The Constructor

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Underwater construction represents one of the most challenging frontiers in engineering, combining extreme environmental conditions with complex technical requirements. These projectsranging from subsea tunnels to underwater hotelsdemand innovative solutions for working in environments where human capabilities are severely limited.

Construction 130

Construction Innovation Infrastructure Environment 130

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2025

Owners and design teams are not protected by todays inadequate and vague polished concrete specifications. Contractors and design teams will continue to pay out contingencies without understanding what went wrong and how to protect themselves in the future.

Concrete 105

Concrete Design CSI AIA 105

BD+C

MAY 6, 2024

The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment 0 qpurcell Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:30 Biophilic Design Biophilic design in the built environment supports the health and wellbeing of individuals, as they spend most of their time indoors. Cordilleras Health System Replacement project, Redwood City, Calif.

Environment 108

Environment Design Los Angeles Washington 108

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Of these, only LEAN Job Order Contracting provides a robust framework that integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a common data environment inclusive of actionable cost visibility, defined workflows, and quantitative metrics. Concurrent Engineering (CE). Design Structure Matrix (DSM).

Construction 264

Construction Visualization Schedule Contract 264

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 19, 2021

Volumes have been written about the fragmentation of the AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, operator, owner) and Facilities Management sectors and their relative high levels of economic and environmental waste. Aligning strategies and objectives with processes and workflows.

Management 264

Management Procurement Environment Life Cycle 264

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Architects Design and plan construction projects, considering both aesthetic and functional aspects. Engineers (Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical) Civil engineers focus on the design and maintenance of infrastructure. Structural engineers design and analyze structures for stability and safety.

Construction 332

Construction Project Management Electrical Safety 332

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2021

Lack of recognition by senior management of the linkage between between the built environment and organizational mission Low level of understanding of both life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership management and integrated lean planning, procurement, and project delivery principles and processes. Procedia Engineering. Data Problems.

Life Cycle 264

Life Cycle Management Procurement Construction 264

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 22, 2024

Linking Program Management and Project Management and enhancing this relationship aligns single projects to a robust programmatic approach to significantsly improve overall outcomes for owners, architects, engineers, and builders. Managing all projects in a coordinated way ensures… #1.

Project Management 246

Project Management Management Products Renovating 246

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Efficient management of the built environment is critical to the environment, economy, and our overall well being. Owner and design-builder planning, procurement, and project delivery teams MUST work together within a common information environment and share clearly defined, mutually beneficial goals.

Procurement 263

Procurement Construction Environment Renovating 263

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The promise of a “digital twin” is that it allows a building project to start digital and stay digital — from design to build to operations — and transform rich data into business intelligence. He led the development and launch of several critical new products including BIM360 Design and Autodesk InfraWorks. Thu, 03/25/2021 - 12:00.

Virgin Islands 411

Virgin Islands Autodesk Puerto Rico Samoa 411

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 29, 2024

With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment. For the Make It Resilient 2024 contest , any extreme environment such as a desert, rainforest, deep ocean site, areas prone to flooding, or even another planet can be chosen.

Environment 126

Environment Autodesk Education Engineering 126

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 31, 2022

Real property owners, architects, engineers, builders, and other stakeholders have long realized the construction industry and the life-cycle management of built environment have proven wasteful. Poor leadership across the public sector with respect to facilities/built environment asset life-cycle management.

Procurement 258

Procurement Modeling Renovating Life Cycle 258

Job Order Contracting

JULY 29, 2021

Lean Construction – Overcoming decades of mistrust, lack of communication, and opposition between facilities owners, designers, engineers, and builders… possible? Design-Bid-Build. Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) delivery process with design, bidding, and construction in separate, sequential steps.

Design 130

Design Bidding Engineering Construction 130

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 16, 2024

We stress the benefits of proficiently handling project data, conversations, and files, in a unified environment, achieving streamlined processes and enhanced transparency. Renowned as a BIM Crusader, he excels in Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), and Project Information Management (PIM).

BIM 358

BIM Mobility Autodesk Management 358

HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Traditionally, GCs are brought into projects after the design is completed, but involving them earlier offers significant advantages that reduce risks and increase efficiency. Early Engagement for Improved Decision-Making Engaging GCs early provides Directors with critical insights that enhance the project’s overall design and feasibility.

Risk 156

Risk Commercial Budgeting Budget 156

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 26, 2024

Sustainable Facilities Management Practices involve a clear set of objectives, methods, and processes aimed at maximizing performance of the built environment with respect to economic and environmental resources in concert with meeting organizational mission needs.

Sustainability 246

Sustainability Management Renovating Environment 246

Job Order Contracting

MAY 6, 2022

Achieving and Maintaining Excellence Requires – Collaboration, Team Alignment and Tracking, Accountability, Clarity of Goals, Problem Solving, Fiscal Transparency, Robust Process, Common/Shared Data Environment, Levelling Up Team Knowledge. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 26(1), 104–. Building Outcomes.

Procurement 264

Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 264

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2022

LEAN Capital Project Delivery (LEAN CPD) creates a dynamic, collaborative environment in which repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds requirements can consistently be achieved in a quality manner, on-time, on-budget, and in full compliance. This ensures early and ongoing sharing of information within a common data environment (CDE).

Procurement 264

Procurement Renovating Budgeting Budget 264

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2022

From leaving on lights and fans to using energy-inefficient appliances, we waste significant energy as heat in our environment. Engineers mostly use concrete in construction, but concrete is not environmentally friendly. Prefabricated material refers to material produced in a controlled environment instead of on the construction site.

