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April 9, 2021
For every 100 pounds of construction material brought to the site, 30 of it will be wasted. This creates enormous pressure to recycle, reuse and repurpose wherever possible. Here are eight sustainable construction techniques to help you reduce waste in your building processes.
March 22, 2021
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.
March 18, 2021
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.
March 16, 2021
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.
March 16, 2021
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.
March 9, 2021
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.
March 5, 2021
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.
March 5, 2021
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.
February 23, 2021
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.