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Effective Public Sector Construction Project Management

Job Order Contracting

For decades attention has failed to focus on the need for continuous, competent, and accountable leadership and the effects upon finances, reputations, relationships, communities, and overall organizational missions. Physical Infrastructure Project Management impacts environmental, financial, organizational, and community sustainability.

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Biden's Infrastructure Plan for Retrofitting Homes Could Bolster Homeownership Levels

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Biden's Infrastructure Plan for Retrofitting Homes Could Bolster Homeownership Levels. President Joe Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure plan could make it easier for both first-time buyers and those seeking affordable housing, says the Washington Post. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance.

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: A Pivotal Moment for Water Public-Private Partnerships in the United States

Constructlaw

Introduction America’s water infrastructure has long faced a critical need for funding and modernization. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, there is a $105 billion funding gap for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projected over the next two decades. [1] billion to the U.S. billion to the U.S. Indeed, $1.5

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The Role of Economic Development Agencies for Business Prosperity

Wolgast Corporation

Economic growth is what makes communities thrive by expanding a tax base and offering a quality of life for residents through employment, commerce, infrastructure, and entertainment. To do this, they must create a business-friendly environment with incentives that make it attractive for businesses to invest.

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Virtue signallers beware

Construction Law

ICE’s report says accurate emissions reporting must become integral in the design of major infrastructure if private finance is to help fund green projects. It also says that strict benchmarks and assessment criteria will soon require civil engineers to account for the carbon output and sustainability of the infrastructure they design.

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Higher Education and Managing Repair and Renovations Efficiently

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This includes facility management, finance, building users, AE firms, construction contractors, consultants, oversight groups, etc. While the problem is not new, what must change rapidly is the level of competence of higher education facility management professionals so that impending disaster is avoided. It’s time to change this.

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Senate Finance Passes Tax Extensions | ENR: Engineering News.

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Search our site: Infrastructure. Environment. Senate Finance Passes Tax Extensions. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->. Transportation. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction.

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