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10 Essential Types of Construction Documents

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction documents help keep your projects organized and guide the construction process from start to finish. Having access to these construction documents puts information into the hands of the right people at the right time, so decisions can be made quickly and action can be taken to finish projects on time and within scope. .

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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. We also always recommend our clients invest in a proper existing conditions survey, which will alert us to any site issues we’ll need to mitigate and plan for in the budget.

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5 steps to effectively run a construction site as a foreman

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A site manager is one of the central gears of every construction project. Let alone the time spent trying to ensure that all issues are fully documented, nobody arrives on-site in vain and that material orders don’t get delayed, misplaced or even worse damaged. You have to document everything no matter what.

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5 tips that every site foreman should know about

Lets Build

Being a site foreman in a construction project is like being an orchestra conductor. Almost everything that happens on the field goes through your hands and you have to be the glue between the office and the site. How to effectively run a construction site as a foreman. The reason? But it’s time to dig a little deeper.

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Commercial Construction Labor Trends & Hiring Strategies: Why Young Hires are Good Business for General Contractors

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Hopefully, we’ll see some of those fresh young graduates heading toward a career in commercial construction. I’ll be watching to see how you find your path and leave your own mark on the commercial construction industry. Part of the reason I say this is the current hiring situation in the construction industry.

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Good communication on the job site: Connect your teams and see everything

Lets Build

The construction site is where the money is being made or lost. No matter what, you should always be able to have a clear and complete view of your on-site progress against your plan. A construction-specific tool can give you the context you need and become your eyes on the site at all times. But this is where things get tricky.

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Develop a Commercial site with BRIKS Design-Build Group

BRIKS Design-Build Group

Develop a Commercial site with BRIKS Design-Build Group. Nowadays building commercial sites can be a tough and complicated process as it includes a lot of federal permissions and zonal documents. Secondly you have to check if the land is for commercial use according to local laws or not.