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Contractors Devise New Techniques to Battle Extreme Weather, Temperatures

October 26, 2016

Contractors find that they must use highly customized techniques when building projects in extreme altitudes or environments.

Owners and Contractors At Odds on Project Cost Solutions

Groups see standardization as a solution but don’t agree on who leads to deploy it, says researcher.

Debra K. Rubin

October 26, 2016

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Groups see standardization as a solution but don’t agree on who leads to deploy it, says researcher.

Early Warning Signs Can Foretell Project Pitfalls, Experts Say

Bruce Buckley

October 26, 2016

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Contractors face innumerable risks on projects, and although good planning can help reduce many exposures, plans can’t prevent everything.

JE Dunn Construction Deepens Its Roots as a Community Builder

Kansas City-based JE Dunn Construction boosts its jobsite technology and in-house collaboration to build more complex, iconic buildings

Scott Dailey

October 26, 2016

In 1943, at the height of World War II, JE Dunn Construction had just earned what Steve Dunn, grandson of founder John Ernest Dunn, describes as “a decent profit” building the U.S. Army Quartermaster’s Depot on Independence Avenue in Kansas City, Mo.

A Good Fit? On the Subject of Lean and Critical Path Method Scheduling

Fredric L. Plotnick

October 21, 2016

Execs Share Best Ways To Ply Changing Global Markets

Bechtel CEO says AEC firms must compete harder with Silicon Valley for the best technical talent.

Debra K. Rubin

Janice L. Tuchman

October 19, 2016

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With low oil prices still a nagging factor in the global economy, construction executives and researchers shared strategies for project delivery and business success in markets that are increasingly difficult to predict and more controlled by tightening costs.

Seattle Convention Center Project Gets New Contractor, Set for 2017 Start

Tim Newcomb

October 19, 2016

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The $1.6-billion Washington State Convention Center expansion project in downtown Seattle has a new contractor and a clear path toward the start of construction in 2017, while development on the Pacific Northwest’s largest hotel continues next door.