The Constructor

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The concept of inward-facing structures involves a defensive posture design without compromising on the ventilation and airflow requirements.

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Defense Housing Design News 264

Construction Marketing

MARCH 2, 2023

Defenses to a Construction Site Injury Lawsuit There are a few defenses that companies and individuals can use if you file a lawsuit against them after a construction site injury. This defense is often used in cases where the worker was not provided with proper safety equipment or where the worker did not follow safety protocols.

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Injury Site Defense Compensation 251

The Constructor

APRIL 21, 2023

To stay safe in road construction zones, you must be alert and aware, use defensive […] The post Essential Steps To Stay Safe In Road Construction Zones appeared first on The Constructor. Whether you’re just passing through or are a daily commuter in an ongoing construction area, it is important to stay safe.

Zoning 264

Zoning Roads Defense Construction 264

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is one of your workers’ most important lines of defense against hazards on the job. Build an effective PPE program with help from the experts. Greg Ragsdale. Wed, 02/02/2022 - 09:40.

Defense 293

Defense Safety Equipment Employment 293

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

And if you play defense, they will. Wimps can’t survive the construction industry. And if you happen to be a woman, your competitors will assume they will get the best of you until you prove yourself.

Defense 251

Defense Construction Industrial 251

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Oracle Aconex for Defense has been certified complaint with Defense Information Systems Agency Impact Level 4 Dept. of Defense projects.

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Aconex Aconex Defense Software 74

The Constructor

JUNE 13, 2020

Infrastructure construction and maintenance Defense and Military Aircraft and Aerospace. Where do people in the Non-Destructive Testing industry work?

Defense 195

Defense Infrastructure Industrial Construction 195

The Constructor

AUGUST 25, 2019

Treatment of reinforcements with proper materials and agents one of the defensive layers against corrosion attacks in aggressive environments.

Defense 190

Defense Environment Materials 190

Job Order Contracting

MAY 24, 2023

3# Detailed knowledge of local market labor, material, equipment, and productivity information a granular level is required to produce a verifiable and defensible construction cost estimate that is actionable. Robust, objective, granular and defensible construction cost data and proven program management processes and enabling technology.

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Estimating Defense Construction Change Orders 224

Construction Dive

APRIL 24, 2024

The embattled aerospace and defense contractor tapped the pair for an assembly building and hangar in St.

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St. Louis Defense Contractors 154

Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The proposed amendment introduces an affirmative defense, contending that Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. Background: The contract in question, executed on July 9, 2013, was for the construction of an Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System site in Deveselu, Romania, with a firm, fixed-price amount of $134,211,592.

Defense 62

Defense Contract Subcontracting Engineering 62

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The task from my boss, Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. John Hamre, was simple: Fix it. When I became its program manager in the fall of 1997, The Pentagon Renovation Program, still early in its development, was already significantly over budget, far behind schedule and producing an unsatisfactory product.

Project Management 176

Project Management Management Defense Renovating 176

Construction Equipment

MARCH 1, 2021

Mack Defense announced today that the U.S. Army ordered 99 Mack Defense M917A3 non-armored Heavy Dump Trucks (HDT) as part of the previously announced firm-fixed-price $296.4 Department of Defense and Mack Defense. million contract between the U.S. This order signifies the successful testing of…

Defense 125

Defense Contract 125

Construction Dive

APRIL 13, 2018

A circuit court upheld OSHA's decision to issue a willful violation and impose a $49,000 fine against a contractor in relation to a worker's fatal fall.

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OSHA Defense Contractors 110

Construction Business Owner

JULY 19, 2016

Many projects assisted with public funds or programs are subject to a myriad of federal, state and local laws and regulations among them, prevailing wage (PW) and reporting requirements. General contractors, prime or a higher-tier subcontractors working on a PW project are at risk.

Defense 120

Defense Liability Regulation Risk 120

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The ability to clearly define detailed line item tasks defining the desired scope of work is critical to mitigating errors and omissions, reducing the number of change orders, as well as achieving defensible cost visibility and transparency.

Management 262

Management Construction Procurement Defense 262

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 5, 2017

Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America, that is also the owner or more green building and more LEED certified building than anyone else, uses a variant of ASHRAE 189.1-2009. Since 2013, the Department of Defense has used UFC 1-200-02 High Performance And Sustainable Building Requirement.

Defense 189

Defense Green Sustainability Environment 189

Job Order Contracting

MAY 21, 2022

GAO-22-104481 – DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE DOD Should Better Manage Risks Posed by Deferred Facility Maintenance. GAO/GGD-00-172R Study on Facility Design Reviews – Federal Facilities Council’s Report on the Role of Facility Design Reviews in Facilities Construction.

