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Making the Construction Industry Accessible for All

Fieldwire

Construction has made strides in diversification, but it has a long way to go. How can your construction company be accessible to everybody? What Obstacles Does Construction Face? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the construction industry remains at 89% men to 11% women. Black and 2.1%

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

85%+of all projects are over budget (just 31% of all projects came within 10% of the budget in the past 3 years – KPMG) 52% of rework is caused by poor project data and miscommunication (2018 Industry Report – Construction Disconnected, FMI). 40-50% work is either rework or not “value-added work.” CHANGE MANAGEMENT.

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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Robust collaborative construction delivery methods provide a proven path for Owners to significantly improve construction productivity and levels of satisfaction among a participants and building users. Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling. JOC Do’s and Don’ts.

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Addressing the Skills Shortage by Accommodating People with Disabilities

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Few more pressing issues face the construction industry than the talent shortage, but many employers overlook a swathe of candidates with much to offer – those with a disability. At a time when construction needs to attract as wide a talent pool as possible, people with disabilities are significantly underrepresented in the industry, however.

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Frail coronavirus patients may be denied critical care under NHS ‘scale’ system designed to free up ICU beds for those most likely to recover

Construction Test

It does not discriminate against age, but it does weigh up underlying conditions and overall health. . Under codenames Project Oyster and Project Penguin, the consortium has used its design and building resources to deliver two models in two weeks.

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Rethinking Housing Design in 2023 

Pro Builder

Modular Housing for Speed and Affordability As the affordable housing crisis continues to deepen, our firm is digging deeper into modular housing construction as an option for bringing projects to the market more quickly. She can be reached at dahlingroup.com. Home Design Design Trends New-Construction Projects Design

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Fury over NHS ‘coronavirus scoring system’ which treats learning disability patients like a ‘sub-class of the population’

Construction Test

But it discriminates against people with learning disabilities who may need round-the-clock care, according University of London professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne. . But it discriminates against people with learning disabilities who may need round-the-clock care, according University of London professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne (pictured).