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How to Achieve 25%-30%+ average construction Savings

Job Order Contracting

Schedule a 15-minute introductory call. The Efficacy of Unusual Contracting Approaches , UIBC 2018, IPA, November 2018. Guidelines for implementing total quality management in the engineering and construction industry”, CII Source Document 74, report to the Construction Industry Institute, Austin, TX, 1992. Oswald, T.

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How to Prepare for OSHA’s New Crane Rule

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We have seen a new silica rule that affects construction sites in the past year, though, and now we’re looking at a proposed crane operator certification rule , scheduled to go into effect this November. In any case, contractors should keep an eye on this rule, as it’s still scheduled to go into effect later this year.

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Autodesk Acquires AI Company, Pype, and Makes Investments into Two Others

Construction Junkie

In 2018, Autodesk made a huge splash in the construction industry by acquiring PlanGrid , BuildingConnected , and Assemble. via Autodesk. In 2019, the company combined all of those acquisitions and their native BIM 360 application in Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).

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Challenges & Opportunities in Commercial Construction

HardHatChat

Permitting : The best way to turn your permit review process around in a timely manner is to work with a qualified and experienced architect and engineer to produce the best documents possible. That certainly makes it difficult to schedule your opening. Getting it right the first time can save you time and money.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mike White, Director of Design and Construction at North Point Hospitality

Autodesk Construction Cloud

And then, midway through 2018, I had my own ground-up development here in Atlanta. That includes project management, document management, plan management, cost management, and scheduling. Regarding document management, we've been doing that for a while with PlanGrid and now Autodesk Build. It was a 19-story Hampton Inn.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

85%+of all projects are over budget (just 31% of all projects came within 10% of the budget in the past 3 years – KPMG) 52% of rework is caused by poor project data and miscommunication (2018 Industry Report – Construction Disconnected, FMI). 40-50% work is either rework or not “value-added work.” enables full visibility.

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You Can’t Treat Construction Claims Like Your Grandkids

Best Practices Construction Law

25, 2018) involved the construction of a biolab facility at Fort Detrick, Maryland. This crowded the site and prevented scheduled commencement of grade beams and rough-in of underslab MEP work. Appeal of John C. Grimberg Co., 58791 (Oct. The contract was a design-build contract.

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