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Damage Control: 5 Ways to Manage Construction Mistakes

Autodesk Construction Cloud

About 1,750 concrete panels used for the metro stations walls ended up having the wrong concrete mix. Instead of the installed panels lasting for 100 years, water would be able to penetrate the concrete to deteriorate the materials at a faster rate. Ensure you keep key stakeholders accountable for fixing the issue on time.

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Managing Moisture in Walls

Pro Builder

Managing Moisture in Walls. Building Envelope Solutions for Moisture ManagementBuilding Envelope Solutions for Moisture Management. Effective Moisture Management Strategies for Walls. To manage bulk water: First and foremost, address exterior water leak potential. Moisture Management to Prevent Mold.

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How to Reduce the Cost of Concrete Production

GCP Applied Technologies

How to Reduce the Cost of Concrete Production. Two of the toughest challenges we hear for ready-mix producers are the lack of automation available and the cost and hassle of returned concrete. The problem: Rejected concrete loads are costly. Another occurrence is a project simply has leftover ready-mix concrete. .

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3 Reasons Communication Fails in Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Managing construction projects can sometimes feel like you’re playing a broken game of telephone. . For example, here’s a story of a person getting their car stuck in wet concrete because they missed the (several) construction signs displayed on-site. . Sometimes, this leads to some interesting mishaps. 1: Bad data.

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Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification

GCP Applied Technologies

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association's (NRMCA) Sustainable Concrete Plant Certification (the "Certification") provides ready mix plant personnel specific guidance to assess their production practices and implement sustainability strategies that will ultimately lower their overall carbon footprint. michael.delros…. Production.

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Construction programme: How to see everything without getting buried in admin work

Lets Build

Construction work plans or programmes are the result of a series of documents aiming to manage and coordinate the activities previous and during the execution of the construction. Construction planning requires maintaining a close relationship with designers, managers, and stakeholders. Implement tools tailored for construction.

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4 Strategies to Avoiding Rising OSHA Fines in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Risk management is an inherent part of the job in the constru ction industry. Going forward, penalties will rise annually on January 1 to keep up with inflation. Keep a list of what needs to be inspected when, and make sure the right people are in place to conduct these inspections. Viewpoint Team is one of these solutions.

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