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PSMJ Resources Blog: MHC says starts rise in August; housing is.

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MHC says starts rise in August; housing is mixed; retail remains weak; industrial gains. Single-family housing continues to see homebuyer demand restrained by the sluggish economic environment and more restrictive lending standards. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Site Meter. Tuesday, September 27, 2011.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Residential Construction Continues to Struggle

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A sluggish economy, a soft job market, a large inventory of foreclosed homes, the threat of additional foreclosures, and difficulty in obtaining financing for both potential homebuyers and for builders continue to act as a drag on the housing market. Housing starts rose 15% in September from August. Site Meter. in 2012 and 7.3%

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Breakthough 2012

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American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). MHC says starts rise in August; housing is mixed; Improve Your Hit Rate With A Better Go / No-Go Pro. Site Meter. Public Works Solutions. Building Design & Construction. Architect magazine. Architectural Record. Environmental Design & Construction. GreenSource. CNN. (9).

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PSMJ Resources Blog: 11 Ways to Cut Overhead

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Charge all plots to the client; no free in-house plots. Discontinue in-house lunches. Eliminate your in-house bookkeeper; use outside service vendors for your payroll. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Site Meter. Require all project-related. Eliminate company cars. Public Works Solutions.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: 8 Quality Control Tips Every PM Should Know

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Get people to job sites as a continual training process. Develop in-house expertise, use an outside expert cost estimator when necessary and continually update and check the cost of items with suppliers and contractors. Schedule post construction design reviews between site inspector and designer. Site Meter. GreenSource.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: What Jobs Are You Losing and Why?

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Do they know about your specialized in-house expertise that. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). Site Meter. Lack of Differentiation: If clients are regularly going elsewhere, you may not be doing a good job of showing clients the benefits of doing business with your firm. the competition doesn’t have?

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Infrastructure & Energy Projects Continue to.

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PSMJ’s latest quarterly survey shows continued strength in regulated markets Despite the prolonged lackluster plateau of some pockets of the A/E industry such as Education and Government, the end of 2011 provided some rebound in the Housing and Commercial sectors, and continued strength in the Healthcare and Power/Utilities markets.