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Plastic Roads: How They Impact Our Environment

The Constructor

We have all heard horror stories of the devastating effects that plastic pollution has had on the environment, from marine life to our air quality. But what would you say if I told you that plastic roads made of recycled material could benefit the environment?

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Built Environment Sustainability – A Critical Need

Job Order Contracting

Built environment sustainability is critical. The GAO has issues reports for several decades noting the mismanagement of the built environment in the federal sector. Built Environment Sustainability is critical to environmental and economic security.

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A Case Study Approach to Considering a Common Data Environment

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Why choosing the right CDE is important and a real-world example of one contractor's journey. Construction Best Practices

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Is Full Electrification of the Built Environment the Only Solution?

Contractor Magazine

Flicking a switch from fossil fuels to electric in the built environment could backfire due to increased electric loads, stressing an already overworked system. Green

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Huh? Ugh! LOL: The Top Ten-tions of Construction Law and Contracts

Speaker: Matthew DeVries, Construction Law Attorney and National Blogger

The construction environment changed more in 2020 than any prior year—whether the parties were faced with government shutdowns, new health and safety restrictions, or overall financial strains. Yet, many projects remained on target and successfully reached the finish line this year. The rights and responsibilities of parties involved in a construction project are mainly dependent upon the contract or agreement between them, and there is no better time than to review your contractual obligations to identify risk pitfalls and ensure success. Join construction law attorney and national blogger Matthew DeVries as he discusses the top tensions on a construction project and how to avoid disputes.

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Deconstruction and Reuse: The Future of our Built Environment.

Construction Marketing

I do believe that we can reimagine our world and our built environment in such a way that we can pull ourselves out of this trend and this tremendously expensive habitual behavior. The post Deconstruction and Reuse: The Future of our Built Environment. Environment Deconstruction ReuseHave you ever watched a building come down? I’ve seen everything from a neighborhood of large block tenement buildings blown up, to a small cottage being crunched by a bulldozer in an hour.

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Building healthcare in a coastal environment

Construction Specifier

Understanding the fundamental challenges of building in a coastal environment can help teams create solutions that maintain the safety of occupants, even amid extreme weather events. The post Building healthcare in a coastal environment appeared first on Construction Specifier.

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SAVE ENVIRONMENT WITH GREEN BUILDINGS

The Constructor

Ever since the existence of earth human being has been a unique and unequal creature. As it is said “necessity is the mother of invention”, the same. Building Technology Buildings Green Buildings Environmental Impact

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LEAN Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment is a robust, collaborative approach integrating planning, design, acquisition, operation, maintenance & disposal. LEAN Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment. LEAN Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment

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DURABILITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE TO ENVIRONMENT

The Constructor

Durability and strength are two most important criteria for the design of reinforced concrete structures. These are the two requirements for the long. Concrete Durability Concrete Technology Durability Structural Design

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A Guide to Eco-Friendly Construction

Construction Marketing

From leaving on lights and fans to using energy-inefficient appliances, we waste significant energy as heat in our environment. Prefabricated material refers to material produced in a controlled environment instead of on the construction site. Environment Eco-Friendly Construction

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Essential Reasons Why Everyone Should Be Certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Construction Marketing

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a certification that aids in improving building performance and reduces the impact on the environment. An indoor environment with good IAQ can help reduce sick building syndrome and increase employee productivity.

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Scrap the Silos: Why a Connected Construction Environment is Necessary for ANZ Contractors' Success

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A look at how modern construction project management has evolved and why connected data and workflows will change the game. Construction Best Practices

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First museum devoted to artist-built environments opens in Sheboygan

BD+C

will be the world’s first museum dedicated to artist-built environments. Artist-built environments are an art form created by people who transform their homes and yards into multifaceted works of art

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Eastgate Offices for Environment Canada

SAB Magazine

Although it functions as a healthy, sustainable office space for its occupants in Edmonton, the building is also a 24/7, mission-critical facility designed to ensure that Environment Canada’s important weather forecasting work continues under any circumstances. This project, known simply as ‘Eastgate’, is a double agent.

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Prevent a Hostile Work Environment & Protect Your Workforce

Construction Business Owner

Prevent a Hostile Work Environment & Protect Your Workforce. In today’s increasingly litigious environment, there can be no ignoring these circumstances. ccapoccia. Thu, 12/01/2022 - 16:01. Construction leaders at all levels must be aware of the rising risks of workplace misconduct.

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Greenbuild – The Target Rich Environment for Green People

Green Building Law Update

Greenbuild 2018 in Chicago will be “the” target rich environment for green people this year. I am often asked, “how can I expand my green building business?” And I have offered the same response for more than a decade – attend the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (. yes, you will have to talk with people while you are there). This year Greenbuild is in Chicago from November 14 thru 16. I do not claim any particular business marketing expertise.

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Sustainably built environments: specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

The post Sustainably built environments: specifying low-carbon concrete appeared first on Construction Specifier. Photo courtesy Jackie Ricciardi. By David Diedrick and Cecile Roman.

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First museum devoted to artist-built environment opens in Sheboygan

BD+C

will be the world’s first museum dedicated to artist-built environments. Artist-built environments are an art form created by people who transform their homes and yards into multifaceted works of art

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Where safety innovation fits in the heads-down construction environment

Construction Dive

Underscoring pilots' low risk and prioritizing people are two strategies to introduce new technology within tough project cost and schedule constraints

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Using VR to Increase Resiliency in a Remote-Work Environment

Construction Business Owner

Using VR to Increase Resiliency in a Remote-Work Environment. Elizabeth Manning. Fri, 09/11/2020 - 15:01. This year has upended many of the methods contractors have relied on to complete work for decades.

