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SUDS, SABS AND STATUTES: HOW ENGLAND CAN TACKLE ITS SURFACE WATER PROBLEM

Civil + Structural Engineer

When the summer of 2007 saw England and Wales suffer 414mm of rainfall – more than in any period since records began in 1766 – more than 55,000 properties were damaged by flooding. Previous efforts to implement Schedule 3 met particularly strong resistance from the National Housing Federation.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Shorter construction schedules than planned. 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.

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Trending Construction Disputes: Best Practices for Mitigation

CCR Magazine

How to manage capital projects more efficiently | McKinsey. LINK] The construction industry experienced significant turmoil in the last major economic downturn of The Great Recession (2007-2009), with many aspects of construction demand not returning until 2012 or 2013. design/build) and pricing methodology (lump sum v.

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Facilities Management Key Performance Indicators

Job Order Contracting

List of Facilities Management Key Performance Indicators / Metrics: (1) Thermal comfort (e.g. 30) Scheduling intensity. (31) 42) Quality of scheduling. (43) 43) Schedule realization rate. (44) 44) Schedule compliance. (45) List of Facilities Management Key Performance Indicators / Metrics: (1) Thermal comfort (e.g.

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Visibility Post Summary

Revit OpEd

They are either literally about visibility issues and features or somehow related to "seeing" things. They are either literally about visibility issues and features or somehow related to "seeing" things. They are either literally about visibility issues and features or somehow related to "seeing" things.

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Boards at odds over North Carolina county’s CM-at-Risk policy

BD+C

The Wake County, North Carolina School Board is happy with its use of construction manager at risk for its construction projects, citing the ability to better keep projects on schedule. Some local small contractors are not pleased, though, with the board’s CM-at-Risk policy that was instituted in 2007. read more.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

First and foremost is important to understand that all projects are exercises in managing change. The key to consistent delivery of successful projects therefore lies in the ability to account for and/or manage variations as they occur. As people naturally resist change, it is up to leadership to embrace and support change management.