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Article Innovation, Risk Management, Complexity, Construction 1 October 2017

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True Believers

By Parsi, Novid Building a crowning religious center in a seismic zone took a lot more than faith. The US$30 million, 14-year project was the last of eight continental temples around the world commissioned by the…

Conference Paper Risk Management, Complexity, Construction 23 October 2012

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's capability replacement laboratories project

By Knutson, Dale E. Eight years ago in 2004, hundreds of employees at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) were conducting state-of-the-art research in World War II-era buildings as part of its mission to…

Article Risk Management, Complexity, Construction July 2011

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Monumental feats

By Allen, Kevin Museums have the ability to educate and inspire visitors and to brighten a city's cultural landscape. However, when building a museum, project teams have several obstacles to overcome. Usually that…

Conference Paper Risk Management, Complexity, Construction, Aerospace & Defense 7 September 2000

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Risk management experience on Hyperion

By Conrow, Edmund H. | Carman, Stephen L. IntroductionThis paper briefly describes the application of risk management to the Hyperion project, a complex electro-optical instrument developed by TRW for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)…

Article Risk Management, Complexity, Sustainability, Construction August 1990

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Management challenge

The Bad Creek Hydroelectric Project called for building a 1,065-megawatt power station inside a mountain, blasting tunnels and shafts, and impounding a lake by building two dams and a dike. Duke…