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LEAN Construction Project Delivery enables efficient life-cycle management of the built environment

Job Order Contracting

LEAN Construction Project Delivery enables efficient life-cycle management of the built environment via a robust integration of process, actionable standardized and common information, supporting technology, and ongoing training. An example of LEAN Construction Project Delivery is OpenJOC ™ Job Order Contracting.

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

Every high-performance coating system is designed to guard surfaces against corrosion and ultraviolet (UV) light degradation, ultimately extending the life cycle of a building. So, the core goal of most industrial coatings is sustainability. The post Coating for sustainability appeared first on Construction Specifier.

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Essential Reasons Why Everyone Should Be Certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a certification that aids in improving building performance and reduces the impact on the environment. It provides guidelines to create an efficient and sustainable built environment that encourages market competitiveness and public health improvement. Sustainable Sites.

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Challenges facing Owners LEAN Facilities Management

Job Order Contracting

In general, real property owners lack an understand of facilities life-cycle and LEAN construction best management practices. Facilities life-cycle and LEAN construction best management practices … Collaboration will ALL project participants and stakeholders. Ongoing REQUIRED training and certification.

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King County Mandates its Green Building be the Greenest, with a Twist

Green Building Law Update

In 2005, Ordinance 15118 required all new County projects with budgets over $250,000 seek the highest LEED certification “that is cost effective based on life cycle cost analysis” and the limits of available funding. Challenge County Initiative King LEED Living Local Government SITES Sustainable building program'

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Advancing sustainable construction: Specifying low-carbon concrete

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Model building codes (I-codes) developed by the International Code Council ( ICC ) play a crucial role in constructing safe, sustainable, and resilient structures. 5 Stronger and safer buildings Concrete is the world’s most widely used construction material due to its significant performance, sustainability, and cost advantages.

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