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Green Building
Green building or construction building is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction.
This practice expands and complements the...
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Liquidated Damages for Construction Delays
Liquidated Damages is defined as  "a sum which a party to a contract agrees to pay or a deposit which he agrees to forfeit if he breaks some promise and which, having been arrived at by a good faith...
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Cost Control In Construction
Cost Control is an obvious objective in Construction Management and Construction Scheduling. It should be recognized that no amount of paperwork achieves this construction cost control. The actual control is achieved through the ultimate decision of the manager that...
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Construction Loans and alternative construction finance sources
One of the major problems facing any business enterprise is that of obtaining finance. This is a problem not merely of quantity but also of type. The situation is further compounded by legislation. a the dynamism of the economy,...
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Strategic Management in Construction
Strategy is a subject that has exercised the minds of political, military and business leaders for centuries. The earliest recorded attempts to define strategy emanate from Roman military commanders who sought to document the strategic options available on the...
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Civil Engineering Estimates
An estimate is a calculation of the quantities of various items of work, and the expenses likely to be incurred there on. The total of these probable expenses to be incurred on the work is known as estimated cost...
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Winter: A Great Time to Inspect Your Home’s Foundation
Now is an ideal time to inspect your home's foundation since the summer soil shrinkage has passed and soil expansion from spring showers has not yet occurred. You can check your home's structural integrity yourself or hire a professional...
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