Construction Marketing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Durability and longevity : Quality cladding acts as a defense against wear and tear, prolonging the life of the building. This is particularly beneficial for multi-family buildings in bustling urban areas, ensuring residents have a peaceful living environment.

Safety 296

Safety Materials Drafting Defense 296

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The fact is that FEDRAMP can and has harmed efficient federal sector stewardship of the built environment. Note: Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High is a cloud platform developed by Microsoft for cleared personnel and organizations that support the Department of Defense (DoD).]

Management 196

Management Certification Security Drafting 196

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

RM: Very often those businesses don’t have large or sophisticated IT or risk management departments that are actively engaged in maintaining defensive security for the business. We don’t just leave it to the IT people to take care of and maintain the defensive perimeter. You have perimeter defenses. so you have elevation.

Risk 98

Risk Defense Organization Insurance 98

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 26, 2020

Of note, the landowners’ proposed cleanup exceeds that found necessary to protect human health and the environment by EPA in the CERCLA cleanup agreed to in the settlement with Atlantic Richfield. The landowners estimate that their cleanup would cost Atlantic Richfield $50 to $58 million.

Claims 156

Claims Montana Permits Liability 156

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Ignorance is not a defense. There is no morally defensible reason for not doing everything in our power to end modern slavery and human trafficing. Yet today there are more than 40 million people in modern slavery worldwide. Modern slavery exists in every industry, in every country in the world.

Equity 257

Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 26, 2012

Correction: It is now clear to me that I misinterpreted the testimony of Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED.

Certification 136

Certification Defense Green Sustainability 136

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is much more than the currently proposed amendments to state constitutions, across the country, seeking to establish that every “person” has the right to a certain clean and healthy environment. And significantly there is no defense for an issued permit or claim of preemption by other state or federal laws.

New Hampshire 218

New Hampshire Legal Claims DC 218

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

RM: Very often those businesses don’t have large or sophisticated IT or risk management departments that are actively engaged in maintaining defensive security for the business. We don’t just leave it to the IT people to take care of and maintain the defensive perimeter. You have perimeter defenses. so you have elevation.

Risk 97

Risk Defense Organization Insurance 97

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Common Data Environment. Access to current, defensible, and actionable information . Flexibility to adapt to changing needs and conditions with minimal risk, . Procurement systems based upon Best Value. Shared risk/reward. Financial Transparency. The post LEAN Construction Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Defense Risk 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2021

As the AECOO sector has well documented history of rampant economic and environment waste due, further dependencies upon past outcomes clearly represents a problematic practice at best (AECOO – architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator).

Estimating 149

Estimating Construction Contract Renovating 149

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Notable about this case is the contractor’s invocation of a July 2, 2020 Department of Defense (DoD) memorandum concerning the financial consequences on contractors with firm-fixed-price contracts lacking an economic price adjustment clause during “historic and unprecedented challenges” in the wake of the pandemic’s onset.

Contractors 52

Contractors Contract Defense Claims 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 13, 2013

The state-of-the-art facility is designed to meet the rigorous standards of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for a “clean room” production environment. General Dynamics supplies proportional control actuation systems to a number of defense contractors. armed forces and missile-defense industry.

CA 53

CA Defense California News 53

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 9, 2014

In an environment of green building standards, rating systems, and codes, it is the republishing of ASHRAE Standard 189.1 that may be the single most significant act in 2014 toward improving the built environment. You can go online today and participate in meetings, public reviews, and more. ASHRAE Standard 90.1 ASHRAE Standard 189.1

Green 120

Green Certification Environment Defense 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 19, 2020

PFAS are very persistent in the environment and in the human body, meaning they don’t break down, accumulating over time, and as such have been referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ making them an emergent environmental priority. The Department of Defense has identified 15 bases in Maryland “known to have releases of PFAS.”

Maryland 177

Maryland Permits South Carolina Baltimore 177

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 7, 2017

Imagine the ability to rapidly organize data and leverage mobile tools to enable access to, and the management of, actionable, standardized, defensible information… anytime and anywhere. Standardized data architecture (CSI MasterFormat, Uniformat, Omniclass) – – Common Data Environment, CDE. 2017, Cholakis, P.

Documentation 100

Documentation Management Construction Life Cycle 100

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 13, 2017

The recommendation here is that in an environment of strict liability hazardous substance laws, from CERCLA and its state counterparts to local lead based paint codes, attorneys should be contracting with those undertaking hazardous substance investigations and the like. What a property owner does not know it cannot share.

Consulting 153

Consulting Contract Drafting Legal 153

Building Information Management

MARCH 12, 2013

2011 may need to be selectively adopted if use of this standard is to be cost effective in the DOD operating environment. . Put policies and resources in place to measure the actual performance of the Department of Defense’s high-performance, green, and conventional buildings to meet multiple objectives.

Green 40

Green Defense Certification Renovating 40

BD+C

JUNE 12, 2023

Though current conversations have tended to focus on exterior doors and windows, multifunctional fire-rated glazing can be incorporated throughout the built environment to improve security without compromising a building’s ability to guard against fire. The benefits of multifunctional glazing extend beyond visibility.

Design 98

Design Security Guidelines Safety 98

Building Information Management

MARCH 28, 2012

Dorothy Robyn Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment) before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies on March 7, 2012 to present the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 budget request for the Department of Defense programs to support installations, facility (..)

