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Building Hong Kong's Airport

The Constructor

The two former islands that were levelled comprise about 25% of the surface area of the airport’s 12.55 Land reclamation for the airport added nearly 1% to the entirety of Hong Kong’s surface area. The project is the most expensive airport project ever, according to Guinness World Records. km² platform.

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£270m race for HS2 automated shuttle system

Construction Enquirer

HS2 has started the search for a contractor to design and supply a transport system for the project’s Automated People Mover in the West Midlands. The APM Systems Contract worth around £270m will include a 25-year transport operation and asset maintenance contract for the transit system.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

BD+C

Of those total emissions, building operations are responsible for 27% of annual global emissions, while embodied carbon emissions—the greenhouse gas emissions generated from the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building materials—are responsible for 15% of annual GHG emissions. Of that amount, $2.15

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BIM – Attempting to Run before you can Walk? – BIM EU-wide Procurement Initiative

Building Information Management

Integrated Project Delivery – IPD for major new construction and Job Order Contracting – JOC for renovation, repair, sustainability and minor new construction are just two of several proven processes. . Uncategorized BIM building information management EU integrated project delivery IPD job order contracting JOC UK'

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Job Order Contracting in Canada

Building Information Management

Why the Job Order Contracting model could work in Canada. A proven contracting methodology from the United States may be a model for solving some of Canada’s current contracting demands. In this way, JOC is similar to the standing order contracting that we are familiar with, with a few important differences.

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Subways in America

The Constructor

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Building Hong Kong’s Airport Close Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT? All rights reserved.

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Job Order Contract – Job Order Contracting – JOC

Building Information Management

Job Order Contracting – JOC (also known as SABER in the Air Force) is an efficient way of getting the numerous, commonly encountered renovation, repair , remodeling and smaller construction projects done faster and collaboratively under a single contract. Low overhead cost of construction procurement and delivery.