Construction 240

Construction Environment Sustainability Software 240

BD+C

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Trends in scientific research environments: Q&A with Flad's Matt McCord 0 dbarista Wed, 10/02/2024 - 13:54 Laboratories As part of an ongoing series, Matt McCord, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Principal with Flad Architects, discusses the future of the scientific workplace. Q: How does that impact design? This can be a challenge.

Environment 98

Environment AIA Plans Idaho 98

The Korte Company

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Korte Company was awarded a Design-Build project by the Highland C.U.S.D. #5 The 8,753-square-foot renovation project is the first Design-Build school project for The Korte Company in Illinois and comes on the heels of the passage of Public Act 103-491 (aka the Municipal Design-Build Authorization Act).

Illinois 52

Illinois Design Renovating Safety 52

Job Order Contracting

JULY 25, 2024

Specifically, managing and leveraging the dependencies between various disciplines like planning, design, engineering, procurement, project management, builders, and other service providers remains the greatest challenge to most organizations and a common failure point. Mandatory initial and ongoing training for all. #6.

Procurement 246

Procurement Plans CSI Renovating 246

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 21, 2023

A civil engineer who caused chaos after scaling the Dartford Crossing during a Just Stop Oil protest has been jailed for three years. Our government has enacted suicidal laws to accelerate oil production: killing human life and destroying our environment. “I

Engineering 109

Engineering Environment US Office 109

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2025

With commercial architects and designers emphasizing openness and flexible use of space, elements such as sectional doors are getting much more attention. In response, door manufacturers are developing engineering and design features to serve a broader range of commercial environments.

Commercial 59

Commercial Overhead Safety Retail 59

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Alliance Contracting / Alliance Partnering in Construction, when properly designed, implemented, and managed, drives innovation, collaboration, and best value outcomes for all parties. Mandatory intitial and ongoing training for all Quantitative metrices Consistent programmatic process and workflow applied to all projects/workorders.

Contract 244

Contract Procurement Innovation Renovating 244

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Learn how to adapt & thrive in today's home-based work environment. However, the teams and companies that adapt and thrive in this new home-based environment will be more prepared to manage projects today, as well as readying their workforce for the future. Virtual Design & Construction Manager. virtual design and construction.

Virgin Islands 296

Virgin Islands Autodesk Puerto Rico Samoa 296

BD+C

JUNE 14, 2023

Design considerations for behavioral health patients 0 dbarista Wed, 06/14/2023 - 18:30 Healthcare Facilities The surrounding environment plays a huge role in the mental state of the occupants of a space, especially behavioral health patients whose perception of safety can be heightened.

Design 96

Design Environment Safety Resource 96

Construction Marketing

APRIL 12, 2020

The latter taking on new urgency within a recessionary environment. Consider some of the most common marketing requirements including graphic design, copy writing, web design, search engine optimization (SEO), email, publicity, social media, paid search, advertising, branding, and event marketing.

Overhead 220

Overhead Construction Consulting Comparison 220

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 20, 2020

Public and private sector real property owners and facilities management professionals can leverage LEAN JOC to achieve more efficient use of existing capital resources in a full transparent and compliant planning and operating environment. It is not simply a LEAN “philosophy”, but a robust operating environment.

Contract 205

Contract Life Cycle Environment Renovating 205

BD+C

APRIL 21, 2023

The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:23 Sustainability in construction is becoming more important as society moves towards a more sustainable future. Learn about engineered wood’s key role as a green building solution. and therefore less waste. Ready to learn more? CEUs available.

Sustainability 97

Sustainability Engineering Green Materials 97

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 24, 2021

Collaborative design for constructibility. A common data environment supports collaboration. The environment retains sufficient flexibility to enable local/on-site decision-making within global parameters. Create a shared scope of work using a a detailed line item construction cost estimate using locally researched cost data.

Renovating 252

Renovating Life Cycle Visualization Environment 252

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Unfortunately traditional construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods from design-bid-build, to design-build are not structured to deliver best value outcomes as they are not full collaborative, nor do they use a common data environment and a clear workflows and other tools and processes to enable the achievement of mutually beneficial (..)

Construction 165

Construction Procurement Bidding Renovating 165

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2023

That’s because it’s cost-effective and plays a crucial role in protecting the environment. The right racking system can be selected by design engineers, guaranteeing that the modules are securely fastened without harming your roof. . Review The Engineer’s Plan. Hire Certified Personnel.

Commercial 301

Commercial Electrical Permits Inspections 301

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 19, 2024

The Master Builder concept is an ancient approach to construction, where a single individual or entity is responsible for both the design and the construction of a project. This role encompasses all aspects of planning, architecture, engineering, and building, integrating both creative and technical responsibilities.

Contract 245

Contract Procurement Modeling Design 245

Job Order Contracting

MAY 19, 2022

Let’s start with what methods will NOT WORK if used on their own… Design-bid-build. Design-build. Optimizing Construction, Repair, Renovation, and New Build Outcomes for owners, architects, engineers, and builders. Last Planner / Last Planner System. CM@R/CM@Risk. Now let’s talk about what will work.

Renovating 264

Renovating Construction Procurement CSI 264

The Constructor

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The lean construction can be understood as a technique used to design production systems in a construction environment with an aim to decrease time,

Construction 162

Construction Environment Products Design 162

Construction Specifier

APRIL 4, 2025

By David Gross Photo courtesy Beaumont Health Natural light sources and comfortable acoustics have become hallmarks of well-designed modern spaces, promoting health and wellbeing, sustainability, and aesthetic appeal. In virtually every project, flooring is the one element that often has an outsized impact.

Contractors 59

Contractors Materials Environment Design 59