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Rainscreen walls: An updated definition for today’s construction environment

Construction Specifier

Cast concrete is seldom used as an air barrier these days, and pressure equalization has lost favor as a means of controlling bulk water intrusion. Garden regarded pressure equalization as a means of controlling the forces driving or drawing liquid water. However, the principles of rainscreen walls outlined by G. Kirby Garden).

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Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Construction Cost Control

Job Order Contracting

Construction Cost Control Speed Procurement, Limit Waste, Mitigate Risk. Capital costs associated with repairing, renovating, and constructing buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure are out of control for many, if not most real property owners. Costs vary widely by location and remain hard to predict.

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The Simple Guide to Repair, Renovation, Construction Cost Control

Job Order Contracting

Repair, Renovation, & Construction Project Cost Management. LEAN Processes Embed Transparent Costs and Project Cost Management Project cost management and efficient project delivery are core capabilities enabled by the OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting (JOC) Solution.

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How To Balance Profit Centers And Cost Centers In Your Construction Company

Contractor Bookkeeping

Success in operating a profitable construction business is all about maintaining the proper balance of control over both The Profit Centers and The Cost Centers. If either one gets too powerful and is allowed to run your construction company, it can cause more damage than good.

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Reimagining How Cities Can Leverage Holistic Platforms For Urban Mobility Solutions

Civil + Structural Engineer

And it’s definitely not about building bigger or more roads and bridges. The journey begins with the traveler’s intent to get from point A to point B using the mode(s) that satisfy their needs for cost and convenience. It seems we are focused on all the wrong things.

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Learnings from JOC Program Audits and AEC Industry Research

Job Order Contracting

Lack of direct Owner participation and leadership (versus using a third party intermediary/consultants) can result in higher overall costs, higher JOC Program administrative costs, lack of cost visibility and controls, and a potential for misuse/fraud. if the unit price book is prepared correctly.

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Structural Audit Definition | Structural Audit of Residential Building | Why Structural Audit | Need of Structural Audit | When to do Structural Audit

CivilJungle

Structural Audit Definition. Structural Audit of a residential building can help provide a strong residential building structure with cost-effective solutions for repairing damaged parts and appropriate maintenance program for increasing the longevity of the residential building. Structure Audit Definition. Short Note.