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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

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When Branka Minic became CEO of the Building Talent Foundation (BTF), an Orlando, Fla.-based In 2017 Oakwood opened the Colorado Home Building Academy, which initially trained supers but then realized there was a greater need for training carpenters and electricians. John Caulfield, Senior Contributing Editor.

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Construction Cost Estimating, Location Factoring, and National Average Cost Data

Job Order Contracting

For example, Estes (2016) found that for a slab-on-grade foundation assembly with 0.1 m (4 inches) thick slab, vapour barrier and welded wire fabric in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, c oncrete was found to be underestimated by 18% and vapour barrier by as much as 67%. Additionally, assembly costs for 0.1 Built Environ.

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Revit 2017 - New Features and Enhancements

Revit OpEd

Last night I was able to download and install Building Design Suite 2017 from my Autodesk subscription account. With little fanfare Revit 2017 is here, brandishing a slightly changed big R logo. We'll see a need for upgrading from 2016 to 2017 files but not from 2016 to 2016 R2 files. Long Post Warning, worth it I hope.

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4BT OpenCost(TM) Local Market Granular Cost Data an RSmeans Alternative?

Job Order Contracting

For example, Estes (2016) found that for a slab-on-grade foundation assembly with 0.1 m (4 inches) thick slab, vapour barrier and welded wire fabric in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, concrete was found to be underestimated by 18% and vapour barrier by as much as 67%. Additionally, assembly costs for 0.1 Built Environ.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

Business Facilities

From the September / October 2017 Issue. We have an abundance of resources and, in particular, access to talent which is really impactful when you think about leading commercialization in technology as well as providing a foundation for companies to be able to draw their own workforces.”. By Jenny Vickers.

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Home Stretch

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The estimated completion date for the Bayonne Bridge project recently was pushed back by more than a year, until late 2017. Additionally, steel fabrication for the arch and structural steel work is 90 percent complete; the new bridge towers are 85 percent complete, and the steel strengthening work is 55 percent complete.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The project should be completed by August 2017. Epic Piping, a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based pipe fabricator, opened a new 221,500-square-foot facility in San Marcos in early 2015 and projects having as many as 600 employees by late 2016. 220 in Daleville. million and create 1,800 new jobs.