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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment

BD+C

Airports K-12 Schools Hospital Design Trends Office Buildings Designers Architects Biophilic Design Biophilic design supports the health and wellbeing of individuals by connecting people to nature. Such improvements not only attract employees to the office but also foster creativity and improve overall job satisfaction.

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What are Preliminaries in Construction Contracts?

Lets Build

Costs required to hand over or shut down the contract, including demobilising site offices, health and safety files, etc. Every construction project requires planning the work and creating and maintaining schedules, and it’s not possible to assign all of these prelim costs to just one work section. For example: Provisional sums.

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DebunkTheBIM: Model validation through scheduling

DebunkTheBIM

Model validation through scheduling. Even if you never get into providing quantities for QS purposes from your model, GET familiar with the scheduling capabilities of your modeller (as in software-application). My guess is, printed/plotted drawings and schedules (of consultant info) and manual-checking through individual elements.

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No Longer in the Dark: A Primer on the Distinction between Delay and Disruption Damages in a Construction Dispute

Best Practices Construction Law

Triple B Services, LLP , decided on May 26, 2016, the Court of Appeals of Texas reviewed a contractor’s claim for damages on a road expansion project. The County entered into an agreement with the Contractor to expand a three-mile stretch of road. disruption distinction. In County of Galveston v. Sovereign Immunity Argument.

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Writing the book on smarter warehouse design and construction

The Korte Company

So said Todd Imming, our Chief Marketing Officer, in comments published by the Engineering News-Record. Construction schedules have always been tight, and that trend will continue. Next, we completed a 45,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of office space in Bentonville, Arkansas. This is true no matter the project type.

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How to Manage Compliance for Construction Success

Viewpoint Construction Technology

That means they have even more to keep track of in their already busy schedules. Step one on the road to managing construction compliance is straightforward, even if it might be time consuming: Learn the regulations that apply to your business. Here’s a look at how a streamlined approach will help. Learn the Compliance Requirements.

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Federal Construction Contractors and the OFCCP Audit

Carol Hagen

Last week the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) Valley of the Sun Chapter had the pleasure of hearing from two fabulous Senior Compliance Officers, Mary Sneed-Hill and Cheryl Davis from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). San Francisco Regional Office: (415) 625-7800.