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Construction Quality Management 101

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Everything you need to know about construction quality and how to manage it. Quality is what separates the good from the bad. Both in our lives and in our work, quality is the defining factor in how we evaluate and are evaluated by others. There are two quality processes in construction: quality assurance and quality control.

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

Construction Specifier

The building and fire codes require FRTW to be impregnated with chemicals. Impregnation refers to a technique for treating absorbent materials with chemicals. Impregnating wood materials with fire retardants changes the chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of the wood, resulting in a complex new material.

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The Complete Guide to Project Commissioning

Autodesk Construction Cloud

How to Increase Building Performance and Meet LEED Requirements. But while closeout is essential, planning for a seamless handover happens well before ground is broken. Project commissioning, also referred to as Cx, is a series of milestones that includes the testing of systems, materials, and staff who will be operating the systems.

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Construction Accounting Explained: Key Terms, Tools, and Techniques

Buildern

fixed price, time and material, AIA progress billing, and cost-plus) help align invoicing with project progress and contractual terms. Retainage implies holding back a percentage of payments until project completion to ensure quality and compliance. Specialized billing methods (e.g.,

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The Ultimate Guide to Top 10 Construction Management Software

iField Smart

Introduction Construction management entails coordinating and overseeing various project corners including planning, scheduling, risk reduction, collaboration, budgeting, and quality assurance. Procore Procore is a construction management software that helps project teams simplify tasks from bidding to closeout.

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Job Order Contracting Lessons Learned Regarding Improving Construction Productivity

Job Order Contracting

Data is certainly important, especially actionable detailed transparent and objective sourced information, shared among all participants (FM, contractor, AEs, building users…) at early stages and throughout end-of-life. Quality Control/Quality Assurance Plans. Shared Risk/Reward. Multi-party Agreements.

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An Introduction to Job Order Contracting

Job Order Contracting

Additionally, traditional low bid/design-bid-build procurement produced low quality results. From these early beginnings, the multiple Army projects were piloted in the U.S. Not Time and Materials, not cost-plus-fee, not Construction Manager @ Risk…. • Incentive to perform efficiently. and Linda T. OpenJOC Benefits.