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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

Job Order Contracting

Lack of recognition by senior management of the linkage between between the built environment and organizational mission Low level of understanding of both life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership management and integrated lean planning, procurement, and project delivery principles and processes. engineering the whole life cycle costing process.

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Tight Envelope Air Sealing With Aerobarrier Drives Energy Efficiency and More

The Pro Builder

Tight Envelope Air Sealing With Aerobarrier Drives Energy Efficiency and More kcichowicz Mon, 12/11/2023 - 10:35 Case Study Image For 30 years, New Tradition Homes has led the Washington home building market, constructing over 5000 single-family homes. Building to high standards is reflected in the company slogan, ‘We Build Homes for Life!’.

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Current and Future Use of BIM – 2013 – UK

Building Information Management

QTO, and an exclusively enhanced 400,000 line itme RSMeans Cost database. The study centered upon the development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the UK construction industry and its pontential affect on the role of the client’s construction manager (CM). The combination of culture and technology makes BIM unique.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

Job Order Contracting

Zero credible cost visibility and inability to enable cost management… another instance of Government attempt to compete with the private sector and lack of capable and continuous accountable leadership. There are specialized SMS modules, such as BUILDER (buildings), RAILER (rails), ROOFER (roofs), and PAVER (pavements).

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VERIFI® In-transit Concrete Management Advances UK Concrete Barrier Projects

GCP Applied Technologies

In January 2005 the United Kingdom’s Highways Agency launched their Smart Motorway Projects, a commitment to replace all life-expired steel barrier systems with concrete on motorways with high traffic volumes, in order to increase safety throughout their road networks. Building Envelope Solutions. Company: Extrudakerb . Introduction.

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Inbound Marketing in Construction – Webcast Summary

Construction Marketing

The term inbound marketing was coined by HubSpot’s Brian Halligan in 2005. You should blog to build a marketing asset, fuel the inbound marketing machine, and to build thought leadership and trust. Case studies and whitepapers support these efforts, while leveraging low cost publicity for Norix Furniture.

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SmartWatt Energy Helps Albany Medical Center Save More Than $200,000 in Annual Energy Costs With Lighting Retrofit

U.S. Construction

Albany Medical Center, the only academic health sciences center in Eastern New York and Western New England is saving more than $200,000 per year in total utility costs after a lighting retrofit installed by SmartWatt Energy, a nationwide energy efficiency firm headquartered in Albany, NY. Albany, NY (PRWEB) February 21, 2012.