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Susan Bowman sets the example

The Korte Company

She’d graduated with an accounting degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, worked at a Big 8 public accounting firm, passed the CPA exam and learned the ins and outs of construction accounting at Pepper Construction in Chicago. Louis Union Station and even a $21 million job for NASA. Vernon , St. They didn’t.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

budgets, insurance and tax incentives) to help finance sustainable life-cycle performance for buildings and related infrastructure. Government should provide a tax incentive for building owners who voluntarily get their buildings audited and that implement the recommendations to reduce energy and water use.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. In the mid-1970s, Ralph Korte came to FGM with a potential project. The Martha Manning Company in Collinsville, Illinois wanted to build a 100,000-square-foot dress factory—with a budget of $10 per square foot. .

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

budgets, insurance and tax incentives) to help finance sustainable life-cycle performance for buildings and related infrastructure. Government should provide a tax incentive for building owners who voluntarily get their buildings audited and that implement the recommendations to reduce energy and water use.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. City of Chicago. Service Employees International Union.