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Living the Dream: PAE Engineers’ HQ Embodies an Aspirational Vision

Civil + Structural Engineer

PAE Engineers enjoys a unique symbol of its brand identity – the company’s Portland headquarters office, which is the world’s first developer-driven Living Building. PAE’s Living Building Challenge The PAE Living Building is a five-story, 58,000-square-foot mixed-use building located in a historic neighborhood in Portland.

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Failures: What if the coating is not the weakest link?

Construction Specifier

Sometimes, the coating system may perform appropriately but be compromised by other materials in the architectural assembly. This industrial building in the Midwest was constructed in 1945. In 2006, it was adapted for reuse as apartments. Concrete material was present on the reverse face of blistered and peeled coating.

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Arcadia (Calif.) High School opens $20 million performing arts center

BD+C

A 60-year old wish for the community of Arcadia has finally come true with the opening of Arcadia Unified School District’s new $20 million Performing Arts Center. It was the District’s intent to build an auditorium in 1952 when the high school was originally constructed, but there was no funding.

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Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction 179D: What Owners Need to Know

Stok

The e nergy efficient commercial building tax deduction (IRS 179D ) is a simple way for building owners to make the most of their investment in high-performance real estate. baseline building. baseline building. Stok recently completed 179D consulting for a client across four buildings totaling 1.82

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

An assessment of clients’ performance in having efficient building process in Uganda. Is Build-Own-Operate-Transfer a Solution to Local Governments Infrastructure Funding Problems? International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Performance-centric reward system. All the tools and support services are readily available to enable strategic collaboration and efficient delivery of any type or size of repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build activity. Partnering: a team building approach to quality construction. Shared boundaries. contact-form].

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TCC’s judgment in Martlet v Mulalley, a cladding fire safety dispute

Practical Law Construction

They are a consequence of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017, which led to a wave of inspections, investigations and scrutiny across the UK as building owners sought to ascertain whether or not their buildings were similarly defective. Martlet v Mulalley: background. A judgment of wider applicability?