Massachusetts housing push stalls as costs and red tape slow progress

Massachusetts needs to build more than 220,000 new homes in the next decade. But with construction costs at record highs, ...
RealClearPolitics

Solving the Hormuz Problem: Imposing Costs Without Incurring Risk

The USS Tripoli is quickly steaming towards the Middle East with its 2,500 embarked Marines. Meanwhile, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a trickle, oil prices are rising worldwide, ...
Yahoo

Missouri lawmakers told cost is unknown to fix problem-plagued financial system

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State Rep. John Voss, center, presides over a hearing Monday on state information technology costs and organization. Voss, R-Cape ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Integrating Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Construction Project Management for Enhanced Project Delivery and Risk Mitigation ()

1 Department of Civil Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. 2 Global Master of Business Management University for the Creative Arts, Epsom, UK. 3 Department of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou ...
AOL

Unfiltered water, expensive problems: The cost of ignoring water quality

Ever notice white spots on your dishes, soap that won’t lather, or your hair feeling dull no matter how much shampoo you use? These are common signs of hard water. The minerals in unfiltered water don ...
Oregonian

Portland water treatment plant costs climb past $2.5 billion, project completion faces 2-year delay

The costs of Portland’s new water filtration plant – one of the most expensive municipal projects in the city’s history – will rise an additional $450 million, running the total to more than $2.5 ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Napa’s flood-control project moving forward with $32.8 million contract

The next phase of Napa’s decades-long flood-control project, involving work on floodwalls north of the Oxbow Bypass, is one step closer to reality. The Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation ...
Psychology Today

The Problem With Coercive Control

“Coercive control” is the term for a diabolical relationship pattern that can have devastating consequences. It occurs when one person unreasonably interferes with another person’s free will and ...
The Washington Post

Bipartisan lawmakers pitch new plan for affordability crunch

A bipartisan group of 45 House lawmakers is proposing a menu of policies they argue could lower the cost of living for Americans, as both parties seek to show they’re working to bring down prices ...
TechRepublic

Project Management Information Systems Explained: Functions, Tools & Examples

Explore how project management information systems guide each project phase, the tools that support them, and real-world use across industries. Project management information systems extend far beyond ...
Engineering News-Record

I-5 Bridge Project Under Fire from Oregon Officials as Costs Soar

The existing Interstate Bridge carries I-5 across the Columbia River between Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash. The aging lift span is central to the planned Interstate Bridge Replacement program, ...