Lets Build

AUGUST 18, 2023

To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance. The submittals include samples, drawings, project data, material listings, quality assurance, etc. This approach minimizes delays, costly setbacks, and material wastage.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Other than increasing material prices, workforce shortages are a significant driving factor which is likely to keep construction inflation at higher-than-normal levels. Managing costs, removing waste, and increasing productivity should be top priorities for organisations wanting to overcome rising costs due to construction inflation.

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Lets Build

MARCH 10, 2023

While construction professionals have adopted digitalisation and data-driven practices slower than others, they’ve now discovered the unique benefits that data analytics can bring to their projects. Construction companies that don’t leverage the power of data risk falling behind.

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Lets Build

APRIL 21, 2022

From coordinating with clients to organizing contractors to liaising with material providers, projects can quickly spiral out of control with poor organization and planning. Without an effective project management tool, this probably means a whole lot of emails, spreadsheets, notebooks, and, perhaps most importantly, mental energy.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

During any project, the execution stage is usually the most important — it determines the trajectory and timelines of the entire project. Getting your project off on the right foot can minimize bottlenecks and breakdowns down the road and ensure successful deliverables. This allows you to work within the budget.

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Fieldwire

MARCH 1, 2022

This article will explore four ways to prevent typical bottlenecks in construction project workflows. Solid Risk Management. Solution: Set up a solid risk management program that is risk-appropriate and specific to a given construction project/workflow. The upside is that a construction project is 2.5

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Lets Build

AUGUST 4, 2023

During any project, the execution stage is usually the most important — it determines the trajectory and timelines of the entire project. Getting your project off on the right foot can minimize bottlenecks and breakdowns down the road and ensure successful deliverables. This allows you to work within the budget.

Software 78

Software Software Construction Budgeting 78

Lets Build

MARCH 10, 2022

When you build structures on-site, material and labour costs add up quickly. Manufacturers also have the advantage of better access to raw materials and logistics like rail cars. A case study by WRAP UK suggests that modular construction can reduce on-site material waste by up to 90% over traditional construction methods.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The same issues plaguing the industry last year—labour shortages, supply chain disruptions, high material costs, lower profit margins, etc.—followed 2023 also brings more unpredictability for company execs and project managers, making managing schedules, budgets, and timelines challenging. followed us into 2023.

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Lets Build

MAY 11, 2022

Most construction companies, project managers , and contractors will deal with preliminaries in their construction contracts. These preliminaries, also called prelims, cover costs for an entire construction project—not for specific work sections or activities. A general allowance for risk. For example: Provisional sums.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 19, 2019

Aside from the obvious issues of being wasteful and bad for the environment, reliance on paper can lead to a host of other pitfalls : • Paper documents run a high risk of getting lost or misplaced, especially in the field. An entire project can come to a screeching halt while paper plans are replaced. Want to know more?

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This can mean workers being hit by machinery or falling materials, equipment, etc. You can help prevent “struck by” safety violations by: Properly securing materials, tools, and equipment. Stacking materials so they can’t slide off. Better safe than sorry— get your personalised demo here. Being struck by an object.

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Safety Accidents OSHA Construction 141

Lets Build

MARCH 1, 2022

Construction projects are complex, and project managers have to take many factors into account. Fortunately, construction scheduling software makes it easier to keep your project on track and stay in control. 5 advantages of construction project scheduling software. Decrease risks. Improve productivity.

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Fieldwire

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Successful firms generally use a combination of electronic media, printed materials and networking to achieve that. Printed materials, such as brochures and business cards, while becoming less prevalent, still provide value when a potential customer asks for information in a face-to-face meeting. Schedule Demo.

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Lets Build

JANUARY 20, 2023

Meet the simplest digital construction daily log app LB Site Diary 5 reasons you need to keep accurate construction daily logs Your construction daily log is a living record of your project—it shows the details of each day’s progress. Daily reports are how everyone involved in the project tracks progress , performance, and productivity.

