HardHatChat

JANUARY 30, 2019

After nearly 10 years of publishing Hard Hat Chat (more to come on our blog’s 10 th anniversary later this year), we know there’s never a shortage of fresh topics and trends to discuss in the commercial construction industry. Here they are: the commercial construction headlines that just won’t die – and why: Labor Shortage Lingers On.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

I wouldn’t go so far as to call myself a control freak, but as a national general contractor, it’s part of the job description to be the one calling the shots and telling everyone what to do on a complex commercial construction project. One recent project we bid even had the pre-fabricated steel structure of a building as an OFI.

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Lets Build

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In construction, repetitive projects include tunnels, bridges, highways, railways, housing developments, high-rise commercial buildings, and the likes. These projects necessitate construction crews and teams to repeat similar works in various areas of the project, proceeding from one location to the next.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 18, 2016

Involving your commercial contractor early-on for a large-scale project, such as this shopping center development Englewood Construction completed in Connecticut, allows the construction team to create a realistic timeline for key project milestones.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Project Managers Responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and completion of construction projects. Coordinate and communicate with various stakeholders, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Act as a liaison between clients, architects, and construction teams to ensure project success.

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Develop a Detailed Plan A detailed plan is the foundation of any successful construction project. Your construction plan should include clear goals, schedule, budget, equipment, dependencies, and team members. Ensure you incorporate all the details from the initial stages of the project to the final construction phase.

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Carol Hagen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Update September 27, 2010: Project Manager views Job Alerts on iPad using Corecon Mobile. Update: Project Manager uses iPhone to access construction documentation. Construction Project Managers main line of communication is their mobile device. Schedules. What’s missing? Google – Android.

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HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

As we discussed in this blog before, technology is playing an increasingly vital role in the commercial construction industry. Business seems to be booming for construction software products that help commercial contractors manage various aspects of their business. Managing the Moving Pieces. Adding it All Up.

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Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

The Construction Schedule Templates for Excel are actually reason built Excel templates designed to address scheduling in residential, commercial and generic construction projects. The Construction Schedule Templates for Excel are based on 5-day schedules but can be reused on an ongoing basis as required.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

JANUARY 30, 2016

firm providing scheduling training in Honolulu last week reminded me of the struggles most midsize contractors face when submitting an Initial Project Schedule (IPS) to NAVFAC or the Army Corps of Engineers. Most contractors produce a simple bar chart in MS Project for their typical jobs and aren’t familiar with P6.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 12, 2016

The other day I was talking with a Chicago-area client who didn’t realize Englewood is a national general contractor that manages national commercial construction projects across the country. At Englewood, we employ a stable of superintendents who specialize in managing projects on the road.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The use of technology and apps for daily construction reporting, sharing photos and scheduling look-aheads has become common practice on today’s commercial construction job sites. As antiquated as that probably sounds to this blog’s younger readers, it really wasn’t that long ago.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at The PENTA Building Group, exemplifies this trait incredibly well. PENTA Building Group is a general commercial contractor. We build several types of projects, including hospitality, education, and healthcare. Walk us through your career and what led you to become VDC Project Manager.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 17, 2017

A big part of going from a vendor to a partner is providing insightful counsel and realistic expectations at all stages of a commercial construction project – even if it isn’t necessarily what the client wants to hear. Streamline our processes.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 27, 2021

Jonathan Mabe learned these lessons first-hand as a young assistant project manager at Eckardt Group. In our latest Behind the Build interview, Jonathan recounts his experience in overcoming unexpected challenges when a project he was working on faced extreme weather conditions and pandemic-related issues. .

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HardHatChat

MARCH 8, 2016

Just as clients’ needs change, so too does the way we exchange information in construction management. In a post last month, we took a look inside the commercial construction technology toolbox, specifically a rundown of construction management software options that benefit not only the contractor, but also the client.

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HardHatChat

AUGUST 3, 2010

In today’s economic climate, most retail development firms, shopping center landlords, office building owners and especially general commercial construction contractors would be wise to take a step back and ask themselves if they are leaving any money on the table when it comes to new business and servicing their customers. Leave a comment.

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Organizations that do not implement and continuously import upon a program-based approach, under which all projects a planned, procured, and executed, suffer from unclear objectives , shifting requirements , unrealistic schedule s, and reactive planning , Poor planning and poor change management impede individual project successes.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? By moving to a paperless project management software system. Simply put, the paperless construction project management system we implemented houses all documentation for each of our jobs in one electronic folder hosted on our web site.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 20, 2023

For example, GAO and other studies/reports consistently report that errors and lack of due diligence with respect to original construction cost estimates are primary reasons for negative cost and schedule impacts, and overall poor project performance and outcomes. T The following figure, for example, was produced in 1972.

