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How Two Female Construction Management Teachers Are Inspiring a New Generation of Leaders

Pro Builder

Read more Women in Construction Education + Training Women in Construction Telling female students that there are rewarding careers in the residential industry for everyone, compared to seeing women successful in that industry, is powerful."

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Using education to cut down on water use in California

Contractor Magazine

Bakersfield will work with the California Water Service Co. Management' and other urban water agencies to tell residents about incentives on water-saving appliances and energy-saving home upgrades.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at PENTA Building Group

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at The PENTA Building Group, exemplifies this trait incredibly well. Our home base is in Las Vegas, where I am, though we also have offices in Phoenix, Arizona, and Southern California, where we’ve expanded. We build several types of projects, including hospitality, education, and healthcare.

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Managing from the Mother Ship: How a National Commercial Contractor Operates

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The other day I was talking with a Chicago-area client who didn’t realize Englewood is a national general contractor that manages national commercial construction projects across the country. Here’s what we think are the most important things it takes to manage national projects from the mother ship (in this case, our office in Lemont, Ill.):

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10 ways public aquatic centers and recreation centers benefit community health

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Sports and Recreational Facilities Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners Industry Research Note: This blog post recaps some of the findings from HMC's "Aquatic Centers: Bringing Life to Communities" report.

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Patrick Wallner joins the PHCC Educational Foundation Board of Governors

Contractor Magazine

The PHCC Educational Foundation has announced that Patrick Wallner of Wallner Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning in Redding, California, has been named to the organization’s Board of Governors. read more.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

Research has readily noted the causal factors for the relative lack of adoption of Lean across the construction and facilities management sectors. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 14(2), 73–78. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8 (4,), 292-303. Retrieved July 12, 2010, from [link] Alinaitwe, H.