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New Maryland Real Estate Laws from the 2020 Legislative Session

Green Building Law Update

Despite the Coronavirus pandemic concern shortened session, the legislature acted on 1,664 House bills and 12 resolutions and 1,081 Senate bills and 6 resolutions with 667 bills passing both chambers before they adjourned sine die on March 18, 2020. and possibly more fun) legislative activity than is found below. Ground Leases.

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Construction Document Information Management

Job Order Contracting

Construction Document Information Management is central to productivity improvement. Construction Document Information Management. Streamlining Construction Document Information Management processes is an essential step towards improving productivity, quality, and overall value for all stakeholders. 2017, Cholakis, P.

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2020 – Improving Facilities Operations & Maintenance Outcomes

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Unfortunately facilities/physical infrastructure goals and objectives are rarely well defined and documented in quantitative form. The post 2020 – Improving Facilities Operations & Maintenance Outcomes appeared first on 4BT. It is therefore virtually impossible to measure and achieve success.

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs.

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Line Item Construction Cost Estimating – 2020 and Beyond!

Job Order Contracting

Leverage technology for document management (assure everyone is working on, and has immediate access to the right information and the current version), as well as managing Programs, Contracts, Bid/Proposal/Estimates, Projects, Work Orders, Reporting, Schedules, Approvals, Tasks/Issues, Buildings, Components, and BIM information.

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American Concrete Institute releases 2020 codes, specifications, and practices

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The American Concrete Institute has released 2020 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices. The document includes nearly 50 codes and specifications and more than 200 practices.

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How to Avoid the Settlement Table in Construction Disputes

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Tue, 01/14/2020 - 17:00. Project management and document control solutions can be transformational for contractors under the best of project circumstances, and even more important under the worst. How to Avoid the Settlement Table in Construction Disputes. Rachel Fulford.