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To the rescue: NJ community receives coastal restoration project

Civil + Structural Engineer

His agency is working in collaboration with the U.S. One of these projects is the Union Beach New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. Project Location Map for the Union Beach, New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. David Gentile, project manager, New York District, U.S. Credit: USACE.

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A new risk landscape is reshaping owner-contractor relationships

Civil + Structural Engineer

By Steve Smith , EVP of Infrastructure at Graham Construction and Catie Williams, VP of Product Development at InEight A volatile risk climate worsened by ongoing reverberations from COVID-19, geopolitical conflict, and severe weather events is reshaping the traditional relationship between owners and contractors. Construction 4.0

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Community RISES to Occasion

Civil + Structural Engineer

The Army Corps is collaborating with RISE and other partners to make Rockaway Beach more resilient to coastal storm erosion and flooding that has increased due to more frequent and stronger coastal storms. Ahmed Radwan, project manager, New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District. Credit: USACE.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Organizations that provide leadership and commitment to collaborative environments are rare. Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project. Performance-centric reward system. management.

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3 Decisions that Keep Construction Owners Up at Night 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Decision 1: How to improve asset and portfolio performance Whether you're managing one or 50 facilities, actively monitoring and improving performance is critical to long-term profitability. Let's look at the ways you can improve asset and portfolio performance.

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Construction in the Digital Age: Embracing Innovative Tools for Successful Business

Construction Marketing

These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM).

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How project controls improves infrastructure project outcomes

Roads Online

Project controls is the set of processes and systems used to measure and monitor performance throughout the life of the project. Identifies risks and their causes early on A well-managed infrastructure project will typically have a strong focus on risk management.