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Can Lean Manufacturing Principles Improve Construction?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

It aims to continually improve all facets of operations, including productivity , an area that has become a key performance indicator for contractors. Manufacturing is a controlled environment where companies can easily minimize variation. Doing so just requires focus, good communication and some adjustments. Reduce Waste.

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10 key responsibilities of a construction project manager

Lets Build

Sometimes, they get too overwhelmed with so many tasks and with the multiple stakeholders they have to communicate with. Read more: How to reduce construction delays by more than 20%. Developing the following key responsibilities will allow them to manage the teams and the overall project better. Hire, fire and supervise.

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7 Steps to Successful Project Closeout

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The final days of a project have a huge impact on your overall profitability and success—as the saying goes, projects are remembered not by how they start but how they finish. And that 10% loss doesn’t even factor in the costs associated with claims that can come from prolonged payment disputes. Not so fast.

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2024 Construction Trends: 30+ Experts Share Insight

Autodesk Construction Cloud

By leveraging 3D models in the field, teams can walk the projects, and ensure constructability and maintainability without having to wait for a designer to be brought on site. At Burns & McDonnell, one of our top priorities is determining how we can take this data to the next level.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years. Eligibility requirements include: Headquartered in Alabama or will be relocated to Alabama.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

How do your preventative and routine facilities maintenance checklists and procedures compare to the following? All fall protection equipment is required by OSHA to be checked prior to each use. OSHA 1910.66, CALOSHA, AISC, AWS and local code requirements. Clean, tighten, and adjust repair as required.

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BIM Strategy- Why Everything, or Nothing Ever, Changes!

Building Information Management

” While BIM can be applied to any situation, the focus of this discussion is upon – multi-facility portfolios, with extensive capital reinvestment, renovation, repair, maintenance, and sustainability requirements/projects. Accurate, timely information is required for sound decision-making. BIM’s SLOW START.

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