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Sustainable Facilities Management – Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Builds

Job Order Contracting

Commercial Frameworks Long-term, mutually beneficial contracts that focus all players on outcomes and are supported by operations manuals/execution guides. Capability, Capacity Skills A coordinated revamp of formal and professional education/training to address all aspects of lifecycle total cost of ownership asset management.

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Is Your Commercial General Contractor More Relevant Than You?

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I tell you this because I think it’s a great example of how the commercial construction industry can stay relevant and keep current, despite the fact that there is very little innovation in the construction process itself. In person, he embodies the definition of an old-school general contractor. You may not have heard much about “.build”

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

Education, key performance indicators, common terms and definitions, collaborative construction delivery methods, and current, objective, local market granular cost data as well as supporting technology can to be leveraged to enable significant cost savings via signifincant improvements in cost visibility, cost management, and productivity.

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Upcoming Webinars & Construction Events in April 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Highlights include insights for rebuilding transportation and aviation infrastructure, project best practices, and educational opportunities. About: The Ontario General Contractors Association is once again educating and bringing general contractors together for their yearly symposium. Get more details. Dates: April 6 – 7, 2022.

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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This year’s event features training and techniques in concrete and masonry, countless exhibits from original equipment manufacturers, and educational certification seminars. Known as the homebuilder’s premier industry event, IBS is an ideal stop for any builder involved in commercial construction. Get more details. Get more details.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

While most Passive buildings are residential (well over 3500 buildings worldwide and 300 in North America), there are a growing number of commercial and institutional projects (over 500) including office buildings, hotels, schools, and even a prison. Information is available from events@psssivehousecal.org.

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Construction project management 101 – Checklist

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For the definition of construction project management, it’s basically PMI’s definition in the construction context. And it can be any type of construction project — residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, civil, agricultural, or environmental. master plan, education brief)?