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The Complete Guide to Project Commissioning

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In fact, the process begins as early as the design phase and is carried on throughout construction. The main driving force behind a successful project is improved commissioning—and that’s what you’ll learn about below. . Why is Project Commissioning Important? Commissioning is especially important for energy management.

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Optimize Building Performance in Real Time: Intro to Monitoring Based Commissioning

Stok

While we love good intentions, the design of a high performance building doesn’t mean much if it doesn’t operate at the performance standard it was designed to. All too often, building performance is the focus of the design phase but left to chance in operations. What is Monitoring Based Commissioning?

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JOC Program Manager’s Duties

Job Order Contracting

Here’s just a brief list of JOC Program Manager’s duties for a real property owner: Plan, organize, coordinate and administer facilities design and complex construction engineering projects with various entities. Use Job Order Contracting (JOC) procedures, software and documentation.

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OSHA Alert: How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection

FDR Safety

This can be accomplished by asking the OSHA inspector to wait for the arrival of the designated representative before starting the inspection. Where the inspector refuses to wait or where it is impossible for the representative to personally appear, designate a back-up to fill in. If you’re unsure seek advice from counsel.

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DCA3: Designing fire-rated I-joist assemblies

Construction Specifier

For years, Design for Code Acceptance #3 (DCA3), a document published and maintained by the American Wood Council (AWC), has been the go-to resource for architects working with I-joist assemblies. It is relatively common for building owners to ask for their floor assemblies to be designed to exceed these code minimums.

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Does Pre-Bid Clarification Shift Design Risk to Contractors?

Construction Dive

By Bruce Jervis The rule requiring pre-bid clarification of obviously ambiguous documents is founded in fairness and common sense. If the bidder fails to do so, it will not be allowed to recover extra performance costs necessitated by the owner’s interpretation of the design documents.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

Design-Build was not always accepted in the industry. So when he encountered Ralph Korte’s vision of Design-Build in action, he saw the industry’s future. . A move to Denver in 1971 landed him a role on a ten-man design team for the largest building to date in the city’s downtown, the Mountain Bell Denver Headquarters. “I

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