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New Developments for 179D Energy Efficiency Tax Incentive

Viewpoint Construction Technology

In February of this year, Congress passed a budget that included a one-year extension of the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction, Section 179D , making it available to architects, engineers, and contractors for building projects completed in 2017. How to Secure Your Deduction. per square foot. A Real-World Example.

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Survey Says: Contractors Committed to Tech, Industry Still Faces Hurdles

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Now in its seventh year, the annual Construction Technology Report compiled by JBKnowledge is one of the most impressive surveys in the industry, providing the latest trends on everything from construction software, IT budgets and workflows, mobile apps, emerging technologies and more. in 2017 to 40.2% in 2017 to just 15.4%

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LEAN Job Order Contracting and Cloud Facilities Management

Job Order Contracting

Newsletter Novem ber 2017. Can you assure that 90% or more of your repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects are delivered on-time, on-budget, and to everyone’s satisfaction? Can you share your BIM models securely in real-time? Four BT, LLC lemsys. LEAN Job Order Contracting and Cloud Facilities Management.

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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

Job Order Contracting

Key FY 2017 Statistics. The General Services Administration (GSA) maintains the Federal Government’s database of all real property under the custody or control of executive branch agencies, except for property excluded for reasons of national security. Then there is the matter of security. million acres $16.5

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How to Implement Construction Software in Your Business

Lets Build

In that aspect, even if you need at first to spend a considerable amount of money for getting the software going you will eventually end up saving a significant part of your budget due to the increase of efficiency. Better management of the budget. Find also here: Biggest Construction Companies in Europe – 2017.

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How to Recession-Proof Your Firm: Best Practices for Construction Business Leaders

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Think back to the period between late 2017 and mid-2009 , when almost 2.5 of projects go over budget, over schedule, or both.” Keeping your projects within budget consistently is undoubtedly a challenge, especially in today’s environment where firms struggle with financing, costs, and labor shortages.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

85%+of all projects are over budget (just 31% of all projects came within 10% of the budget in the past 3 years – KPMG) 52% of rework is caused by poor project data and miscommunication (2018 Industry Report – Construction Disconnected, FMI). 40-50% work is either rework or not “value-added work.” ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY.