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Sustainability and Facilities Management in the Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

Sustainability and Facilities Management in the Public Sector are critical issues from both environmental and economic perspectives. All project resource requirements, labor, material, equipment granular costs, productivity, and scheudle are available to all signatory parties.

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

BD+C

Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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Equipment Going Greener, Embracing Model-based Work

ENR Construction

As jobsites become even more connected with broadband and other services, equipment providers are giving their contractor customers more capabilities to take advantage of project data, whether from a 3D model or even take the steps to make materials supply chains more sustainable.

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Building Materials Prices Are Rising as Demand for Construction Increases

Pro Builder

of construction materials have experienced an average cost increase of 19%. of construction materials have experienced an average cost increase of 19%. Despite the rising costs of certain materials, some prices this year have begun to show signs of softening, said Sam Giffin, director of data operations at Gordian.

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The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels

BD+C

The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels 0 qpurcell Fri, 09/15/2023 - 11:42 Hotel Facilities The luxury hotel market has seen an increase in green-minded guests looking for opportunities to support businesses that are conscientious of the environment. And consumers are happy to spend more money on those brands.

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Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability.

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Models for Providing Affordable, Ecological Housing

Natural Building

Models for housing vary enormously, from self-build, to socially provided housing and speculative, private markets. But the failure of rent-based models to provide homes that people can afford, especially in big cities and larger towns, plus the urgent need for buildings to go zero-carbon, or carbon negative, is pushing innovation.