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Public-Private Partnerships

When Toll Road Traffic Flows Fall Short

Bankruptcy of Texas’ first public-private highway venture puts focus on user projections

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

August 24, 2016

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Bankruptcy of Texas’ first public-private highway venture puts focus on user projections.

Project Management

The Measured Mile: The Ultimate Arbiter of Construction Production

Why I like this method and why you should use it, too

John Rapaport

August 24, 2016

Measure the Mile in building construction through data based reporting.

Sustainability

Global Builder Will Cut Greenhouse-Gas Emissions 20% by 2020

AECOM will focus on fleet fuel and office heating and cooling

Tom Sawyer

August 17, 2016

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AECOM announced Aug. 10 that it has made a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across its global operations by 20%, normalized by revenue, by 2020.

Risk Management

A First Step Toward Predicting Deadly Construction Accidents

The Construction Industry Institute showcases a new safety tool

Richard Korman

August 10, 2016

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After years of successful work in limiting injuries, big industrial owners and contractors are recognizing the need to shift more effort to the stubbornly persistent problem of fatalities.

Risk Management

Surety Sector P3 Progress Report

How the surety industry sees public-private partnerships

Lenore Marema

August 10, 2016

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State lawmakers have been adopting P3 laws slowly and steadily for over a decade.

Buyout Would Bolster Largest Texas Utility's Investment Plans

Clean-energy firm NextEra's $18.4B bid for Oncor comes on the heels of failed deal for Hawaii utility

Mary B. Powers

August 2, 2016

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Clean-energy firm NextEra's $18.4-billion bid for Oncor comes on the heels of failed Hawaii utility deal.

Two Transpo Experts Join HNTB as SVPs; New CEO for ARCADIS N. America

Debra K. Rubin

Scott Van Voorhis

July 28, 2016

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Diana C. Mendes has joined design firm HNTB as senior vice president and leader of its national transit-rail practice, based in Arlington, Va.

Business Development Techniques for Supercharging Your Revenue-Generating Engine

July 27, 2016

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Architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) revenue generation has traditionally been viewed as somewhat organized but is tracked through a firm-specific approach.

Risk Management

Is the Match Between a Contractor and Project Heaven-Made?

A new tool, the author writes, will help make project selection easier

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD

July 27, 2016

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There are no bad projects—just bad matches between contractors and projects.

Construction Insurance

Rulings to Send Florida Workers' Compensation Rates Up

Two court decisions spell increases in costs

Thomas F. Armistead

July 27, 2016

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Florida employers are bracing for increases as high as 20% in their workers’ compensation premium rates as a result of two recent decisions handed down by the Florida Supreme Court.