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Objective and Defensible Facility Conditions Assessment – Critical, but rarely practiced

Job Order Contracting

An objective and defensible facilities conditions assessment is critical to efficient management of any facilities portfolio. Unfortunately, the data obtained in most assessments collected or represented in a manner to enable confidence in associated costs for deferred maintenance requirement, or ot allow for integration into efficient, robust, and integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery activities.

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The 3 Core Pillars for Redefining Construction Handover 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Handover is often thought of as happening only at the end of a project. It’s generally considered just another box to check or tasks to get through. But project handover really spans the lifecycle of a project as it involves multiple stakeholders, processes, and activities within that lifecycle. For that reason, it’s critical to get handover right from the very beginning.

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80 Construction Management Terms: Glossary

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What is Construction Management Construction management is the process of overseeing and coordinating the various aspects of a construction project, from the initial planning to the completion of the project. It involves a variety of activities such as scheduling, budgeting, and quality control. Construction managers must work with a variety of people, including architects, engineers, […].

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How to Make Cob to Code in America

Natural Building

A Cob Construction Appendix has recently been approved for inclusion in the International Residential Building codes in the United States and a number of other countries. The new code requires builders to test their cob mixes for shrinkage, compressive strength, and, in some cases, modulus of rupture. Cob is a stiff mixture of clay soil, straw, water, and usually sand, placed in integrated layers to form a structure with no need for posts.

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How Top Construction Firms Reinvent Cost Control

Construction firms that rely on fixed budgets and outdated procurement methods are losing ground fast. This guide reveals how market leaders are managing financial risk by shifting to incremental budgeting, regional sourcing, and real-time cost tracking. Learn how to structure contracts with price protections, streamline procurement workflows with automation, and avoid labor cost increases with smarter workforce planning.