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Public Procurement of Construction Services

Job Order Contracting

Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. How Organizational integration and alignment of cultural, professional, management, and commercial interests is also required, both internally and with construction services providers. Ballard, G.

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DC Metro awards $214M Potomac Yard Metrorail contract to Halmar-Schiavone JV

Construction Dive

Higher-than-anticipated bids prompted officials to alter the design, such as eliminating one entrance and revising another, to lower costs from the originally budgeted $268 million.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

Sustainable Senior Living Construction is well under way in Yonkers, N.Y., Washington, DC, offers an inclusionary zoning program that allows residential developers to build more units than would normally be permitted as long as eight to 10% of those units are affordable. Perkins Eastman designed the community center in the foreground.

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DC Metro Chief Defends Track Repair Blitz

ENR Construction

.’s beleaguered Metrorail system recently told Congress his agency “had to move and move quickly” in launching an accelerated infrastructure maintenance program in 2016, despite lacking a budget or management plan to guide what could be a $118-million effort to restore the 118-mile system.

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Maryland Sidesteps LEED in Favor of the IgCC

Green Building Law Update

At first blush that language sounds innocuous, however the bill portends fewer, if any, Maryland state and local government projects will be LEED certified in the future, in favor of projects built to the International Green Construction Code. High performance building is defined as one that “meets or exceeds the U.S.

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Responding to client email about impact of construction project change order on contemplated LEED certification, so that payment can be released today. Reviewing and editing proposed specifications for university mandated to be green building construction contract. Conference call with trade association about proposed ASHRAE 189.1

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

If the resilience seen this year has shown construction professionals anything, it’s that this industry, and the people who work in it, are remarkable. There’s nothing like AEC, and this year’s 40 Under 40: Champions of Construction have demonstrated their ability to inspire, educate, and advance the industry in ways worth admiring.