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Preparing and protecting facilities from flood risks

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Photo courtesy iStock By Kimberly Kilroy, PE, RRC, CDT and Peter Spanos, PE, CFM, LEED AP As sea level continues to rise and weather patterns become more severe and less predictable, flood mitigation is becoming a critical part of new construction design and existing building renovations and maintenance.

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Embrace the next generation of Construction and Sustainable Lifecycle Facilities Management!

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Move all repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects forward with proactive, informed decisions. Owners & Developers – Planners – Designers – Procurement Professionals – Builders Collaborate with internal and external teams to detail Scope of Work and validate local market construction costs.

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4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks

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4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:40 Sustainability Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign, shares how established designers and recently-emerged chief heat officers (CHO) can collaborate on solutions for alleviating climate change risks.

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The Pillars of Sustainable Facilities Management

Job Order Contracting

Robust LEAN programmatic processes are used to efficiently manage all repair, renovation, and new build requirements. Owners are knowledgeable of cost management and implications as are design-builders, inclusive of assessing risk related to any changes or issues. Change orders are managed and virtually eliminated.

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Renovating A Heritage Building

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If you’re like me and your project experience has included renovation of a heritage building you’ll understand that there are some key challenges related to them. So what exactly is a heritage building, how does one go about renovating a heritage building and what are some of the complexities related to it?

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Improving Facilities Project Outcomes

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Improving Facilities Project Outcomes, whether, repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build, isn’t difficult. Managing risk involves the creation of internal and external teams and robust processes. Developing and adherence to a relationship-based context is a primary step. attitudes and behaviors, 2.

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Guide to Implementing Efficient Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Methods

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Articulate the benefits of LEAN facilities repair, renovation, and construction across the entire life-cycle. Integrate internal and external teams (procurement, engineering, facilities management, designers, builders, building users…). Focus upon BEST VALUE OUTCOMES. Focus upon BEST VALUE OUTCOMES.