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Circular Construction and Its Benefits

Job Order Contracting

The construction industry is a heavy consumer of natural resources including materials and energy consumption and a major contributor to environmental issues including elevated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, air pollution, environmental degradation, and global warming.

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Facilities Total Cost of Ownership

Job Order Contracting

Key points about facilities total cost of ownership management: Holistic perspective: It goes beyond just the immediate purchase price and looks at the entire life cycle of a facility, including design, construction, operation, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning.

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A New Carbon Negative Building Material Inspired by Coral Reefs

Natural Building

After a rigorous life cycle assessment, the researchers found that the manufactured structures featured a negative carbon footprint, revealing that the carbon capture exceeded the carbon emissions associated with manufacturing and operations. Such treatment can rejoin the cracked interfaces and restore the mechanical strength.

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7 design lessons for future-proofing academic medical centers

BD+C

This answer must consider the project’s life-cycle from master planning, programming, design, construction and activation and a decision-making structure for answering the tens of thousands of questions that will arise during the project. How will the project be delivered?

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Construction Advanced Work Packaging AWP

Job Order Contracting

It requires that detailed work packages be created early in the project life cycle; i.e., in advance. Construction advanced work Packaging is a construction-driven planning and collaboration system for building capital projects that is sharply focused on creating a constraint-free work environment in the field.

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SAFTI FIRST®’s IGCC Certification Provides More Innovative Fire Rated Glass Applications for Architects

Safti First

While we already have Health Product Declarations (HPDs), Declare Labels and support LEED and WELL Building Design principles with our products, we are also working Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and Environmental Product Declarations (EDPs).

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Recycling Facility Has Positive Impact On Local Community

Business Facilities

These partnerships further the mission of the facility, establishing the space as a tool for students, neighbors, and employees to embrace and appreciate the recycling life cycle.