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Cash flow

(1) Net cash before financing, including acquisitions. (2) The income from all sources less expenses, indicating how much cash is available at […]

Commissioning

A planned and integrated systematic process of verifying and documenting that all building systems perform interactively according to the design intent and […]

Change order

The written document signed by the contractor, designer and owner that allows for changes involving cost and time.

Cost allocation

The process of determining the proportional share of a total cost that belongs to a particular cost object based on data about […]

Carbon footprint

The measure of the amount of greenhouse gases produced by human activities.

Cross-training

In business, this is a career development tool that refers to an employee receiving training experience in performing a job different from […]

Continuous improvement (CI)

The collective actions an organization takes to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of activities and processes in order to enhance its ability […]

Client profiles

Summaries of the strategic objectives and requirements, mission, vision, and goals for each business unit within the organization or of each client […]

Critical path

The longest set of sequential tasks in a project, which is the shortest possible planned project duration.

Construction agreement

A written contract between an owner and the general contractor detailing the terms to which the parties agree. The agreement details the […]