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SFPE Foundation Solicits Public Comment on Four White Papers Published Through its Grand Challenges Initiative 

Civil + Structural Engineer

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland – The SFPE Foundation, a charitable organization focused on enhancing the scientific understanding of fire and its interaction with the social, natural, and built environments, is soliciting public comment on four papers focused on strategic cooperation in research and education to advance fire engineering.

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Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity – A White Paper

Job Order Contracting

Unlock Public Sector Construction Productivity[1] with Proven Strategies: A White Paper. Robust tools and processes have existing for decades that can assure quality repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds are consistent delivered on-time and on-budget. First, a few things to consider. Take BIM for example.

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What is the Design Build Method of Construction?

Wolgast Corporation

Wolgast has been a Design Build Construction Company for almost 40 years and we're curious if it's a well-known term among those who haven’t previously been involved with the construction of a commercial building. Design-Bid-Build). Have you heard the term before?

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Three Common Misconceptions about Design Build Construction

Wolgast Corporation

They benefit from having established drawings to help design the next store and a familiarity with contractors, and, therefore, are a good fit for General Construction services to complete their buildings. This is partially due to the time available from a Design-Build stand point versus General Construction.

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What Are Design-Build Services?

Wolgast Corporation

Design-Build Construction is a project delivery method in which a building owner forges a single contract with one entity for architectural/engineering design services and construction services. At this time, he or she also does regulatory checks to make sure you can build what you want on your site.

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Perkins+Will white paper: Antimicrobial building products should be avoided whenever possible

BD+C

Antimicrobial building products marketed as “healthy” or beneficial to human health contain ingredients that may have adverse environmental or human health impacts, and alternative products should be considered whenever possible, according to a new white paper by global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will and the Healthy Building Network (..)

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Gaining a Healthcare Junior Partner to Plan Your Succession

Wolgast Corporation

Wolgast offers Healthcare White Papers that discuss healthcare succession planning and implementation more in depth. Our healthcare White Papers are written by Dr. Michael Shepard, MD, PhD. We are also Design-Build contractors for doctors of medical, dental, optical, veterinary, chiropractor practices and more.