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JOC Unit Price Book UPB Considerations

Job Order Contracting

JOC Unit Price Book UPB considerations for procurement include financial transparency, local research, current actionable data, and use of common terms and data organization. These are primary, fundamental, and requisite elements for any Job Order Contract Unit Price Book. CSI MasterFormat data architecture. info@4BT.US.

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National Building Museum Explores Built Environment Through Children's Books

ENR Construction

museum connects visitors to engineering, architecture and construction through literature. Building Stories exhibit in D.C.

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Job Order Contract Unit Price Book

Job Order Contracting

Financial transparency, local research, current actionable data, the use of common terms in plain English and MasterFormat data organization are requisite elements of any Job Order Contact Unit Price Book, UPB. The 4BT JOC Unit Price Book delivers all of these, and more: Locally researched labor, material, and equipment line items/tasks.

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Construction Marketing Book Preview – FREE Webcast!

Construction Marketing

A webcast will preview the new construction marketing book: Tools of the Trade: Modern Marketing for Construction Brands by Construction Marketing Association (CMA) Chairman Neil M. To register for the free Construction Marketing Book Preview Webcast, CLICK HERE. Webcast – Tuesday, January 17, 2012. That’s right!

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The Art of Earth Architecture

Natural Building

This house is one of 250 buildings in The Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Present, Future , a new book by Jean Dethier and Princeton Architectural Press. Dethier is a curator and historian and has dedicated his 50-plus-year career to exploring architecture made from earthen materials.

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Collaboration and informed decision-making in the construction industry

Job Order Contracting

To efficiently share cost information, organize data in a standard architecture, such as expanded CSI MasterFormat, and use industry standard terms, definitions, and units of measure. 4BT.us offers a useful resource for objective, verifiable, and current local market unit price books to help improve construction cost estimating.

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Disability and architecture: ADA and universal design at college campuses

BD+C

Disability and architecture: ADA and universal design at college campuses 0 qpurcell Fri, 02/09/2024 - 11:30 Higher Education To help people with disabilities feel part of the campus community, higher education institutions and architects must strive to create settings that not only adhere to but also exceed ADA guidelines.