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Agile Facilities Management – Deferred Maintenance – Public Sector – Federal, State, County, Local

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Agile facilities management is required in order to address growing deferred maintenance across all public sectors. In reality the efficacy of spending precious dollars on facilities repair and maintenance is often overlooked, and the process of sustaining physical infrastructure has little true oversight.

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All You Need To Know About Construction Project Management To Get Started

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Even infrastructure projects like roads and sewers. None of this would be possible without efficient and careful construction project management planning and construction managers. Construction project management plays a vital role in ensuring that all the buildings around us are built safely and on time.

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Bioswales and Green Infrastructure and ….

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Embracing green infrastructure as an approach and installing specific interventions comes with many challenges. It demands educating clients, communities, contractors, and designers; experimenting with new techniques and learning from failures; and making changes to policy and regulations. What is Green Infrastructure?

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Kier restructures infrastructure division

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Kier is restructuring its Infrastructure Services division with the current three business streams set to become two. From July 1 the current Highways, Utilities and Infrastructure operations will become Transportation and Natural Resources and Nuclear & Networks. Kier emphasised the restructure was not about cost cutting.

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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

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Fundamental math for every real property owner… Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems. Facilities and infrastructure project investments have long-term consequences. Management Problems. Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems. Kirkham, R.

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BSI bids to cut costs on infrastructure projects

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Standards body BSI haslaunched a new whitepaper on how to minimise risks in infrastructure projects. Experts suggest that a better approach to scope development and managing risk and contractual change could save up to £25bn a year on projects. It includes case studies including of Whitechapel Station and Associated British Ports.

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Total Cost of Ownership Life-cycle Asset Management – Facilities and other Physical Infrastructure

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Efficient life-cycle total cost of ownership management requires the application of LEAN processes and collaborative construction delivery methods. Total Cost of Ownership = Design, Construction, Operations, Maintenance, Renovations, Adaptations, Upgrades, Disposal/Recycling. Learn more? contact-form].