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Sustainability and Efficient Facilities Lifecycle Management

Job Order Contracting

While most of us are aware of the rampant economic and environmental waste associated with the repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction of buildings and other physical infrastructure, few understand that solutions are readily available or have the will and commitment to deploy them. . #2

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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a “once-in-a-generation” investment in America’s national infrastructure. With this plan, the goal is to rebuild many of the bridges, rails, and roads throughout the country to improve the overall infrastructure across America.

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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.

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The Transformative Power of Natural Building

Natural Building

However, this same geography makes us more prone to a number of environmental hazards like hurricanes, landslides and earthquakes. Our infrastructure is thus faced with the task of both integrating and responding to the duality of the island’s environment–natural abundance and natural risk–and this is a task it very rarely achieves.

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

BD+C

The reasons to use nature as the guiding principle are myriad. At an individual level, we know that access to greenspace makes us healthier, less depressed and anxious, more connected and more creative (and we also know that for too many in our cities, there is little to no greenspace access).

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Commercial Construction Strategies: Adaptive Reuse for Big Box Retail

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From a construction management point of view, a few major considerations need to be taken into account when repurposing large big box spaces: From electrical systems and switch gears to mechanical, HVAC, and storefront entrances, what existing infrastructure can be reused to reduce overall costs?

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Why Now is the Time for Sustainable Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

But when it comes to construction, any building or infrastructure project completed today will most likely still be operational in 2050. In the next few years, spending on infrastructure by Australia’s state and federal governments is expected to top $166 billion. The push for sustainable construction. Conclusion.