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Why Now is the Time for Sustainable Construction

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The push for sustainable construction. Last year, in a huge step toward sustainable construction, Infrastructure Australia, the nation’s independent infrastructure advisor, announced a set of governance, economic, social and environmental criteria—which it terms a quadruple bottom line—that will inform future investment recommendations.

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GBI Acquires Green Globes Expanding Sustainability

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In 2008, JLL, a Fortune 500 company with more than $50 billion of real estate under asset management, purchased ECD, a Canadian sustainability consulting organization that had developed Green Globes. JLL continued ECD’s strategy of promoting Green Globes in Canada as a building sustainability assessment and certification system.

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Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes.

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1998, Krafcik, The Triumph of the Lean Production System The post Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes. appeared first on 4BT.

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Public Procurement Professionals

Job Order Contracting

The above is particularly true for physical infrastructure repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects. In point of fact, paying a percentage fee to a “JOC consultant” for tools and services is up to 10x more expensive than simply paying for annual software and cost data subscriptions, and any required training.

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ANZ Infrastructure Industry Well-Positioned to Meet 2030 Benchmarks and Achieve Net Zero by 2050

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In a first-time collaboration Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), Australian Constructors Association , Consult Australia and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council have released a joint report to support industry in accelerating a net zero future through the design and construction of the infrastructure pipeline. .

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Eagle Creek Software Services And South Dakota Team to Create 1,000 Jobs

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Eagle Creek Software Services has announced a partnership with the state of South Dakota and city of Vermillion to bring 1,000 jobs to the state. market,” said Ken Behrendt, president of Eagle Creek Software Services. The Information Technology Consultant Academy will put students on a career path for success.”

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New York Build 2016 Conference

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The New York Build 2016 ( March 7th & 8 th ) focuses on a range of topic areas from construction regulation, major projects and upcoming contracts to sustainable building and the latest construction technology. Consultants. QS / Cost consultants. Architectural & Engineering Consultancy. Software and IT.

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