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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

Pro Builder

How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development. Home builders, trade associations, NGOs, and other groups are aggressively ramping up skilled construction labor training programs to bring more workers into the industry. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 09:51. John Caulfield, Senior Contributing Editor. But the task is monumental.

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Stop the Finger Pointing: Avoid Mishaps With BI

Viewpoint Construction Technology

It’s no surprise the finger-pointing phase happens in many projects. Only 25 percent of construction projects are finished within 10 percent of their original deadlines, and 35 percent of costs in the construction industry can be attributed to material waste and rework. Get on the same page with construction software.

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Why construction should stop thinking of software as a cost

Lets Build

Construction needs to be able to see digital solutions as what they are – tools to bring efficiency in construction projects. And this is why tools like WhatsApp and Excel can eventually put your projects in danger. The construction industry in numbers. However, not all tools can provide the same results.

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HIRI Continues to See Growth for Home Improvement Product Sales.

Contractor Magazine

Management Best Practices. Project Management. Home > Management > Business Devlopment > HIRI Continues to See Growth for Home Improvement Product Sales. The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) has just released its September 2012 forecast for the size and trends in the home improvement market.

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Why You Need a Long-Term Construction Software Partner

Viewpoint Construction Technology

By 2020, technology adoption in construction is expected to reach 70 percent, according to a 2017 report from McKinsey Global Institute. Meanwhile, JBKnowledge’s Construction Technology Report noted that workflows like accounting, estimating and project management depend more and more on integrated software.

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10 Ways Technology Is Closing the Productivity Gap

Viewpoint Construction Technology

At Viewpoint and throughout the construction industry, productivity has been a popular topic of discussion. People are right to be concerned, since in 2017, McKinsey Global Institute found the construction industry’s labor productivity only improved 1 percent globally over the past 20 years. Improve Project Management.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

will lose this worldwide competition and its long-held crown as the heavyweight champ of industrial giants. In March 2016, McAuliffe signed into law measures that establish a workforce training program targeted to increase specific industry certifications and occupational licenses that meet the needs of businesses in each region of the state.