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Lets Build

JULY 15, 2022

Many in the industry consider AutoCAD to be the best construction drafting software to create blueprints for everything from residential homes to large-scale commercial projects. to help architects and project managers speed up the drawing process.

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Lets Build

MAY 7, 2020

Change orders are common to construction projects. A change order is additional work or work omitted from the original construction plan, which completely changes the original contract amount and can have a direct effect on the project completion date. Read also: Excel spreadsheets in construction: It’s time to let them go.

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Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Several useful applications emerges out which can make your construction project management process superior from project planning to achievement. The following are some newest applications useful for effective construction project management. utilized in a construction project.

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Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Whether you are a residential or commercial general contractor, Quickbooks is the most popular accounting software serving the construction industry in the United States. The challenge is achieving an integrated solution with estimating, scheduling and project management capabilities while addressing detailed job costing.

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HardHatChat

MARCH 9, 2010

When it comes to current retail and commercial construction trends , we all know there aren’t a lot of new shopping centers under construction right now, or new office buildings under construction for that matter. What’s wrong with a general contractor focused on commercial construction costs and his construction schedule?

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Cassell Construction Estimating

AUGUST 27, 2015

He has been our Senior Oracle Primavera Technical Consultant and Oracle certified Enterprise Portfolio Implementation Specialist for the implementation of P6 Project Management, Ken has over thirty plus years of executive level experience in program and project management, working in state and federal government, defense and commercial industries.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

2023 also brings more unpredictability for company execs and project managers, making managing schedules, budgets, and timelines challenging. In the US, this shortage is only amplified by an increase in residential and commercial projects, increasing the demand for labour and worsening the gap between supply and demand.

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Construction Marketing

MARCH 24, 2021

The process of building a commercial property is very different to the construction of a residential home; sourcing a specialized commercial building firm is likely to make the process go much more smoothly than hiring the first builder to return your call. 2) Dedicated project managers. 3) Managing budget expectations.

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Lets Build

JUNE 24, 2021

Many project managers who work on projects with a lot of repetition tell us that they have to spend up to 50% of their time each week on admin-heavy tasks related to planning. Their programme is stuck on MS Project and to update it they have to go through countless WhatsApp notifications, emails, or phone calls.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 25, 2023

Not only that, but the fact that there are no conflicts between different versions being worked on by different teams also saves huge amounts of time, stress and rework, says Ahmed Nafea, Building Information Modelling (BIM) manager in Polar Management, the project management arm of Redcon.

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Fieldwire

JUNE 28, 2023

The more detailed construction submittals, the better likelihood of an accurate budget and schedule. To learn more about Fieldwire’s premium features like project management, register for a live demo with our construction professionals. A larger project, with dozens of subs, may have 500 or more individual submittals.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 27, 2022

Tips for Beginning and Growing as a Construction Project Manager. Even better than participating in the building process is working in construction project management and getting to help direct the organized chaos that eventually produces a cohesive product. Interested in advancing your project and cost management skills?

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 26, 2018

We’ve recently seen increases in mobile technology on the jobsite , drones , technology for project management and plenty of other tools that can change the way contractors work. The interesting thing, though, is that commercial and industrial applications for wearables are on the rise and expected to grow exponentially.

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Fieldwire

JANUARY 25, 2022

The Importance of Project Risk Planning. Construction project managers often harp on the same string - how project success goes hand in hand with proper planning. As seen on the graph below there are several things that are having the biggest impact on the overall project success. Schedule Demo.

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Lets Build

APRIL 1, 2020

What are the responsibilities of a project manager in construction? The dispute manager. Manage risks. Not all construction project managers know what they do all the time. The construction project manager is the key figure of the construction project team. Hire, fire and supervise.

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Lets Build

MARCH 31, 2022

The main job of a general contractor is to oversee the details of a construction project and handle the day-to-day operations. Managing on-site workers & schedules. Further read: How a large residential contractor reduced building time 5x by moving their schedule to the cloud. Handling client communications.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

10 Construction events in Europe you don’t want to miss in 2023 & 2024 You can find great construction trade fairs all over Europe year-round, and while you might want to visit them all, there’s no way you can fit in more than a few events each year with your busy schedule – we know all about the problem.

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