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5 Smart Approaches for Streamlining Your Construction Project

Construction Marketing

Develop a Detailed Plan A detailed plan is the foundation of any successful construction project. Such tools also make assigning duties to your team members and tracking execution easy, enhancing accountability. The plan should have all the information needed to facilitate swift action and highlight any potential issues.

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Timber Piles for Foundations

Construction Cost Estimating

Classes of Timber Piles: In view of the idea of utilization, piles are named Class-A and Class-B. On account of round piles, the proportion of heartwood distance across to the pile butt measurement will not be under 0.8. Class-A: The Class-A piles are utilized for railroad and roadway spans, trestles, docks, and distribution centers.

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Foundations and Insulation Calculation

Revit OpEd

I got involved in a thread at RevitForum.org that asked about calculating the total bitumen insulation required to cover concrete foundation surfaces. I shared an earlier version in the thread but this one has more ideas expressed. It isn''t as simple as just reporting all the surface area of each kind of foundation.

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3D Printed Homes Won’t Be Enough to Solve a Nationwide Inventory Shortage

Pro Builder

Large-scale 3D printers can greatly reduce construction times, but they only account for a small portion of the work required to complete a residential project. The structural frame is the bread and butter of a 3D home printing project, but most construction costs come from materials and services required beyond just a home’s foundation.

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Project Foundation Pt. 1: Building the Master Schedule

Stok

After a successful project kick-off , a solid foundation is required to bring your project into “flow state”. That foundation is a detailed schedule and budget, created and owned by the Project Manager, with input from consultants and contractors, and approved by the Client. The post Project Foundation Pt.

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Project Foundation Pt. 2: Building the Master Budget

Stok

The foundation for any successful project is a detailed schedule and budget. If these are desired by your Client, they need to be accounted for financially. In addition to the typical items in the estimate, a thorough Project Manager will ask if some less obvious costs need to be accounted for. The post Project Foundation Pt.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

ACCOUNTING |. Accounting & Finance. And when I started Foundation Software in 1985, on top of what I was learning on the fly, I made it a point to actively seek out knowledge, learning as much as I could about management, sales & marketing, leadership, technology, and the industry itself! Tags accounting. foundation.