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Construction Law: July 2024

Construction Law

News Our regular news round up includes a landmark Supreme Court judgment that will affect many major infrastructure projects; transparency concerns over the burgeoning use of framework agreements; and a council victory in a judicial review involving a private finance initiative roads project.

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Construction Law: June 2024

Construction Law

Editor’s comment Biodiversity uncertainty highlighted in NAO report Starving local authorities of funds has hollowed out engineering and planning departments and the impact is undermining government’s ability to pursue its own policies, Editor Nick Barrett says.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

Design-Build was not always accepted in the industry. So when he encountered Ralph Korte’s vision of Design-Build in action, he saw the industry’s future. . The work was labor-intensive at the time—everything was hand-drawn on drafting boards—and everyone still wore white shirts and ties. Louis Arch and Lincoln Center). .

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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

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Bill Di Santo (right) overseeing a design-build project for Englewood Construction. Working with design-build GCs is a good resolution for 2011. I’m sure some of you don’t have the time to draft a list of resolutions, so I’ve done it for you – you can thank me later. Or better yet, hire a design-build general contractor.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: 8 tips for Better Strategic Planning in 2012

PSMJ Resources

8 tips for Better Strategic Planning in 2012. If you are considering a strategic planning meeting, follow these eight tips to get much more out of your meeting: 1. PSMJ recommends that the planning team be between seven and 15 people. Seldom can a planning retreat be held effectively in your offices. Go off-site.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Ben Fiedler, Staff Consultant at Benchmark, Inc.

Autodesk Construction Cloud

At my previous job before Benchmark, I worked as a satellite uplink engineer doing national news and sporting events. I was out on projects, doing observation, and then slowly I moved into completing roof surveys and design projects. We want to be that leader and we want to be that measurement point. Now, I wear multiple hats.

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Advancing our time-honored traditions through technological innovation

The Korte Company

So, Ralph bought one for the office for estimating, scheduling and planning. We helped spearhead the development of the Design-Build Institute of America and the Design-Build method itself. But we have a plan. And that’s a good thing for our customers and for us. Data privacy, bias, reliability. It’s thrilling.