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Built Environment Sustainability – A Critical Need

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Built environment sustainability is critical. Facilities and other structure are responsible for 50% of material resources taken from nature, 40% of energy consumption and 50% of total waste resulting is significant land an air degradation. From an economic perspective, waste is also extremely high with 80% of all projects being over budget, late, and otherwise poorly completed.

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Superadobe Construction is Sanctioned in California Residential Code

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I recently discovered that a supplement to the 2019 California Residential Code approves the use of superadobe construction (as established by CalEarth). It requires the use of cement stabilized earthen fill material. You can read this supplemental document at icc-es.org.

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Crash project duration is obtained by summing the

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Normal durations for all the activities Crash durations for all activities Crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the normal duration for all the activities Crash durations for all the activities along the critical path obtained by taking into account the crash duration for all the activities.

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OFCCP Issues September 19 Deadline for Federal Contractors to Object to Disclosure of EEO-1 Data

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On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice regarding a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) for all Type 2 Consolidated Employer Information Reports, Standard Form 100 (EEO-1 Report), filed by all federal contractors, including “first-tier subcontractors,” (covered contractors) from 2016-2020.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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Sinking fund is

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The fund for rebuilding a structure when its economic life is over Raised to meet maintenance costs The total sum to be paid to the municipal authorities by the tenants A part of the money kept in reserve for providing additional structures and structural modifications

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Free float for any activity is defined as the difference between

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Its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity Its latest start time and earliest start time Its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activity Its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activity

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The most popular type of organisation used for Civil Engineering Constructions, is

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Line organisation Line and staff organisation Functional organisation Effective organisation

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Henry Gantt developed Bar charts for planning and scheduling of projects in

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The most suitable type of equipment for compaction of cohesive soils is

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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The critical activity has

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Maximum float Minimum float Zero float None of these

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For excavating utility trenches with precise control of depth, the excavation equipment used is

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Hoe Shovel Dragline None of the above

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The performance of a specific task in CPM, is known

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Dummy Event Activity Contract

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Critical path lies along the activities having total float

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.

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The probability of completion of any activity within its expected time is

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50 % 1 % 9 % 100 %

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