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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. Unit Price Books developed without overhead & profit. European Commission, 2013. Co-efficients ranging in the 1.0+ Best value procurement. Practical Guide 2013.1

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City of Rockville Implementing the IgCC

Green Building Law Update

A bit of background is also necessary because Maryland’s third largest incorporated city is substantially built out and all development is redevelopment with most new construction being interior renovation or additions to existing building.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Mark It Up!

Rory Woolsey

“ What are the” appropriate” markups for overhead, profit and contingency when budgeting facilities construction projects?” Beyond this, the installing contractor’s overhead(s) and profit will need to be added. Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time.

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South Miami Poised to Mandate Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

The City of South Miami, Florida City Commission is scheduled to take a final vote on July 18 on an ordinance that will require rooftop photovoltaic panels on new construction and major renovations. The ordinance is likely to pass given that at its July 12 meeting the second reader version of this ordinance passed with a 4 to 1 vote.

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Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

High Performance Building Program (HPB): (newpa.com/hpb) Provides financial assistance in the form of grant or loan funds that will be used by eligible applicants to underwrite the cost premiums associated with the design and construction or major renovation of high performance buildings in the Commonwealth.

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Top 30 Construction Classes at Autodesk University 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

How to Exceed Project Profit Margins by Leveraging Data & Workflows. As such, construction managers and planners are often pressured to constantly maximize profitability. . Explore how engineering can support the circular economy by emphasizing renovation and refurbishment over new construction .

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When office-to-residential conversion works

BD+C

Perkins Eastman received the Sinclaire commission after its developers toured WeWork: WeLive in nearby Crystal City, Va., This zoning provides opportunities to create a profitable development.” which inhabits a converted 1960s-era office building with co-living apartments and common workspace amenities. “For