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The Great Carbon Reckoning

Natural Building

She called up her structural engineer on an educational-building project and asked if they could swap out some of the cement in their mix for fly ash. with credits for procuring low-carbon materials and compiling a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) for projects. He was game to try it in the foundation.

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The lifecycle of a detail – BIM and butterflies

DebunkTheBIM

That wall will then (possibly by a structural engineer) chopped into pieces and the sizes determined. I know, this sounds loopy, even to me. Let’s try again. Think of a precast wall. Someone (likely an architect) will set out, that ‘a wall’ will be a precast type.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: ?Negotiating? JOC

Rory Woolsey

Fit the job or don’t fit; a unit price line item is to be applied (remember we are dealing with public funds). Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. For this cost estimator this was always uncomfortable. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Costing Construction

Rory Woolsey

In the long run it is easier to put the time in up front to establish a correct budget then it is to deal with the project in a crisis mode as the job unfolds. Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. Failing to plan is planning to fail! Newer Post.

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

Rory Woolsey

We deal with them all the time. Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. Rory Woolsey has worked in Management and Engineering for the construction industry for 35 years, starting as a construction laborer in Billings, Montana, in 1972. Older Post.

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Autodesk Construction Champions 2023: 25 People Powering the Future of Construction 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Her extensive experience in program management, risk assessment, and cost analysis has made her instrumental in expanding the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) Program for Pond.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: A Savings Analysis!

Rory Woolsey

Many of these contractors have expressed great frustration in dealing with the low bid multipliers and in-turn jocitization of proposals. Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook. Newer Post. Older Post. Woolsey, MBA.