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Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality

Job Order Contracting

Sixty (60%) percent of all project fail to meet both cost and and schedule targets. Fortunately there are proven processes to better manage construction costs, schedules, and quality. The post Better Manage Construction Costs Schedules and Quality appeared first on 4BT.

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The Uberization of New-Home Sales

Pro Builder

At that time, walk-in traffic to our model homes and on-site sales offices dropped by 30% to 40%, yet our sales volume was increasing, not decreasing. Seeing this data, combined with a struggle to keep the retail hours of all the model homes fully staffed, caused us to make a permanent shift in how we approached selling homes.

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With Inflation, How Can We Help Construction Costs Stay Down?

Fieldwire

Building Information Modeling Building information modeling (BIM) can be your saving grace. The technology’s three-dimensional building models are full of valuable information about the structure’s geometry, allowing you to identify the smallest mistakes. BIM can help you reduce that number to zero for all your projects.

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6 Ways the COVID-19 crisis will reshape the construction industry

Lets Build

Contractors tend to be averse to using digital technology for meetings and conferences, instead opting to take the long drive to meet clients or setting a schedule to talk to employees in person. It is now apparent how critical it is to provide compensation and support to employees as strict community quarantines are placed.

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The Utah Preconstruction Lien Process Explained

Levelset

Long) story short: A preconstruction lien is available to architects, engineers, surveyors, estimators, schedulers, and the like. Now that we know who is protected under Utah’s preconstruction lien laws, let’s move on to the how.

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Commodity Purchasing? There’s No Such Thing

Pro Builder

In contrast, Central will jump on it immediately, keeping the crew on site and the house on schedule. Elements of the True, Total Cost Model. There goes the schedule, not to mention the quality. Schedule and delivery. The best builders are the best schedulers , and the best schedulers are the best builders.

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Estimating- The New Normal

Chianelli Estimating

longer completion times affecting sequencing and finish dates, additional scheduling & sequencing. Insurances; Workers compensation, General Liability, Risk. social distancing, staggered start times, wide-ranging disinfection for tools, work surfaces, equipment, machinery and hands. cost overruns. many more not listed…….