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Newly Released WSP Book Unlocks Key Climate Strategiesfor Organizations

Civil + Structural Engineer

WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, has advanced its commitment to help organizations become Future Ready® with the release of an essential book that explores how organizations can rethink their climate mitigation and resilience practices for greater impact.

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Unlocking AECO Knowledge with GPT: Natural Language Queries for Document Management

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Dr. Jeff Chen, Director of Digital Transformation and George Broadbent, VP of Asset Management, Symetri A Mountain of Documents Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) stands as one of the most document-intensive industries in the world. Now, when a question arises, it is not spoken or typed into a computer.

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Construction Cost Data Information

Job Order Contracting

Current, objective, verifiable, and detailed construction cost data is critical to achieving any useful level of cost visibility and cost management. “National average price books” are wide used by both owners and design/builders, however, cannot provide an adequate representation of local market conditions.

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Kier whittles net debt down to £230m

Construction Enquirer

In a year-end trading statement, Kier said it had also managed to keep the order book above £10bn, with 85% of next year’s forecast revenue already secured. Kier has whittled down its average month-end net debt to £230m after a better than expected cash performance at its construction division. ”

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Book a Well-Managed Vacation Rental During Home Renovation: Why?

CCR Magazine

Consequently, many homeowners opt to book vacation rentals to alleviate these challenges. Enhancing the convenience of these vacation home rentals in Scottsdale, AZ is the availability of vacation management services. Opting for these vacation home management services can significantly reduce the stress associated with ownership.

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Publication provides insight into managing risk of wind-borne debris damage

BD+C

The book, published by ASCE, includes an overview of the wind environment, the vulnerability of various structures to impact, responses to that impact, and post-storm field surveys. The publication then follows the path of a piece of wind-borne debris from motion initiation through flight to impact.

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FIDIC contracts – a preview of what is to come

Practical Law Construction

Greener pastures – the new Green Book. The main new release headline is the Green Book, second edition, 2021 due to be published this Spring, with Conference attendees given a pre-release version for early review. In fact, it’s pretty unrecognisable as the Green Book. Beefing up the brevity. Intellectual property.