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To the rescue: NJ community receives coastal restoration project

Civil + Structural Engineer

In the fall of 2012, Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast of the United States, including the State of New Jersey. One of these projects is the Union Beach New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. Project Location Map for the Union Beach, New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. Credit: USACE.

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Revit OpEd: 2012 Central States Revit Workshop - Omaha, Nebraska

Revit OpEd

Tuesday, September 18, 2012. 2012 Central States Revit Workshop - Omaha, Nebraska. It runs this Friday and Saturday at the Mid-America Center (September 21 & 22, 2012). Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ▼ 2012. Egress Paths.

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Open BIM Standards – COBIE, OMNICLASS – IFC / COBIE Report 2012

Building Information Management

BIM adoption remains a challenge due to the fact that its many supporters don’t focus upon it’s true relevance, the efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. As noted in the IFC / COBIE Report 2012, BIM’s success depends upon the ability to: Create model data in a consistent format.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Performance-centric reward system. Reduced project related cost growth per change order. 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. Akintoye, A.,

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Instead, most of the performance variations are caused by the system, of which those people are but a part. People can’t perform better than the system allows W. Edwards Deming – T he System of Profound Knowledge. First and foremost is important to understand that all projects are exercises in managing change.

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Learn About the Latest News on UK Government Plans to Utilize More Timber in Construction, CBO Mike Firenze Joins Dome Construction, UK Builders Caught Committing Malpractice, and Marsh and Beazley Expand Construction Coverage

UK Construction Blog

After working with government and industry partners in the Timber in Construction Working Group for a year, CTI members Timber Development UK and Structural Timber Association are prominent in the roadmap. Political parties must fund planning departments to build nationally significant infrastructure to effect meaningful change.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

Without the use of ventilated facades, designers face the challenge of creating exterior walls that effectively manage water over the building’s lifespan, while providing the thermal performance needed to meet energy requirements, such as those outlined in the New York City Energy Conservation Code ( NYCECC ) and NYC’s Local Law 97.