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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize

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. $300,000 in prize money will be distributed between at least three winners selected across the three award categories—Construction and Design, Public Policy and Regulatory Reform, and Finance. Diamond Age is currently building entry-level homes for the 9th largest homebuilder in the U.S.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize esorum Thu, 03/16/2023 - 09:09 This year’s finalists in the Construction & Design category include solutions to the labor shortage as well as environmentally friendly building solutions focused on decreasing construction time.

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2010 Commercial Construction Trends Update: Work for Niche Retail Stores

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At the end of 2009, I wrote a blog post called “Commercial Construction Trends to Watch in 2010.” With four months under our belt, I think the time is right to revisit one of the trends I mentioned called “Back on Track” and its relevance to the retail construction industry. Opening day at American Girl near Denver.

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2018 IgCC Poised to be Adopted for the First Time

Green Building Law Update

Montgomery County, Maryland is on the cusp of being the first to adopt the 2018 International Green Construction Code. Montgomery County was among the first jurisdictions in the country, in 2008, to adopt a mandatory green building law for private building, requiring most new construction be LEED certified. But apparently not for long.

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Why Hiring a Non-Local Commercial Construction Contractor is Crazy…Like a Fox

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Chuck, the construction costs on my project would soar if I don’t hire a local general contracting construction firm. The travel expenses alone for a non-local general contractor would inflate a retail construction bid to the point where the job isn’t economical. Well, it’s not like that. There’s no learning curve involved.

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Construction Cost Estimating, Location Factoring, and National Average Cost Data

Job Order Contracting

Many in the public sector are unaware of the construction cost estimating issues caused by the use of national average cost data and location factoring. The post Construction Cost Estimating, Location Factoring, and National Average Cost Data appeared first on 4BT. Location factors are used during preliminary project evaluations.

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4BT OpenCost(TM) Local Market Granular Cost Data an RSmeans Alternative?

Job Order Contracting

Significantly improve cost visibility and cost management for ALL your facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects. #1 Granular line items for repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds organized by expanded CSI MasterFormat. 1 Over 85,000 line items available. Million datapoints updated quarterly. #3