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Commercial Construction Trends: Three Headlines That Won’t Die In 2019

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But for general contractors and our clients, the result is higher project budgets and challenges in construction scheduling. The good news for subcontractors is the labor shortage means higher profitability, because they are working at-capacity and able to charge a premium for their services.

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6 Ways to Improve Machine Operators’ Safety on Construction Sites

Fieldwire

In 2019, 1,071 workers in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that almost 10 out of every 100,000 construction workers are killed on a construction site - each year. The focus here will be on six fundamental practices needed in order to improve machine operator safety on construction sites. Management System.

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5 Reasons Why You Need Construction Management Software

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From coordinating with clients to organizing contractors to liaising with material providers, projects can quickly spiral out of control with poor organization and planning. Without an effective project management tool, this probably means a whole lot of emails, spreadsheets, notebooks, and, perhaps most importantly, mental energy.

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Modular Will Be Worth It

Pro Builder

As Daniel Gehman, principal at architecture firm Danielian Associates wrote in a recent blog post: I offer a fundamental encouragement to anyone considering a modular project: conceive of it as modular or prefabricated from the very word “go.”. Off-Site Construction. Off-Site Construction. No other metric is as important.

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Survey Reveals the Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Contractors

Construction Junkie

The results of the survey provided key takeaways, including that there have been a significant number of delayed or canceled projects, labor demand is still high, there has been an increase in the use of technology, and there is still a lot of uncertainty moving forward.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Organizations that do not implement and continuously import upon a program-based approach, under which all projects a planned, procured, and executed, suffer from unclear objectives , shifting requirements , unrealistic schedule s, and reactive planning , Poor planning and poor change management impede individual project successes.

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Streamlining processes and maximizing efficiency in project management

Fieldwire

Construction projects can be complex, with millions of dollars invested and tight deadlines. As a project manager, it’s up to you to execute the plans and ensure everything runs smoothly. Leveraging technology The first place you should look for project improvements is technology.