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Increasing transparency for Copenhagen Metro with Autodesk’s Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Since opening in 2002, over 1 billion passengers have travelled in the city by Metro. . And since its opening in 2002, the metro has been expanding. The team uses 2D drawings which are printed and manually marked up with changes or issues as well as spreadsheets to manage certain workflows. © Ditte Valente / Metroselskabet.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

management. Journal of Management in Engineering, 10(6), 26-29. management in the UK construction industry. Management, 6(3), 159-168. International Journal of Project Management, 25(4), 386-393. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(3), 225-234. Management Institute. Akintoye, A.,

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Jannet Walker-Ford Honored with WTS International’s Inaugural ‘Jannet Walker-Ford Breaking Barriers Award’

Civil + Structural Engineer

Walker-Ford joined the organization in 2002, becoming its first Black board chair in 2022 and leading the most diverse board in the organization’s history. “She embodies what WTS strives for on behalf of its members, and it’s appropriate to continue recognizing her example and admirable service to our organization.” WSP in the U.S.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

Research has readily noted the causal factors for the relative lack of adoption of Lean across the construction and facilities management sectors. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 14(2), 73–78. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8 (4,), 292-303. Retrieved July 12, 2010, from [link] Alinaitwe, H.

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City of San Jose upgrades traffic security with advanced ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions – Critical Infrastructure lock solution

Civil + Structural Engineer

Seeking a leading-edge security solution, they determined after a thorough review that ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions – Critical Infrastructure had an access management system that exceeded their expectations. They have supplied network field devices to the City of San Jose since 2002.

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Cladding and fire safety – more reaction to Martlet v Mulalley

Practical Law Construction

The Approved Document B (ADB) in force at the time was ADB 2002. While ADB 2002 did not contain an express requirement that the insulation panels had to be either non-combustible or of limited combustibility, this did not mean that it could be assumed that there was no restriction at all regarding their use.

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Efficient Construction Project Delivery for Public Sector Facility Owners – Renovation, Repair, Sustainability

Building Information Management

Most larger real property owners manage their assets in an ‘ad hoc’ manner and have little true visibility into requirements, costs, or levels of productivity. Shared risk/reward: This is a long-term commitment by both the Owner and the Contractor. JOC is the implementation of robust LEAN best management practices.