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Data Scientists Reveal 5 Surprising Construction Insights to Manage Risk 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk experts share a look at the state of the construction industry, including a few insights you may not expect. There’s no question that data plays a more important role than ever in the construction industry. Overall, the industry is shifting toward more automation fueled by the insights emerging from construction data.

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

Pro Builder

Builders in Tough Spot as Construction Costs Increase Amid Insatiable Demand. Second, when actual construction lags so far behind sales, predicting material costs in a volatile market is risky business. Become a construction efficiency champion. 3 Reasons Off-Site Construction Could Help Shape the Future of Housing.

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8 Main Types of Construction Contracts

Autodesk Construction Cloud

You describe what will be delivered when, how much the customer owes, and sign on the dotted line. There are many construction contract types out there. The construction industry uses different kinds of agreements depending on the project’s scope, delivery, schedule, budget, and the parties involved. If only it were that simple.

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(Still) Waiting for the Home Building Technology Revolution

Pro Builder

If you asked them how technology enabled them to achieve that volume, both would just laugh, greatly preferring the manual whiteboards with movable magnetic labels that proliferated in their offices and construction trailers, a real-time status report at a glance. They’ve been around for decades, yet fewer than 1.5%

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The Future of the New-Home Design Studio

Pro Builder

Sales centers, models, and design studios were typically not open during evenings, and most—if not all—appointments with sales, design, construction, and warranty were only in-person during typical business hours. as an industry, we are now ready to listen, adjust, and deliver the buying experience consumers demand.

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OSHA Safety

Safety Services Company

Required permits such as confined space entry, welding – hot work or DOT permits. Material handling schedules, stacking schedules, overhead hoisting and material deliveries. Construction & OSHA Safety . As we all know, construction sites are constantly changing and can pose many hazards for employees.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

Businesses in an FTZ may see a reduction in duties on labor, overhead and profit. ERMCO, Firestone, NSK Steering Systems, Nortek, Dot Foods, PolyOne, Hexpol, Heckethorn Manufacturing, Colonial Diversified Polymers, SR Global, Royal Building Products, Rough Country and more. FTZs jumped 24.8 percent from the previous year, to $99.2

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