http://www.cariconstruction.com REDEFINING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/an-assessment-of-turn-key-contracts-for-the-realisation-of-capital-works-projects/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/an-assessment-of-turn-key-contracts-for-the-realisation-of-capital-works-projects/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:51:35 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=695 Tony Gibb BSc DCT (Leeds) CEng, FICE, FIStructurE, FASCE, FRSA. FR Preambles The traditional approach to capital works building projects in Anglo-Saxon countries, including the Commonwealth Caribbean, is for the owner to have separate contracts for architects, structural & civil engineering consultants, electrical & mechanical engineering consultants, quantity surveyors (except in North America) and construction contractors. Occasionally [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/an-assessment-of-turn-key-contracts-for-the-realisation-of-capital-works-projects/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/principles-and-choices-part-1/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/principles-and-choices-part-1/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:39:03 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=686 Kenn A. Coates B of Arch., MRIAC, OAA,CAPHC.CaGBC “We shape buildings, therefore they shape us.” – Winston Churchill Let us just take a minute to contemplate and preface our thinking about the built environment. Given my profession as an Architect and having regard for the milieu of today’s architectural realm, I frequently question our purpose [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/principles-and-choices-part-1/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/overcoming-challenges-in-the-construction-sector/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/overcoming-challenges-in-the-construction-sector/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:53:39 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=675 Victor Hart Introduction Construction projects, by nature, pose challenges at all stages of the project cycle, from design to construction. Unlike a factory-produced product that is exact, repetitive and quality assured because it is made in a controlled environment, each construction project is different due to the client’s brief, design choices, specifications, site and weather conditions and [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/overcoming-challenges-in-the-construction-sector/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/what-every-project-manager-knows-that-you-do-not-know-time-and-cost-overrun-or-effective-planning-and-scheduling/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/what-every-project-manager-knows-that-you-do-not-know-time-and-cost-overrun-or-effective-planning-and-scheduling/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:53:33 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=667 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/what-every-project-manager-knows-that-you-do-not-know-time-and-cost-overrun-or-effective-planning-and-scheduling/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/transportation-tunnelling-as-an-option/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/transportation-tunnelling-as-an-option/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:27:13 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=646 CCD Files As more vehicles continue to be imported by Caribbean member states and the road network becomes more complex, governments will be forced to take a more strategic look at their transportation network. Recent studies conducted throughout Europe and other parts of Asia suggest that underground road construction will be inevitable as cities become more crowded. [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/transportation-tunnelling-as-an-option/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/the-independence-and-impartiality-of-an-arbitrator/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/the-independence-and-impartiality-of-an-arbitrator/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:48:52 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=634 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/the-independence-and-impartiality-of-an-arbitrator/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/innovative-solutions-required-to-combat-worries-over-economic-recovery/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/innovative-solutions-required-to-combat-worries-over-economic-recovery/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:52:36 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=626 Kavena Ransoobhag  MSc. Economics Introduction Global economic recovery is mounting an unbalanced recovery with growth being slow in advanced economies and much stronger in emerging market economies. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts that the global economy will expand by 4.8 percent in 2010 amongst feelings of over zealousness in the number by some. Is Trinidad & [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/innovative-solutions-required-to-combat-worries-over-economic-recovery/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/china-revisited/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/china-revisited/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:30:32 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=603 Jefferson Sooknarine  MSc. (Stanford-Sloan Fellow) In addition to visiting several Asian countries, I have made three visits to China over the past fifteen years, the last being in 1999. Since my retirement, my wife Nyla and I have been trotting the globe; With China being a recent destination. When compared to 1999, what I saw in [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/china-revisited/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/helping-hand-initiative-delivers-to-st-lucia/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/helping-hand-initiative-delivers-to-st-lucia/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:58:11 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=519 CASTRIES, St. Lucia As part of ongoing efforts to assist those persons who have been affected by Hurricane Tomas in neighboring Caribbean Islands, the Helping Hand Initiative launched by Prime Minister Persad–Bissessar is working. Two flights to the Hewanorra International Airport in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia left Trinidad and Tobago bearing key supplies. Items were donated from a variety of sources NGO’s, corporate citizens and even some government agencies, the breakdown is as follows: - Blue Waters donated 13 [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2011/07/helping-hand-initiative-delivers-to-st-lucia/feed/ 0 http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/feature-interview-winston-dookeran/ http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/feature-interview-winston-dookeran/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:28:59 +0000 The Editor http://www.cariconstruction.com/?p=481 Feature interview: Winston Dookeran All things being equal, it could easily be that one of the most popular words in 2009 has been “recession”. Indeed, President of the United States of America (US) Barack Obama said “recession”6 times in his February 24th address to Congress. Whilst the rest of the world battles with varying degrees of reactive [...]]]> http://www.cariconstruction.com/2010/04/feature-interview-winston-dookeran/feed/ 0