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Direct delivery model continues to pay off for Murphy

Construction Enquirer

Murphy & Sons Limited has posted another set of strong financial results as its direct delivery model continues to pay off The engineering and construction firm now employs 3,688 staff rand relies primarily on in-house capabilities while minimising subcontractor involvement. pre-tax profit from £61.6m Net cash increased by 27% to £275.5m

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BUILDER SMS – Too little to late?

Job Order Contracting

“stepwise methodologies can be superior to the industry-leading continuous methodologies employed by BUILDER SMS in service-life prediction accuracy and decision-making versatility as ensembles.” Lamm, Justin D. Delorit, Michael N. Grussing, Steven J. Schuldt [contact-form] The post BUILDER SMS – Too little to late?

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Windover employs tech to expedite truss production, installation

Construction Dive

The construction company used data from 3D modeling to design and manufacture 935 trusses and deliver them to the jobsite in three days.

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Calif. law a model for all heat illness prevention programs

FDR Safety

While the law only applies in California, it provides a great guide for employers everywhere to protect their workers from the heat. The law gives detailed information to employers on how to provide a workplace that gives everyone access to rest, water and shade when the temperature reaches 80 degrees or above. The post Calif.

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CITB told to improve by Ofsted inspectors

Construction Enquirer

The latest ranking comes as CITB has changed its business model since the last “outstanding” rating in 2017. The CITB has moved away from the use of subcontractors to provide training to work closer with employers to recruit and train apprentices. This was established in 2022.

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Mississippi: Modeling A Battle Plan For COVID-19

Business Facilities

Scientists at Vicksburg’s ERDC have been deploying Supercomputers to develop models illustrating how the coronavirus spreads. Read: Mississippi: Modeling A Battle Plan For COVID-19 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Debunking another BIM myth: FM enabled BIM models do not automatically pop out of Construction BIM models

DebunkTheBIM

In all mainstream BIM strategies, FM models sit at the end of the chain of Ds – numbered from the 6 th D onwards, following the 3 spatial Ds, cost and time. Waste of modelling efforts’ is a major ‘thing’ among those that know little of the realities of BIMming but are deeply invested into it.

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