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Objective and Defensible Facility Conditions Assessment – Critical, but rarely practiced

Job Order Contracting

An objective and defensible facilities conditions assessment is critical to efficient management of any facilities portfolio. Unfortunately, the data obtained in most assessments collected or represented in a manner to enable confidence in associated costs for deferred maintenance requirement, or ot allow for integration into efficient, robust, and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery activities.

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80 Construction Management Terms: Glossary

Learn Civil Engineering

What is Construction Management Construction management is the process of overseeing and coordinating the various aspects of a construction project, from the initial planning to the completion of the project. It involves a variety of activities such as scheduling, budgeting, and quality control. Construction managers must work with a variety of people, including architects, engineers, […].

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How to Make Cob to Code in America

Natural Building

A Cob Construction Appendix has recently been approved for inclusion in the International Residential Building codes in the United States and a number of other countries. The new code requires builders to test their cob mixes for shrinkage, compressive strength, and, in some cases, modulus of rupture. Cob is a stiff mixture of clay soil, straw, water, and usually sand, placed in integrated layers to form a structure with no need for posts.

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Revisiting Fieldwire's Hottest Releases in 2022

Fieldwire

We want to take this time to express our gratitude to each and every one of you. By maintaining open dialogue with tradespeople like you, Fieldwire is able to continue helping diverse teams build smarter and scale faster. Now let’s take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of our most exciting releases this past year! Clarify & Meet the Unique Needs of Each Project.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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The 3 Core Pillars for Redefining Construction Handover 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Handover is often thought of as happening only at the end of a project. It’s generally considered just another box to check or tasks to get through. But project handover really spans the lifecycle of a project as it involves multiple stakeholders, processes, and activities within that lifecycle. For that reason, it’s critical to get handover right from the very beginning.