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Milieu: Creating restorative environments in behavioral health

BD+C

Every setting cues us how to behave. Is it loud and active? Quiet and intimate? Cozy or spare? Modern life bombards us with stressors. When we need services to help us cope with a mental illness, or life crisis, the design of behavioral health settings matters

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Efficient Life-cycle Management of the Built Environment – An Elusive Goal in the Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment in the public sector has remained an elusive goal. The process is well defined and requires a process focused environment and associated robust information management and decision-support capabilities. Failure to adopt these proven processes in support of efficient stewardship of the built environment should surprise anyone. The timing as to when public stewardship of the built environment will occur remains an unknown.

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Lean Construction Common Data Environment

Job Order Contracting

A Lean Construction Common Data Environment is important to improving collaboration, quality, delivery times, and overall project satisfaction. Job Order Contracting, JOC, and Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, the two most common LEAN construction delivery methods, both require a common data environment (CDE). A unit price book is an example of a common environment for JOC. The post Lean Construction Common Data Environment appeared first on 4BT.

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Making choices in a competitive environment

Construction Marketing Ideas

The post Making choices in a competitive environment appeared first on Construction Marketing Ideas. Energies dedicated to this blog have been reallocated to our new daily newspaper, Ontarioconstructionnews.com, a monopoly-busting initiative for some highly regional legal notice ads. About a month ago, I learned our competitive initiative would face its own, formidable, competition. (In

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Autodesk Partners With Nvidia on Collaborative Design Environment

ENR Construction

In an effort to create a common environment for design visualizations across multiple platforms, Autodesk has partnered with Nvidia to bring its broad suite of design software to Nvidia Omniverse, a recently launched collaborative 3D environment that allows users of different software to see their 3D designs in one shared online space.

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Best Water/Environment: City Park Golf Course Redesign

ENR Construction

This design-build project created a 100-year stormwater system and reconstructed the city’s historic golf course “without taking up any additional land, given the urban environment

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Approaching Concrete Longevity in Corrosive Water Environments

Construction Specifier

Half a century of exposure to a naturally corrosive environment took its toll on the concrete elements, causing leaks and concrete delamination requiring repeated repairs. Corrosive concrete water handling environments. Photo © Dreamstime.com. by Julie Holmquist.

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Digital twin’s value propositions for the built environment, explained

BD+C

Advancements in artificial intelligence, sensors, machine learning, and the Internet of Things and Assets are moving digital twin technology beyond the concept stage to where it is emerging as an invaluable lifecycle assessment and management tool for new and existing buildings

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Building a Common Data Environment for LEAN Construction Delivery

Job Order Contracting

A Common Data Environment, CDE is a critical to L EAN construction delivery and improving overall efficiency. A common data environment includes a glossary and set of definitions in plain English using industry standard terms. The post Building a Common Data Environment for LEAN Construction Delivery appeared first on 4BT.

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Proper Ventilation: How to Improve Indoor Air Quality

Construction Marketing

The main goal of ventilation is to provide an indoor environment with quality air. If you don’t open the flue, smoke and other combustion gasses will pollute your indoor environment. Environment Air Quality Environmental Protection Agency Proper Ventilation

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Award of Merit, Water/Environment Seeling Channel Phase 3

ENR Construction

Profile of winning projects from ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2022 Best Projects competition

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Award of Merit Water/Environment: Hopewell Precision Superfund Site

ENR Construction

The project involved providing a new source of clean drinking water for 322 residences and businesses in Hopewell Junction, N.Y., after a groundwater pollution plume was discovered

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Greenbuild – The Target Rich Environment for Green People

Green Building Law Update

Greenbuild 2019 in Atlanta will be “the” target rich environment for green people this year. I am often asked, “how can I expand my green building business?” And I have offered the same response for more than a decade – attend the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (. yes, you will have to talk with people while you are there). This year Greenbuild is in Atlanta from November 19 thru 22 with some of the best original programming on “disaster prep” (. more than food prep).

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Best Water/Environment: Atlanta Water Supply Program

ENR Construction

Completion of Atlanta’s $321.3-million, five-year project in late 2020 to expand its strained regional water supply comes as conditions may be worsening

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5 Best Practices Of Energy Efficient Buildings

Construction Marketing

Construction Environment energy efficientAs a commercial building proprietor, it’s recommended that you adopt energy-efficient solutions for your establishment.

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Rainscreen walls: An updated definition for today’s construction environment

Construction Specifier

The post Rainscreen walls: An updated definition for today’s construction environment appeared first on Construction Specifier. by Richard Martens. Images courtesy Sto Corp.

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Report: Infrastructure Deal Must Consider Environment

Construction Equipment

Instead of building new roads and widening highways, StreetsBlog says there’s a better way to spend $2 trillion in infrastructure. According to a recent article, the authors of a U.S. PIRG Education Fund study suggest the country prioritize measures that shift commuters toward transit while fixing

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Why a Common Data Environment is Essential for Your Infrastructure Project?

ENR Construction

A Common Data Environment (CDE) is your best answer to taming the chaos swirling around any construction project

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PAS1192 Process and Workflows within the Common Data Environment (CDE)

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Back in 2007 BS1192 set out the processes to be followed within a common data environment (CDE