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Why you need a clear definition of “done” in your projects

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When you know when a job should be considered “done”; when you have the capability to communicate its completion to the correct parties; and when you are able to execute tasks in a collaborative environment, it makes a notable difference. Standardise your definition of “done”, avoid delays.

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Building a Common Data Environment for LEAN Construction Delivery

Job Order Contracting

A Common Data Environment, CDE is a critical to L EAN construction delivery and improving overall efficiency. A common data environment includes a glossary and set of definitions in plain English using industry standard terms. Shared risk/reward. Ongoing training. Continuous improvement. Long-term relationships.

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The Ultimate Construction Glossary for 2024: Essential Terms and Definitions

Building Radar

It helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and creates energy-efficient structures that benefit both developers and the environment. This integrated approach reduces the risks associated with design and construction conflicts since one team is responsible for both aspects of the project.

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Construction Risk Management: What to do when your project goes wrong

Lets Build

There is a number of parameters that you should think about and an efficient management of the risk is surely necessary. In other words, you can’t really define risk on the exact same way in every construction project. Even within the same project, there may be distinct sources of risk. Types of risk in construction.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

In a widely accepted definition, Zero Waste is, The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.”.

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How COP27 Impacts Real Estate: Pricing Real Estate Climate Risk

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Regarding real estate specifically, the latest Global Status Report released by UNEP this week found that built environment energy consumption has increased beyond pre-pandemic peak levels by 2%, calling for an urgent increase in energy efficiency in both new construction and existing buildings.

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Emerging issues in safety: Risk assessment, sustainability

FDR Safety

The first is risk assessment. In the mid-‘90s, when I was part of the National Safety Council’s Institute for Safety through Design (now “sunset”), risk assessment was more of a concept and vision than a reality for most organizations in the U.S.