Defense 45

Defense Environment Sustainability Leases 45

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Among the highlights, that will positively impact the built environment and create business opportunities are: The biggest announcement at the convention was the formation of a new USGBC technology organization, arc , led by Scot Horst , incoming chief executive office of arc and outgoing chief product officer of USGBC.

Green 120

Green Los Angeles Certification Organization 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 22, 2021

There is no morally defensible reason for not doing everything in our power to end modern slavery and human trafficking. Additionally, it is suggested in the U.S. it is better to do the right thing, now, rather than be forced to do so by new laws.

Legal 177

Legal Risk Sustainability California 177

Viewpoint Construction Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2017

All workers should be educated on what to look for in cold weather work environments in themselves and one another. Monitoring the physical conditions of workers is the first line of defense against cold-related illnesses. Train your team to be aware of hypothermia and frostbite.

Safety 200

Safety Injury Viewpoint Construction 200

Building Information Management

MAY 24, 2016

I recently read an article discussing the penetration of facility management software across all markets… commercial, retail, healthcare, public sector, utilities, and aerospace and defense. Real property owners across the globe must acknowledge their role as stewards of the built environment. Billion in 2015 to USD 49.44

Software 40

Software Software Management Life Cycle 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8

Industrial 49

Industrial South Carolina Louisiana Defense 49

Natural Building

JANUARY 30, 2021

Sea Ranch was intended to be a second home community that embraced its surrounding environment. It took a few years of trial and error until the right plants were identified to withstand the harsh windy ocean-side environment. I remember driving past it around that time when I lived in Jenner, a few miles south of there.

Green 52

Green Insurance Environment Housing 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 29, 2013

The 90,000-square-foot expansion is designed to accommodate larger and more sophisticated satellites and simultaneous spacecraft builds to fulfill new NASA and the Department of Defense contracts for space-related assets. supports critical missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, NOAA and other U.S.

Colorado 47

Colorado Defense Commercial Foundation 47

Business Facilities

APRIL 2, 2019

A network of leaders came together at the California Economic Summit to help make sure that opportunity and a sustainable environment are watchwords for growth in the Golden State. Read: California Dreamin’ at BusinessFacilities.com.

California 81

California Sustainability Environment Defense 81

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Invented by the Department of Defense for use by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, ID contracts have been used routinely and effectively by the DOD for installation maintenance, minor repair, and construction projects since its inception in 1981.” (Improving the Army’s Job Order Contracting Program CE704R1 September 1997). 1990 – U.S.

Contract 100

Contract Arizona Construction Estimating 100

Construction Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

It costs a lot to put up, mainly because it plays a significant role in your safety and security while giving you a solid defense against the effects of snow, wind, rain, heat, hail, and other elements. Built Strong Exteriors can be a good place to start if you’re looking for such in Minnesota and its environs.

Insurance 120

Insurance Claims Inspections Minnesota 120

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Open JOC is a standardized, independent, objective, and defensible method for organizing, describing, pricing, procuring, and managing renovation, repair, and minor new construction activitivies. A locally researched unit price book, UPB, provides a common data environment for JOC and other LEAN construction delivery methods.

Contract 40

Contract CSI Renovating Defense 40

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Open JOC is a standardized, independent, objective, and defensible method for organizing, describing, pricing, procuring, and managing renovation, repair, and minor new construction activitivies. A locally researched unit price book, UPB, provides a common data environment for JOC and other LEAN construction delivery methods.

Contract 40

Contract CSI Renovating Defense 40

Construction Specifier

APRIL 14, 2022

They are the first line of defense when working in combination with other at or below grade options onsite, such as bioswales or underground storage tanks. They offer multiple benefits to buildings and the environment. They manage stormwater through two distinct mechanisms: retention and detention. Green roofs are multi-taskers.

Management 52

Management Sewer Green San Francisco 52

Construction Specifier

MARCH 30, 2022

They are the first line of defense when working in combination with other at or below grade options onsite, such as bioswales or underground storage tanks. They offer multiple benefits to buildings and the environment. They manage stormwater through two distinct mechanisms: retention and detention. Green roofs are multi-taskers.

Management 52

Management Sewer Green San Francisco 52

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Open JOC is a standardized, independent, objective, and defensible method for organizing, describing, pricing, procuring, and managing renovation, repair, and minor new construction activities. JOC Unit Price Book. Davis-Bacon labor data, locally research and properly applied, providing 30%+ greateer accuracy than traditional sources.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Renovating Life Cycle 100

Construction Specifier

MARCH 30, 2022

Layouts also reflected this revolutionary concept, favoring open-plan environments with small, private office spaces and collaboration rooms. 1 FERPA applies to those in learning environments, and safeguards students’ educational records. Well-designed compressible, yet cleanable gaskets provide an important line of defense.

Commercial 52

Commercial Office Guidelines Education 52

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 28, 2017

Common data environment (CSI Uniformat, MasterFormat, shared terms, definitions in plain English, etc.). Financial transparency (locally researched, defensible shared unit price cost books from independent and objective sources ). C o llect defensible data and c o nsi d e r other alternatives. Shared risk/reward. Development.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Contract Management Budgeting 100

Constructlaw

AUGUST 3, 2023

17] The court explained that its prior precedent erroneously “equated the defenses to recognition and enforcement with the grounds for vacatur” [18] and that this was “plainly and palpably wrong.” [19] 3d at 1446 (“[T]he Convention’s enumeration of defenses is exclusive.”). [13] 11] See, e.g. , Ario , 618 F.3d 3d at 292; Yusuf , 126 F.3d

AIC 52

AIC New York Defense Agreement 52