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Ashe seals £24m Milton Keynes school deal

Construction Enquirer

The 1900sq m building will accommodate a community use hall, offices, meeting rooms and children’s centre. Ian Robbins Ashe Construction’s managing director said: “We are very experienced in creating modern education and health facilities and this prestigious project will provide the focal point of a brand-new community.

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

BD+C

He has guided the sustainability process on over 30 million square feet of projects across many different building types and sizes, including K-12 schools, higher education facilities, mid-rise and high-rise residential, commercial interiors, retail interiors, and commercial office buildings.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

While most Passive buildings are residential (well over 3500 buildings worldwide and 300 in North America), there are a growing number of commercial and institutional projects (over 500) including office buildings, hotels, schools, and even a prison.

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The Art of Earth Architecture

Natural Building

As we face the dangerous and deep crisis related to climate change, we absolutely and urgently need feasible alternatives,” Dethier writes. Today, it’s used around the world in homes, like the Tucson house by Rick Joy, offices, shopping centers, places of worship, and more, which are featured in Dethier’s book.

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Everyday Employee Safety

Safety Services Company

The best way to gain this knowledge is through education and training. Why Education and Training? Education teaches why safe practices and procedures are important; education affects attitudes about safety, and attitudes affect behavior. Employee Safety Inside the Office. What to do in emergencies.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Jon Turner, President and Principal Engineer, Phoenix Civil Engineering

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We also help some of our clients if they need assistance with pre-planning or a feasibility study of their projects. She runs the office and pretty much manages everything that I don’t do. It’s like a tornado here in our office; a verbal tornado, but it’s all done electronically. It’s mind-blowing.

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Job Order Contract Program Implementation

Job Order Contracting

The acquisition starts with the needs and feasibility study and is complete once the decision has been made to implement a JOC contract. These meetings/events/publications help education the pool of potential JOC contractors and allow interested parties to ask questions. Purchasing Officer. Purchasing Officer Representative.

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