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Mortgage Market is Not Ready for Climate Change

Pro Builder

As the mortgage industry wonders what to do next it will have to pivot from risk models that are focused on credit and operating risk underwritten and priced by insurance companies. Mortgage Market is Not Ready for Climate Change. Fri, 09/24/2021 - 10:46.

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FEMA Recommends I-Codes For National Flood Insurance Program

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) flood plain management report says current model building codes, such as the International Codes (I-Codes), have flood provisions that are consistent with NFIP requirements for buildings and structures. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Measurement Matters: A Model to Improve Construction Performance

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The exact same mindset can be applied to the construction industry. Under the value of “Health and Safety” are outcomes like reduced insurance premiums and lower incident frequency rates. A Model to Improve Project Performance So how do you apply the “leading vs lagging” mindset in construction?

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Remedies to CSA’s problems high on industry, government lists

FDR Safety

In 2013, you can be assured that the continuing effects of the two-year-old Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program on the trucking industry and commercial drivers will remain high on both the government and industry list of issues demanding attention.

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“Predictive modelling is the process.

DebunkTheBIM

by which a model is created or chosen to try to best predict the probability of an outcome.” Finding this definition was a sad discovery for me – “Predictive Modelling” is a perfect description for a concept within BIM, yet not well-explored but with significant potential. states Wikipedia.

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DebunkTheBIM: ?Insurance is all about risk management?

DebunkTheBIM

I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. “Insurance is all about risk management” Says Walid Shidani in his interview given to Rupert Wright, this week.

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New ConsensusDocs Revisions

Construction Dive

The ConsensusDocs Coalition recently announced the first set of new contract documents, part of a major update initiative to reflect ongoing industry trends towards collaboration and new project delivery and financing methods.