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Infrastructure costs keep rising. Consider these approaches to mitigate them.

Civil + Structural Engineer

Public owners have become more aware of the importance of risk management and its impact on their programs. Several key strategies are emerging to maximize the impact of BIL funding while managing cost pressures. Bonding Capacity Large-scale projects also involve additional surety requirements.

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75.2% of construction managers say extreme weather financially impacting UK and European projects

New Civil Engineer

The report, ‘Building in Resilience: Weather-proofing European Construction in a Changing Climate’, was compiled by Aggreko, a global supplier of mobile and modular power, temperature control equipment and energy services.

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New Building Safety Regulator boss steps down

Construction Enquirer

The new Chief Inspector of Buildings appointed to lead the biggest change in building safety for a generation has retired. Former HSE director of construction, Peter Baker was picked two years ago to lead the new Building Safety Regulator set up in the wake of the Grenfell disaster.

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Keltbray appoints former Laing O’Rourke commercial chief

Construction Enquirer

This includes invaluable commercial and contractual experience gained on iconic London projects, including The Leadenhall Building, One Hyde Park and The Francis Crick Institute. Vince Corrigan said: “We are delighted to welcome someone of Andy’s calibre to Keltbray.

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Early Contractor Involvement & Improved Sustainment / Construction Cost Management

Job Order Contracting

Early Contractor Involvement is a mandatory component in any real property owner process designed to ensure consistent delivery of quaility repair, renovation, maintenance, and new build projects on-time and on-budget. The issues associated with Traditional Construction * Project Delivery (DB, DBB, CMAR…) are clear.

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Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Begins Concourse D Upgrade

Civil + Structural Engineer

As program manager, WSP provides comprehensive support for innovative modular construction plan at world’s busiest airport. WSP is serving as project manager for the Concourse D project on behalf of the client, the City of Atlanta’s Department of Aviation. In this role, WSP, along with joint venture partners H.J. WSP in the U.S.

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Episode 3: Cost Control in Construction Projects; Here’s how to control them

iField Smart

To mitigate these risks, the construction industry must implement robust cost control strategies. Heres Our Top Picks On How To Cost Control in Construction Projects: We did some research and found that to control costs and mitigate the risk of overruns, 1. Evaluate alternate materials, designs, and construction methods.