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Posted on: 15 August 2013
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For over 10 years this magazine has been bringing news and information to facilities, building and property managers and departmental management. To subscribe for free, visit the website and click the subscribe button, and fill in your details to subscribe.
Quality control and due diligence in project management: Getting decisions right by taking the outside view
Posted on: 28 May 2013
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This paper explores how theories of the planning fallacy and the outside view may be used to conduct quality control and due diligence in project management.
Construction Journal
Posted on: 2 April 2013
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The latest issue (April/May 2013) of the RICS publication Construction Journal is available online. This edition has the theme of commercial management, a wide-ranging subject that covers everything from project bank accounts to debt collection. Register on the RICS website to view the journal.
Management of construction: Research to practice. Montreal, 26-29 June 2012
Posted on: 12 March 2013
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This event aimed to stimulate and facilitate international cooperation and information exchange in construction management, research and innovation. A volume of proceedings is available online, covering the following themes: construction industry economics; education in the built environment; and clients and users in construction. Vol.2 of the conference proceedings is available here.
Maintaining standards for facilities
Posted on: 14 February 2013
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Facilities management owes much of its existence to building maintenance management, which continues to form a significant part of the workload of the FM sector. The publication of BS 8210:2012 Guide to facilities maintenance management provides guidance on how to achieve successful maintenance outcomes for a range of facilities. This new standard completely replaces the original 1986 standard on building maintenance management, which has now been withdrawn.
Metrology challenges for infrastructure
Posted on: 11 February 2013
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Measurement Network has interviewed a range of players in the infrastructure sector to understand where there are challenges and opportunities presented by improvements in metrology (the application and science of measurement). Four high impact applications (building; assessment of corrosion of reinforcing rods in concrete; discovery of underground services; and defence of critical infrastructure) have been explored in depth and the underlying common themes summarised. The key messages are that there are opportunities for improvement of existing infrastructure, and better design of future infrastructure, but that often there is a need for metrology action in terms of identification of signatures of the state of the system and the implementation of convenient and common processes, frameworks and standards for the whole supply and value chain to use. The benefits to the UK economy could be many hundreds of millions of pounds.
Code of Considerate Practice
Posted on: 31 January 2013
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From the 1st January 2013, the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) will be assessing all registered sites and companies against a new five-point Code of Considerate Practice. This article outlines the changes.
Infrastructure Procurement Routemap: a guide to improving delivery capability
Posted on: 31 January 2013
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The Government has published for consultation a set of guidelines and tools to support public and private sector infrastructure providers’ capability to improve the delivery of large scale projects and programmes. Developed by Infrastructure UK in collaboration with industry and academics from the University of Leeds, it provides a valuable guide for infrastructure clients. It provides for the first time a coherent approach to assessing and building an effective delivery environment, combining best practice tools and case study examples such as Crossrail. Comments are requested by 22 April 2013.
Global challenges in construction industry. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 28-30 June 2012
Posted on: 30 January 2013
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The main theme of the World Construction Symposium was global challenges in the construction industry. Themes covered in the conference were: project financing and risk management; construction in developing countries; sustainability and energy management; procurement and integrated project delivery; stakeholder management in construction; multinational construction and practices; construction quality and productivity; construction research and education; and law and dispute resolution. A volume of proceedings is available online.
Seven steps to being a successful client: A guide for the public sector
Posted on: 9 January 2013
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This report outlines the importance of developing a clear vision at the outset of a project; inspiring the project team; engaging all stakeholders to create an environment of collaboration; understanding risk; adopting good governance; establishing clear performance standards; applying lessons learned – both good and bad; and critically, remaining committed throughout.
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