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

Civil + Structural Engineer

However, recent research has shown just how big a threat surface water is, making up the lion’s share of the UK’s flood risk. This is where sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) come in. Previous efforts to implement Schedule 3 met particularly strong resistance from the National Housing Federation.

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Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012 | ENR.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Survey Schedule. Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012. Publication Date: 7/30/2012. Description: McGraw-Hill Construction Releases Mid-Year Update of 2012 Construction Market Forecast. Risk management. Asset management. Search our site: Infrastructure.

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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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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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The Top 200 Environmental Firms for 2012: Analysis | ENR.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Survey Schedule. Issue: 08/13/2012. The Top 200 Environmental Firms for 2012: Analysis. 08/08/2012. Antea Group, the Dutch-based environmental services firm, managed the decommissioning and demolition of a bulk oil storage facility in South Africa for an unidentified client. Transportation.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

The primary advantage of JOC has historically been is the flexibility permitted in ordered quantities and delivery scheduling. A public agency can place orders with one or more contractors when the actual need appears and received on-demand services from a vetted service provider. Flexibility in quantity and delivery scheduling.

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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

In 2012, The Center for Health Design established eight evidence-based design goals that support how the performance of flooring materials can have an actionable impact on multiple health-related outcomes. 4 Flooring should help prevent slip, trip, and fall risks, and aid in wayfinding to ensure safe navigation through a space.