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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery. Shorter construction schedules than planned. Partnering: a team building approach to quality construction. Abudayyeh, O.

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Construction Unemployment Falls to Lower Level Since August 2001; Job Growth Slows

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The number of unemployed workers with construction experience dropped to the lowest total for August since 2001, as hiring slowed despite robust demand for construction, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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Construction Unemployment Falls to Lowest June Level Since 2001, Officials Warn of Growing Worker Shortage

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Construction employment held steady in June at the highest level in six years, while the number of unemployed workers with construction experience fell to the lowest total since 2001, according to a recent analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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How to Mitigate Risk with Security Cameras

Construction Business Owner

Throughout the last decade, the construction industry has spawned an entirely new black market industry—construction theft. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, as much as $1 billion in construction tools, equipment and materials is stolen nationwide each year, 90 percent of which is taken directly from construction sites.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

Is it a a fact that Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector. While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Lean Construction Reading Primer.

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Construction Labor Market Remains Strong, Sees Reduced Turnover

Pro Builder

Construction Labor Market Remains Strong, Sees Reduced Turnover. Since March, the construction labor market has continued to see a strong recovery. The hiring rate for the construction sector saw its peak in May with an occupational gain of 9.7% The job openings rate in construction declined in September to a 3.1%

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News predicting the post 9/11 decline of the skyscraper was premature

BD+C

Eighty-six of the world’s tallest 100 buildings have been constructed since 2001, the year that terrorists crashed two jets into the World Trade Center towers in New York. In fact, 84% of all buildings 200 meters (656.2

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