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RSMeans Data Online: What You Need to Know for 2021

ENR Construction

It’s clear that construction costs more in 2021 than it did in 2020. And if you’re using outdated construction costs for your estimates, even costs from a few months ago, you could end up with overruns in budgets that are already airtight. See how our RSMeans data is keeping pace with the industry.

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Current Conditions of America’s Schools

Job Order Contracting

Source: 2020, GAO Report – K-12 EDUCATION School Districts Frequently Identified Multiple Building Systems Needing Updates or Replacement GAO-20-494). Full cost visibility and transparency are provided and the majority of projects are completed on-time and on-budget. LEAN Job Order Contracting.

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Watchdog MPs blast “floundering” HS2 Euston Station plans

Construction Enquirer

A damning report by watchdog MPs on the Public Accounts Committee said the scheme is “floundering” as cost estimates for its construction rise to £4.8bn from an original £2.6bn. “Our report finds that a wildly unrealistic budget for HS2 Euston was set in 2020 in the expectation that it would be revised.

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Newly Formed ABC Tech Alliance to Connect Contractors to Construction Technology

Construction Junkie

There are now hundreds of construction-specific apps available, ranging from project management, to compliance and reporting, to photo documentation, to estimating, and many more. More info: ABC Tech Alliance | Associated Builders and Contractors.

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Home Values Increase Up to 9% Year-Over-Year Nationwide

Pro Builder

In short: An extraordinary number of home buyers, with budgets supercharged by rock-bottom mortgage interest rates, are competing over a limited supply of homes for sale. . The number of Americans aged 25-34 was 12% higher in July 2020 than July 2010, according to Census estimates, rising from 41.2 million a decade ago to 46.1

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How to Estimate Construction Costs   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Inaccurate estimates might not be the root of all evil, but they sure can derail a project. When projects go over budget, they result in frustration, delays, missed timelines, terminated relationships, and loss of reputation for companies. Far and away one of the most common reasons, however, is inaccurate budget estimates.

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The Best Concrete Sensor in 2020

Construction Junkie

The in-situ concrete temperature measurements can also be used to estimate the strength of concrete using the maturity method (as per ASTM C1074) in real-time. This voltage is measured by an external equipment and is then used to estimate the concrete temperature. Thermocouples b. Wired Temperature and Maturity Loggers c.