A.,

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Domestic AEC mergers and acquisitions up over same period in 2011

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AEC management consulting and research firm Morrissey Goodale LLC reports today that it has tracked seven domestic deals and three international transactions for the week, bringing the total year-to-date deal count in the United States to 178, up 2% over the 174 tracked through the same period in 2011. Including the U.S.,

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Xoom for the Construction Project Manager

Carol Hagen

For instance, Corecon, a construction project management and estimating system. Their Corecon mobile login provides the project manager access to his projects, job financials, documentation, correspondence, contacts, etc and a way to update directly from the field.