Matthew Kaiser is information officer for the Fairfax County (Va.) Department of Public Works and Environmental Services. E-mail [email protected].
Most sustainable design and construction protocols were developed for vertical projects: buildings. This one’s for the many other facilities public works oversees: roads and sidewalks, pipe rehabilitation and replacement, and other horizontal assets.
First construction management at risk contract in Fairfax County, Va., is yielding benefits.
A county's one-department approach to problem-solving saves resources by taking advantage of an asset taxpayers already own.