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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

Job Order Contracting

Lack of recognition by senior management of the linkage between between the built environment and organizational mission Low level of understanding of both life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership management and integrated lean planning, procurement, and project delivery principles and processes. Service life planning. Data Problems.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. The City of Vancouver Zero Emissions Building Plan calls for a 90% reduction in emissions from new buildings by 2025 and while it does not explicitly require Passive House design or certification, it will move that market.

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The Drone Age

Business Facilities

But after three years of preliminary planning, in 2017 there’s been a burst of activity at the six drone-testing sites, and one of them (hint: it’s in the highest-density air corridor) appears to have surged into the lead. Or, to put it in drone-speak, we’re putting the UTM before the Mobile Skylight.

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OSHA Fall Protection

Safety Services Company

According to OSHA, falls accounted for 38.7% (384 out of 991) of construction related deaths in 2016 and was the #1 most frequently cited OSHA violation in 2017. [1]. However, this may be the best approach when the other strategies aren’t feasible. How to respond if an emergency occurs: plan.

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OSHA Fall Protection

Safety Services Company

According to OSHA, falls accounted for 38.7% (384 out of 991) of construction related deaths in 2016 and was the #1 most frequently cited OSHA violation in 2017. [1]. However, this may be the best approach when the other strategies aren’t feasible. How to respond if an emergency occurs: plan.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Becoming the largest tenant at the expanded portion of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Corporate Business Park, Hankook Tire plans to build its facility on 469 acres over the next five years. The design of the Philadelphia headquarters expansion will begin in this year, with groundbreaking expected in 2017. The company’s new 1.5-million-square-foot

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Services cover the spectrum of clinical trial feasibility, study design, study mobilization, study management, data linkage, real world evidence and analysis and reporting. billion until 2017. The team works in Frankfurt/Höchst, but a move to the Fraunhofer-site in Gießen is planned for 2017. million of funding.