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5 questions all Project Managers should ask themselves before they start a project

Lets Build

Many project managers who work on projects with a lot of repetition tell us that they have to spend up to 50% of their time each week on admin-heavy tasks related to planning. The problem is that in many cases, project managers and their teams tend to overlook these criteria, opening the door to waste. downtime between tasks on site.

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Thomas Beadel on Splitting Lots and Doubling Inventory

Pro Builder

Thomas Beadel on Splitting Lots and Doubling Inventory. The business model for Thomas James Homes' Trademark by TJH brand brings more opportunities for buyers in neighborhoods where inventory is tight. PB: How did you deal with zoning and with NIMBYs opposed to higher density? Business Management. Wed, 09/30/2020 - 06:00.

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One Expert’s Solutions for a Frenzied U.S. Housing System

Pro Builder

In her new book Fixer Upper: How to Repair America’s Broken Housing Systems , housing expert Jenny Shuetz explores the ramifications of harmful zoning laws, an affordability crisis, and a 6.8 According to Shuetz, the solution depends on zoning reform to get multi-family projects approved for affordable housing development.

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

Job Order Contracting

Base year GHG inventory is step one and determines your facilities carbon footprint, Step 2 is Reducing Carbon Footprint, Step 3 = Offset. Buffer zones. The journey towards efficient life-cycle management of the built environment, carbon literacy, and LEAN process is not easy. How to reduce the carbon footprint of a building?

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NAHB New Chair to Tackle Regulation and Promote Trades

Pro Builder

Chuck Fowke named NAHB's new chair; a look at new single-family home inventory. And we will support our state and local association partners as they address NIMBY attitudes and outdated zoning policies that needlessly drive up the cost of housing.” . New Single-Family Home Inventory. Mon, 08/03/2020 - 13:00. Advertisement.

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Prefab Company Secures $30 Million, Announces Expansions

Pro Builder

This investment allows us to fully integrate our engineering platforms with our production process, utilizing our proprietary building information management (BIM) systems to drive machinery, advanced factory quality controls, and production tracking,” Steve Glenn, founder and CEO of Plant Prefab, said in a statement.

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

BD+C

The inventory requirements of big-box retail and malls make these facilities ideal structures for adaptive reuse. Tampa’s Uptown District Our Tampa office is working with RD Management to develop concepts for adaptive reuse for one of their properties in Tampa’s Uptown District. Don’t overlook what you have.

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