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Virginia Tech Construction Innovation Center Fosters Student Involvement in Research

ENR Construction

Virginia Tech has added a new innovation lab to the Myers-Lawson School of Construction.

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Weathering the storm: Rainscreen systems in retrofits

Construction Specifier

By David Hohenstern Photo by Dean Riggott/courtesy Sto Corp A renovation can be triggered by a wide range of factors: water intrusion issues, delaminating exterior finishes, cold walls, and new fire and energy performance regulations. Often, it is a range of issues happening with increasing frequency that indicate it is time for an update. Regardless of what prompts a renovation, it is an opportunity to build back better, enhance the buildings performance, and ensure good building science is fol

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Construction Cost Management Methods – Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

The underutilization of robust construction cost management methods continue to drive high levels of waste across virtually all public sector organizations. You can’t manage what you don’t measure… A standardized approach to construction data collection, maintenance, and use should be established use a common format data format and yields objective, verifiable, and current local market labor, material, equipment, and productivity details.