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    Contents FACTORS OF CONFLICT AND DISPUTE IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 1.0 MAIN RESEARCH TITLE Factors of Conflict and Dispute in Construction Industry ABSTRACT Today‘s construction projects become more complex in nature. The complex‚ relational and lengthy process of designing and building makes construction a process in which disputes are virtually ensured. Furthermore‚ the involvement of multidisciplinary in the construction project also leads to conflicts among the parties. It

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    THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY JANUARY 2009 INTRODUCTION The current crisis in the world’s financial system has left the construction industry facing its toughest challenges for a generation. Salaries are falling; job cuts are predicted to reach 400‚000 in England alone; and the impacts look set to get much worse before they get better. No country is immune from the impact of this and the UK‚ and much of the rest of the world‚ is already in‚ or about

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    Nanotechnology in Construction Engineering Ashwani K. Rana1‚ Shashi B Rana2‚ Anjna Kumari3 and Vaishnav Kiran4 National Institute of Technology‚ Hamirpur (H.P)‚ India Email: 1ashwani_paper@yahoo.com 2 Regional Campus G.N.D.U. Gurdaspur‚ Punjab‚ India Emails: 2shashi_rana12@yahoo.co.in‚ 3anjna.paper@gmail.com‚4vaishnav.rana@gmail.com‚ 1‚ 3‚ 4 Abstract— Nanotechnology is one of the most active research areas that encompass a number of disciplines including civil engineering and construction materials

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    Alex Visaggio BCN 3281: Construction Methods September 28‚ 2017 Legal Case Surveying is the process of finding unknown distances by using elevation‚ direction and linear/angular measurements to then translate a design onto a physical area to serve as the basis for construction. The person who conducts the surveying is the surveyor. Surveyors attend school for 4 years or can train as an apprentice for 8 years before getting certified as a professional surveyor. Surveyors work with personnel from

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    1. The assertions relevant to Paragon’s construction projects are listed as follows: a. Valuation: The valuation assertion ensures the transaction amount recorded is correct. Paragon changed from cost-to-cost method used to recognize revenue to “earned value” percentage-of-completion accounting method. Changing methods misstated revenues‚ and Paragon’s management overstated the contractual revenue amounts for most of the construction projects. Michael Sullivan should have sent out confirmations for

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    ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Provides for economic development and expansion of economic activities Major consumer of physical and natural resources Produces waste Pollutes environment BUILDING MATERIALS “You employ stone‚ wood and concrete and with these materials‚ you build homes and places: that is construction” – Le Corbusier Attitudes Towards Building Materials Possibilities and appropriateness Attitudes Efficiency of use (engineering point of view) Adequacy

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    Adjudication in the Malaysian Construction Industry Background for the Research Adjudication is one of the alternative dispute resolution procedures for resolving disputes‚ which giving of a non-binding opinion at the request of a party or parties to a dispute‚ and either party may refer to arbitration at a later stage. In the Latham Report (1994) recommended‚ inter alia‚ adjudication as the standard first instance dispute resolution technique in construction contracts. In response‚ statutory-based

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    The purpose of accelerated bridge construction is to ensure the project planning‚ procurement‚ and logistics approach are modified to ensure tasks with long lead times‚ traditionally completed onsite‚ are of highest priority and completed using creative solutions. Multiple scenarios require the need for accelerated bridge construction technologies; where a bridge is being constructed or reconstructed over an existing roadway in use‚ where a bridge is being reconstructed or replaced for an existing

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    Fire 73: Construction Types & Occupancy Classifications Fire 73: Fire Prevention Technology Learning Outcomes Following instruction the student shall: Understand fire resistive construction‚ noncombustible construction‚ combustible construction‚ and what constitutes fire-resistance. Identify and describe each of the five construction types and the construction features and fire dangers that are common to each construction type. Chapter 4: Construction Types & Occupancy Classifications

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    Gregory Prescott October 24‚ 2008 English 1200 Construction Workers Safety Issues Homes‚ Restaurants and the world around us are all made possible by our fellow construction workers. Construction is a high risk job dealing with many safety issues. The issues of safety can lead to serious injury or even death if precautions for eliminating these problems are not being used effectively. The safety problems deal with the equipment used‚ contamination and location problems. There are ways to lessen

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