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Metal column solutions: structural elements with versatility

Construction Specifier

Structural elements such as columns are a key architectural component of every project. Equipping designers with column solutions that simultaneously meet design standards and building requirements enhance project outcomes. Photo courtesy Móz Designs. By Ernie Ngo. Various shapes and sizes.

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JOB ORDER CONTRACTING BASICS

Job Order Contracting

Each line item in the UPB should represent a repair, renovation, or construction related task and include… organization via CSI MASTERFORMAT, a title and description in plain English, and detailed subcosts for labor, material, and equipment. Job Order Contracting BASICS. Crew information should also be available.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, by 2050 they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants according to Gensler’s, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to Gensler’s Aleksander Sasha Zeljic in a June 2018 interview with Architectural Products magazine.

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CMMS Facilities Operations Maintenance Best Management Practices

Job Order Contracting

operations and record keeping, trash-recycle removal, security services, service contracts, utility charges (electric, gas/oil, water), insurance (fire, liability, operating equipment) and taxes. and its systems, equipment, and occupants/users to perform their intended function. It does not include capital improvements. Preventive.

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Construction Cost Estimator – Line Item

Job Order Contracting

Common data environment – Using CSI MasterFormat and an associated construction cost database with common descriptions, terms, and full detail as to labor, material, and equipment costs is the ONLY efficient way to build, maintain, re-use, and share detailed line construction cost data. Transportation (Airports/Mass Transit).

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Construction Americas 2015 Expo a Success

Construction Marketing

The Miami Airport Convention Center (MACC), was an excellent venue for the expo, with great food! HoistCam showed off it’s camera systems for equipment and construction sites. Moderator Paul Deffenbaugh (Metal Architecture, Metal Construction News), shared his 25 years of insight. Editor Panel.

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Subways in America

The Constructor

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Building Hong Kong’s Airport Close All rights reserved.

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