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FEDRAMP is Hindering Facilities Management in the Federal Sector

Job Order Contracting

The fact is that FEDRAMP can and has harmed efficient federal sector stewardship of the built environment. 1 FEDRAMP was initially establish to provide a standardized method for ensuring digital information security for federal government agencies. We are happy to hop on a call to assist you from an informational standpoint.

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Using Locking Hardware to Support Code-Compliant Safer School Design

BD+C

Schlage Safer school design encompasses many elements of the built environment—from the property line to classroom door openings. All these pieces need to work together properly to enhance school safety and security. As such, safer school design brings together building, construction and security communities.

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School construction: Enhancing security through design

The Korte Company

Our success as a security-focused school construction company is underscored by our experience delivering 500 projects for our country’s Department of Defense. From master planning through specific Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Construction Standards (ATFP) , we’ve helped create a safer environment for the men and women of our armed forces.

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Keltbray bags £17m Sellafield earthmoving job

Construction Enquirer

Keltbray has landed the contract to provide a platform and supporting infrastructure on one of Sellafield’s latest major projects. The £17m earthworks contract is the first major job secured by Keltbray at the Sellafield site in Cumbria.

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Keltbray appoints former Laing O’Rourke commercial chief

Construction Enquirer

Keltbray has appointed Andrew Chaney as commercial director for its Built Environment Division, reporting to Vince Corrigan, Keltbray’s chief operating officer. He joins us with a wealth of experience and at a time when the business is targeting strong growth and development in key building and adjacent infrastructure sectors. “I

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Cannabis Retail Construction: How to Navigate the Green Rush

HardHatChat

By collaborating with our partners including real estate developers and owner, architects and engineers, as well as security and legal teams, we’ve gained a lot of on-the-ground and judicial expertise that has allow us to successfully navigate this growing arena.

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

Job Order Contracting

They have a false sense of security, believing that contractor or subcontractor quotes, or historical information, or square foot level cost models provide defensible cost visibility. Technology alone, however, is not enough to harvest the value of cost knowledge management. has proven relatively fruitless.