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Offsite vs. Onsite Construction Part 2

Civil + Structural Engineer

Manufacturing building components in a controlled environment results in enhanced quality control, cost savings, a schedule that is less adversely affected by weather conditions, minimized onsite waste, and the ability to schedule and sequence fabrication and delivery. Lastly, light commercial projects (i.e.

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Drones for Project Controls and Other Uses on Construction Projects

Construction Dive

The fact that this exemption requires the operator to have a pilot’s license demonstrates that the value from using drones is worth the trouble and cost. Read more.

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Say Goodbye to Cost Overruns: Rabbet Reduces Cost Overruns by 87%

Rabbet

Cost overruns are a pervasive challenge in the construction industry. According to KPMGs 2015 Global Construction Survey , a staggering 69% of projects experienced cost overruns of 10% or more. Rabbet addresses this industry-wide issue by dramatically reducing cost overruns to less than 8.5%

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Transportation & Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

The building’s strategic design includes a 35 percent targeted reduction in potable water use through efficient fixtures and equipment, a 25 percent targeted reduction in energy costs with a focus on thermal performance and optimal heating, and a 360-panel floating solar array to name a few.

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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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How Working with a Design-Build Construction Firm Can Boost the Bottom Line

HardHatChat

As we move further into 2015, Englewood Construction has been fortunate to entertain a lot of new business opportunities. Based on our backlog and client activity, we predict record growth in 2015. Here’s to more design-build construction work in 2015. As a former architect and member of the AIA, this couldn’t make me happier.

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Revised AAA Construction Rules Take Effect July 1, 2015

Best Practices Construction Law

The Rules, which take effect July 1, 2015, can be downloaded here. Information exchange measures to give arbitrators a greater degree of control to limit the exchange of information, including electronic documents. Availability of emergency measures of protection in contracts that have been entered into on or after July 1, 2015.