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Making the Construction Industry Accessible for All

Fieldwire

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the construction industry remains at 89% men to 11% women. Some construction companies have started to hire more women, but they face issues with harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Reaching Out to Schools Education is often an obstacle for minorities. Black and 2.1%

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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

This obstacle can only be overcome by changing current formal education and professional training programs. Educational and training programs must focus upon asset life-cycle management and modeling. Statistically Reliable: small margin of error. Discriminating: small changes are meaningful.

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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Bureau of Labor Statistics. . Women need to have access to resources, like childcare, vocational training, and apprenticeships, which help them address educational and training needs as well as specific industry needs. . In the field, that’s even less. Women make up only 4.5%

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Project Management Statistics. It is possible to discriminate between healthy and failing projects prior to failure before the project execution phase in the capital facility delivery process. PMI ) 68% – more than 2/3rd – of organizations outsourced or contract project managers in 2018. (