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How to Increase Safety & Social Distancing Without Ruining Your Budget

Construction Business Owner

How to Increase Safety & Social Distancing Without Ruining Your Budget. As the construction industry inches closer to fully reopening across the country, worker safety continues to be at the forefront of conversation. Elizabeth Manning. Fri, 06/12/2020 - 09:12.

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Data-Driven Safety On-Site

Construction Business Owner

Data-Driven Safety On-Site. The potential to improve productivity and increase budget and schedule certainty are among the appealing benefits that these technologies have the potential to offer. However, one of the most promising areas that many of these new technologies can address is improving jobsite safety. Alex Headley.

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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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Budget is always a major consideration for our commercial construction clients, and as a general contractor we devote significant time to the budgeting process. Here are a few signs that, in our experience, indicate your project budget is more likely to bust: Skimping on Professional Services. Competitively Bidding the Project.

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Traditional construction procurement methods can endanger building safety

Job Order Contracting

Traditional construction procurement methods can endanger building safety, while an integrated, less adversarial approach can consistently improve safety and quality, while significantly reducing cost and delivery time. 2017, Building a Safer Future, Independent Review of Building, Regulations and Fire Safety: Interim Report. “The

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8 essential steps for effective project cost estimation and budgeting

Fieldwire

Estimating project costs correctly and managing the budget accordingly are just as vital. All subcontractors make project cost estimation and budgeting errors. Follow these eight essential steps to estimate project costs and budget funds effectively to prevent grave miscalculations. Quality must take priority over price.

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Industry Statistics Show Benefits & Resistance to Lean Construction

Construction Business Owner

However, according to a recent study conducted by Dodge Construction Network for the Lean Construction Institute (LCI), most contractors are still only lightly engaged with lean, even though increased engagement leads to meeting budget and schedule and improved safety.

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Safety body calls for reversal of health and safety cuts

Construction Law

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has called on the government to reverse long term Health and Safety Executive budget cuts to combat the death toll in construction from falls from height. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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