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Resilience is the Future of Real Estate and USGBC Spells it RELi

Green Building Law Update

is that the 91 pages of rating guidelines reads like an architect’s dystopian rule book for society. It’s a shift from wish-based optimism to reality-based hope. While some are surprised there is a requirement that “residential facilities with overnight occupancy, provide 96 hours (4 days) of emergency supplies including water + food.”

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

Locally researched detailed line items Unit Price Book(s) develop using the OpenJOC 5% Rule(TM). Unit Price Books developed without overhead & profit. General Accounting Office (GAO), May 1979. General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and National 19 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

Construction Lawyer

His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed.

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Job Order Contracting Life-cycle Facilities Value Management

Job Order Contracting

Life-cycle analysis takes into account best value. Financial transparency (locally researched, defensible shared unit price cost books from independent and objective sources ). C o llect defensible data and c o nsi d e r other alternatives. Shared risk/reward. Best value procurement. Focus upon outcomes. Development.

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How To Fix Your Incompetent Bookkeeper!

Contractor Bookkeeping

Buy the book, CD, DVD, Workbook Get-R-Done-In-No-Time package for $1995.00 Watch some of the videos, do a few lessons in the book and quit that nonsense. Write a resume' and get hired at an accounting firm as a bookkeeping trainee. 07 - Your Bookkeeper - Gets defensive when you or your CPA asks questions. #08

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LOCATION FOCUS: Sooner or Later You’ll Choose Oklahoma

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The incubator program offers affordable space with flexible leases to tenants; a graduated lease package; access to a team of business experts for advice, finance counseling, marketing suggestions, accounting solutions; and a 10-year state income tax exemption.

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Best Practice Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Coefficient” means a numerical factor that represents costs (generally indirect costs) not considered to be included in “Unit Price Book” unit prices (e.g., Coefficients proposed by offerors are multiplied times the unit prices in the Unit Price Book to price a job or project on individual orders. Best Practice Job Order Contracting.

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