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Lets Build

JULY 15, 2022

With construction design software, you can visualize different design possibilities, create professional presentations, better assess risks , and make more informed decisions. to help architects and project managers speed up the drawing process. FreeCAD also offers an array of training materials to help you get started using it.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Not performing adequate risk analysis. Risk analysis is simply a part of the job for you, because not realizing all the potential risks could mean that you put together an estimate for a project that is just too low. When you’re assessing a new project, take the time to really get to know it.

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 21, 2023

Construction projects can be complex, with millions of dollars invested and tight deadlines. As a project manager, it’s up to you to execute the plans and ensure everything runs smoothly. Leveraging technology The first place you should look for project improvements is technology.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 5, 2022

Improved safety, fewer risks. Over the years, the industry has been working to increase worker safety and reduce risks on job sites—leading construction firms understand that safe worksites are profitable worksites. Lean construction focuses on those three Cs along with trust and accountability throughout each stage of a project.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Companies that fail to embrace new solutions risk getting left behind in today’s competitive landscape. Technology can improve resource management, reducing expenses related to labour and equipment allocation. Teams can easily access safety checklists on the go and identify risks to prevent incidents. And why they are wrong.

Industrial 78

Industrial Construction Safety Inspections 78

Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Companies that fail to embrace new solutions risk getting left behind in today’s competitive landscape. Technology can improve resource management, reducing expenses related to labour and equipment allocation. Teams can easily access safety checklists on the go and identify risks to prevent incidents. And why they are wrong.

Industrial 78

Industrial Construction Safety Inspections 78

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 9, 2019

In an industry as large and complex as construction, simplifying processes in any way possible can reap significant benefits for contractors in terms in of productivity, mitigated project risks and profitability. More needs to be done within construction organizations to explain the benefits of new technology, she said.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 31, 2023

Since then, our site supervision team also came on board, as did our contractors and project management sister companies.” For example, TMG is now saving 15% of the overall materials cost on projects such as Noor City because bills of quantity are consistently audited and updated using the BIM model throughout the build.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Everyone is moving to a work-from-home model,” says Wesley Wei, project manager at WZW. When they received the tender packages, they had to interpret complex information and make assumptions about the effort and materials required. You can request a demo of BuildingConnected here.

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Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

This method is applied at the time of progression of level of detail with the advancement of project. It is applied once a good overall estimate is ascertained for the project and the method is sub-divided down through the layers of the work breakdown structure. Watch the following power point presentation for demo.

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Lets Build

MARCH 3, 2023

What’s the biggest struggle that you face as a project manager? So if you don’t want your next project to end up as another statistic for missed deadlines, you need to improve your construction schedule. We’ll discuss five techniques you can use to create a construction schedule that keeps your project on track.

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Fieldwire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

One of the product managers at LinkedIn introduced me to the concept of focusing on the outcome, not the solution. Which brings us to project throughput: Downtime on construction projects is out of hand – time spent waiting on people and materials has a tremendous impact on project productivity.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Herein, we explore how construction management software can support the efforts of small construction businesses. Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals Improved efficiency Construction software provides tools for managing materials, monitoring inventories, managing equipment, and eliminating paperwork.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Owners are faced with rising pressure in today’s construction landscape with project risks and costs at an all-time high. of construction materials experienced a significant cost increase since 2020. It’s expected that continued demand for construction will keep prices of both materials and labor high through 2025.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Herein, we explore how construction management software can support the efforts of small construction businesses. Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals Improved efficiency Construction software provides tools for managing materials, monitoring inventories, managing equipment, and eliminating paperwork.

Management 78

Management Construction Software Software 78

Fieldwire

AUGUST 16, 2023

I supplied materials and services to dozens of these projects, all over the U.S., But we can design systems to manage these complicated challenges. Crew sizes will vary from the last time, as will material availability. For example, I worked building ministorage facilities for U-haul for several years.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 26, 2022

It also leads to additional rework costs or time to field measure prior to ordering material. A lot of team members in the field also waste too much time looking up project data or putting out fires. This makes it easy to confirm measurements, catch mistakes early, mitigate risk, and ensure quality output to reduce rework. .

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