Category Archives: Design

Construction Management Alignment Issues (Part 1 of 4)

on May 10, 2013 by admin in Change Management, Construction Management, Cost Control, Design, General Construction, Program Management, Project Management Leave a comment

Over the past forty years, the construction industry has witnessed the evolution of the construction management (CM) delivery methodology. Today, when we speak generically about CMs, we usually refer to CM-At Risk, which is different that CM-As Agent. The latter … Continue reading →

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Tobago Hotel & Resort Development

on March 30, 2013 by admin in Design, Green Building & Sustainability, Hotel & Hospitality, Program Management, Project Management, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance Leave a comment

PLG is pleased to announce that it has been engaged as development program manager (and principal) for the Tobago Hotel & Resort Project. This development has been in the planning and financing stage for the past twelve months and is on … Continue reading →

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Less is More in Structured Cabling

on March 4, 2013 by admin in Construction Technology, Cost Control, Design, Engineering, Information Management, Infrastructure Leave a comment

Less is More in Structured Cabling by Patrick Smith, President, SK Cabling Inc. In today’s IT business environment, whether its virtualization or cloud servers, less is more. Less space, less power, less management, less expense and more horse power, giving … Continue reading →

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Free Online Engineering Content – M.I.T. Open Courseware & I.I.T. (YouTube)

on March 31, 2012 by admin in Design, Engineering, India, Training Leave a comment

OpenCourseWare started out as a pilot program by M.I.T. (Massachussets Institute of Technology) in 2002 with 32 courses. As of November 2011, over 2080 courses were available online. We in the engineering and construction community applaud M.I.T for remaining true … Continue reading →

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B.I.M. Who Picks Up The Tab? By Michael Avramides, A.I.A

on December 24, 2010 by admin in Construction Management, Design, Engineering, Project Consulting, Project Management Leave a comment

BIM: WHO PICKS UP THE TAB? Michael Avramides, A. I . A. 1. 2011 Three colleagues walk into a bar: an Owner, a Contractor and an Architect. The Owner orders something quick and practical as time is of the essence. … Continue reading →

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Business Relationships are Key

on August 10, 2010 by admin in Design, Project Leadership Leave a comment

Architectural Insight…by Matthew Barhydt, AIA, LEED AP I recently received a phone call from a former colleague with whom I worked many years ago. I probably hadn’t seen him in at least 10 years but when I picked up the … Continue reading →

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Architectural Insight

on August 1, 2010 by admin in Design, Program Management, Project Consulting Leave a comment

The Architect’s Corner will feature writings by Architects on topics relevant to our readers. I am pleased to announce that Mr. Matthew Barhydt has joined this blog, and will offer his insights and views on design, construction and project management. … Continue reading →

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Aligning Information Technology and Business Processes on Projects

on June 20, 2010 by admin in Construction Management, Cost Control, Design, Human Resources, Materials, Program Management, Project Consulting, Project Governance & Reporting Leave a comment

The following is from a paper written by Jerry N. Luftman – “Alignment in the Sand” Project success requires alignment between information technology and business processes. The 12 factors involved in aligning technology and business are: – Business scope – … Continue reading →

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