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Estimating Construction Defense Risk 233

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2024

Navigating Heat-Related Safety ccapoccia Fri, 03/01/2024 - 16:33 In my capacity as a labor and employment defense attorney specializing in Florida’s bustling construction sector, I am acutely aware of the persistent challenges associated with ensuring workplace safety, particularly during the scorching summer months that pose significant risks to workers. (..)

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Safety Defense OSHA Regulation 156

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 1, 2024

To avoid these “nuclear” verdicts, plaintiff and carrier defense attorneys agreed that crash avoidance is everything. Proactive correction of unsafe behaviors, along with documentation of your actions, is imperative.

Accidents 367

Accidents Construction Insurance Risk 367

Construction Dive

MAY 20, 2019

Traditional hard hats account for falling objects, not falling workers. Some general contractors are providing a more effective layer of protection.

Defense 127

Defense Accounting Contractors 127

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 21, 2023

4 Benefits of Local Market Cost Data to Create Estimates #1 DEFENSIBLE – Unlike the “industry leader”, 4BT does not create a national average cost database or use “city averages” or “location factors” We learned a long time ago, as have others, that this type of data typically does not represent current (..)

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Estimating CSI Defense BIM 219

Construction Dive

MAY 1, 2019

The Department of Defense is seeking an autonomous, 'construction-scale' printer that can be quickly set up and deployed by just four users.

Defense 131

Defense US Construction 131

ENR Construction

MARCH 25, 2021

In a lead-in to infrastructure proposal's March 31 rollout, Biden cites needs in highways, water, schools and more.

Infrastructure 83

Infrastructure Defense 83

Business Facilities

JUNE 21, 2021

Cumberland Additive will leverage recent growth in the aerospace, defense, and space sectors by expanding at Pittsburgh International Airport's N91 Additive Manufacturing campus. Read: Texas Additive Manufacturer Expands To Neighborhood 91 at BusinessFacilities.com.

Texas 118

Texas Defense Airports Pennsylvania 118

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2018

For instance, coaches work to instill a deep sense of unity across the entire team, which is often subdivided into smaller groups, such as offense, defense, infield, outfield, pitchers, etc. Sports teams are a great example of this.

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Defense 136

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As a result, more than 40 years after the introduction of area cost factors (ACFs), the Department of Defense (and the Federal Government in general) is no closer to its goals of having construction cost estimates match actual construction costs, or properly adjusting for regional (location based) and/or time-based cost variances.

Estimating 179

Estimating Defense Procurement Budgeting 179

Construction Dive

JANUARY 15, 2019

If the president declares a national emergency, the Department of Defense could reportedly tap up to $23 billion of unallocated construction funds.

Budgeting 119

Budgeting Budget Defense Construction 119

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 21, 2023

Note: National average cost data, location factoring, or economic factoring do not provide defensible representations of project costs.) . #7 Lack of transparency. #8 8 Failure to use CURRENT local market unit price cost data. Best Value Job Order Contracting and Total Cost of Ownership Management Learn more… www.4bt.us

Procurement 194

Procurement Project Management Defense Bidding 194

Construction Dive

MARCH 21, 2019

The Government Accountability Office said that OSHA violations should be tied to a company identification number so that defense contractors can weigh safety records before awarding projects.

Safety 114

Safety Contractors Defense OSHA 114

Business Facilities

MARCH 4, 2021

While defense spending has remained stable, commercial aviation has been on life support during the coronavirus pandemic. It may take until 2024 to return to pre-pandemic levels of passenger jet air traffic. Read: Aerospace: The Sky’s The Limit at BusinessFacilities.com.

Defense 105

Defense Commercial Mississippi Utah 105

Construction Dive

AUGUST 22, 2019

A 2-mile section of fencing in Lukeville, Arizona, is the first portion to move forward since the Supreme Court allowed the use of defense funding.

Arizona 112

Arizona Defense 112

Construction Dive

JUNE 25, 2019

Government Accountability Office found a number of safety infractions on Department of Defense jobs.

Defense 108

Defense Contractors Accounting Safety 108

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Ignorance is not a defense. There is no morally defensible reason for not doing everything in our power to end modern slavery and human trafficing. Yet today there are more than 40 million people in modern slavery worldwide. Modern slavery exists in every industry, in every country in the world.

Equity 257

Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

BD+C

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

During most economic downturns, the government sector “is a source of stability,” observes Bob Peck, Gensler’s Principal and Global Practice Area Leader–Government and Defense.

Defense 119

Defense Design 119

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

And in times of uncertainty, knowledge is your best defense. Yet, despite a modest return to normalcy, uncertainty continues to loom over every aspect of the construction industry.

Life Cycle 156

Life Cycle Construction Defense Budgeting 156

Construction Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

. “Essentially, we deliver creative and innovative solutions for our clients’ most complex problems, thriving on projects that have never been done before,”… Source The post BRPH supports the aerospace and defense industries with innovative solutions and sustainable practices appeared first on Construction Today.

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Defense Innovation Sustainability Industrial 52