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Medical care facilities were designed with “normal” care business in mind. They were certainly not designed with the flexibility needed to treat pandemic patients. So let's examine a few ways healthcare facilities leaders can create facilities flexibility.

Selecting the right green construction materials can be difficult. It's hard to know which ones truly follow sustainable practices from their raw state to the supply shelf. As you consider materials, examine the process required to get to that end-state material along these five parameters.

A reliable federal cost estimate generally stands atop four principal tenets, giving the estimate sturdy and integrous support. But what happens when one or more of those tenets are forgotten? Read to find out.

To celebrate Procurement Month, Gordian shares insights from our team and one of our partners, Tammy Rimes of National Cooperative Procurement Partners (NCPP). We’re honored to work alongside public purchasing and procurement professionals in their efforts to build and maintain safe and reliable community spaces.

Federal methods of cost estimation for new construction, renovation and repair projects are not always up to date. With so many Federal facilities to build and maintain every year, this can be a big problem for government budgets. Here are three Federal estimating guidelines to help keep budget issues at bay.

To celebrate Engineers Week, we're highlighting Gordianites with technology/engineering backgrounds and career paths. Read excerpts from their interviews where they shared insights from their journeys in engineering.

Developing accurate, thorough and defendable cost estimates on a consistent basis is an arduous and - sometimes - imposing undertaking. But cost item assemblies can make estimators' jobs easier by providing trusted components that are already vetted for scope completeness and price accuracy.

Value-based construction is the idea of applying value-based care principles to the way healthcare systems contract and complete construction work to help healthcare systems control costs, maintain and improve facility performance and deliver quality care through collaboration and data.

Achieving sustainability begins with innovative design that embeds resource utilization and responsibility in every part of the building and construction lifecycle. Fortunately, Gordian has tons of experience helping our clients procure and provision sustainable construction projects and services.