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CFMA 2013 Annual Conference: What’s In It for Me?

Carol Hagen

The 2013 CFMA conference is going to be EPIC. To quote Fast Company in their article “ Why you should work from a coffee shop, even when you have an office “, A change of environment stimulates creativity. Let’s change that now.

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Top 10 green building projects for 2013 [slideshow]

BD+C

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2013 National Convention and Design Exposition in Denver.

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Hillary talkin’ construction and economics (Constructonomics!) at Greenbuild 2013

Constructonomics

”, shouts a man from the crowd of over 10,000 at the Temple University basketball arena during Hillary Clinton’s Q&A session with USGBC CEO Rick Fedrizzi after her Keynote speech last night at Greenbuild 2013 in Philadelphia. Talk she did, and with knowledge and tenacity she spoke.

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The Pros and Cons of an Engineering Degree In Today’s Environment

Construction Marketing

Accounting for projected population growth, this means a shortage of 48,000 engineers, according to Randstad. The shortfall is due in part to tougher immigration laws preventing qualified applicants from entering the UK market; but it is also due in part to fewer graduates in engineering.

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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

The Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard E1527-13 will sunset in late 2021, eight years from its approval on November 6, 2013. This is hugely significant because a Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is conducted in the vast majority of the 5.6 The ASTM E50.02 A de minimis conditions is not a recognized environmental condition.”.

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Planning Major and Minor Facilities / Asset Repair, Refurbishment, Maintenance, Renovation, and Construction

Job Order Contracting

Integrated project delivery, IPD, for major new construction, and LEAN job order contracting, OpenJOC(TM), for repair, renovation, maintenance, and minor new construction are robust environments that support best value construction. Learn more… References: El Asmar, Hanna, and Loh, 2013. Baiden and Price, 2011.

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Top 10 green projects for 2013 [slideshow]

BD+C

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2013 National Convention and Design Exposition in Denver.

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