Construction professionals know the importance of value engineering to keeping projects on budget. But we also know that term has been diluted. According to Wikipedia, “value engineering is a ...

This course covers the history of value engineering, the benefits it provides (even those beyond the budget), the value engineering methodology, when value engineering should happen and when it ...

During any phase of the market cycle, the value engineering process – starting at pre-construction and continuing throughout a project’s life-cycle – can play a key role in the delivery of top-quality ...

Every contractor has seen it happen: a project design that, for whatever reason, exceeds the owner's budget. If there's no leeway to spend more—and these days, there usually isn't—the contractor has ...

Optimum value engineering is a building method designed to reduce the amount of lumber needed to build a new house or other structure. While optimum value engineering can save money on some aspects of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the first time in its 250-year history, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers earned a Top 20 finish for its innovative approach to project delivery against corporate powerhouses in ...

Anaheim, CA — Value engineering is an often-misunderstood concept in architecture, but it is a critical component of any station design project. This was the key message from David J. Pacheco, AIA, ...

CAMP ZAMA - Kenji Hayashi, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District’s (USACE JED) Value Engineering Officer (VEO), was recently awarded the USACE ‘Value Engineering Professional of ...

Funding is a major obstacle for drone programs launching at large companies. With budgets tight, drone advocates may struggle to get corporate approval to fly on the jobsite unless they can prove that ...

Project goals can be a moving target amid intensifying inflation, climate change and supply chain disruptions roiling the global marketplace, say this year’s Top 225 International Design Firms. As ...

Architects understand the cost of hiring a value engineer who skimps on the details. Finding one who has the perfect equilibrium between design savvy, cost-effectiveness, and the leadership mojo that ...

Construction engineers lead the most dynamic, costly phase of civil and environmental engineering projects: construction of the physical facility. Construction engineers are at the center of an ...