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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Transportation & Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

The project leveraged four alternative delivery methods including: landside and airside construction management at-risk, a design-build-operate-maintain baggage team, design-bid-build award contracts and multiple design-build concession/tenant packages. Construction Management Co.:

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Whether creating new architectural expressions or rehabilitating architecturally significant historic buildings, from stick-built to unitized, “off-the-shelf” commodity to custom bespoke systems, utilizing insulating glass units or opaque spandrel panels, simple flat or complex geometry; it seems the sky is the limit with curtain wall design today.

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Floor moisture barrier

GCP Applied Technologies

Shortfalls of high-performance adhesives. Given how common moisture problems are today, flooring contractors should build moisture mitigation into their schedule. When replacing flooring on older buildings, measuring moisture may be even more important than with newly constructed floors. Concrete moisture test methods.

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New in Autodesk Construction Cloud: 35+ Product Releases You Should Know in September

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This month, we have more than 35 product releases across Autodesk Construction Cloud platform and products, including Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk Takeoff, ProEst, BuildingConnected, Assemble, and BIM 360. Notification | Advanced Settings – Personalize Autodesk Build email notifications so teams stay on the same page.

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Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

Army Job Order Contracts fail to meet critical AFARS requirements most of the time. The J OCPB (JOC Price Book: reflects the current local costs in detail for construction tasks expected to be performed in the geographical area of the base contract with the primary use of developing a detailed line-item price.

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KOVARA floor moisture barrier

GCP Applied Technologies

Shortfalls of high-performance adhesives. Given how common moisture problems are today, flooring contractors should build moisture mitigation into their schedule. When replacing flooring on older buildings, measuring moisture may be even more important than with newly constructed floors. Concrete moisture test methods.

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Construction Quality Management 101

Autodesk Construction Cloud

What it is, how it’s measured, why it matters, and how to improve it. Up to 60% of general contractors say it has a high or very high negative impact on profitability. There are two quality processes in construction: quality assurance and quality control. Quality is what separates the good from the bad.