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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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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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Cool roofs 101: Planning and specification considerations

Construction Specifier

The effects of heat have negative outcomes for health and well-being, social equity, energy use and peak demand, resilience of health, transportation and electrical infrastructure, crime, education, and productivity. Urban planning which minimizes heat buildup and retention (urban design). percent by 2100.

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

How a company assesses and plans for climate-related risks may have a significant impact on its future financial performance and investors’ return on their investment in the company. Once enough data has been acquired on these three metrics, they can be integrated into the investment process when deciding what equities or bonds to buy.”

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Octavius buys R&W out of administration

Construction Enquirer

Octavius Infrastructure Ltd has bought the assets and most of the contracts of R&W Civil Engineering. Private equity owned Octavius was formerly known as Osborne Infrastructure. Private equity owned Octavius was formerly known as Osborne Infrastructure.

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Contractors May Benefit by Taking Equity in the Project They are Constructing

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Contractors may benefit in making a small equity investment in the projects they construct. In the past, it was not unusual for construction companies to make small equity investments in the projects they worked on. For example, a construction company building a power plant would take a 5% equity interest in the project.

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

BD+C

With demand, rents and property values increase, and the people who called the neighborhood home before the infrastructure improvements took place are priced out. However, there is a purposeful shift under way toward a concept that prioritizes equity at every step of the process to enable inclusive communities around transit stops.

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