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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

It provides a capacity for on-demand construction via an on-call contractor that can be mobilized, working in a much shorter period, and far more efficiently than traditional project delivery methods. General Accounting Office (GAO), May 1979. Unite States Government Printing Office, House Document No. Unite States Congress.

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

BD+C

Andy Cohen, FAIA, IIDA Multifamily Housing Office Buildings Transit Facilities Coronavirus Urban Planning Many believe that cities are in trouble. Offices that Work for the Worker Marriott Headquarters, Bethesda, Md. If people are to come to the office, they’re coming because it’s a destination, not an obligation.

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How To Manage VOCs In Construction

Construction Marketing

Contractors can’t build a home or office without these common construction materials. ppm for mobile homes. In some cases, the product may bear an environment-friendly certification or other forms of acknowledgment for being sustainable. The construction industry relies on a vast array of materials. Address the source.

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3 Megatrends Transforming the Future of Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

They show us global patterns that influence the environment, mobility, and behavior. . Sustainability: A Shift Towards a Circular Economy. Sustainability is the first megatrend to discuss as the world looks for ways to help protect the environment and become more efficient and sustainable. What’s a circular economy ?

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

BD+C

After the 2008 financial crisis when malls began shuttering and sitting vacant at a rapid rate, Gresham Smith became a pioneer in this approach, most notably through our work to re-envision One Hundred Oaks Mall in Nashville, which is now a successful, mixed-use medical office destination. Harvest the value of the existing space.

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Office Buildings Retail Centers Shopping Centers Transit Facilities Despite the best efforts of city governments and their transportation departments, transit-oriented-development projects often unintentionally burden existing residents and small businesses in the area.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement.

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