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A winning foundation: Solid defense with low carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

It is common for professionals in the industry to rely on tried, tested, and trusted techniques and mixtures that have proven effective for specific buildings and other infrastructure. The post A winning foundation: Solid defense with low carbon concrete appeared first on Construction Specifier.

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Careers in Non Destructive Testing

The Constructor

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

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Construction Cost Estimating – Single Source of Truth

Job Order Contracting

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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STOP using ACFs – The inherent flaws of Area Cost Factors

Job Order Contracting

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.

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Biden Gives Strong Defense of Infrastructure Investment

ENR Construction

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

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NRDC report relates green infrastructure investments to commercial property value [Infographic]

BD+C

The Natural Resources Defense Council has released The Green Edge: How Commercial Property Investment in Green Infrastructure Creates Value -- a first-ever illustrative and well-documented report that helps demonstrate the value of green infrastructure. Body Image: read more.

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Construction Cost Knowledge Management

Job Order Contracting

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.