Remove Documentation Remove Equipment Remove Materials Remove Risk
article thumbnail

Redefining Construction Document Management

Viewpoint Construction Technology

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. Not to mention the space needed and additional costs to sort and archive paper documents.

article thumbnail

Autodesk Announces BIM 360 Assets For Easier Material, Fixture, and Equipment Tracking

Construction Junkie

To help ease the pain of that process, Autodesk is offering a new Assets Module on its BIM 360 platform to more efficiently track relevant information for materials, fixtures, and equipment. As we all are painfully aware, even brand new equipment can come with issues from the factory or even issues from improper installation.

Autodesk 105
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Construction in the Digital Age: Embracing Innovative Tools for Successful Business

Construction Marketing

Construction companies can achieve better results, increase productivity, and strengthen stakeholder relationships by adopting cutting-edge tools that facilitate seamless stakeholder engagement, improved project coordination, remote collaboration capabilities, improved document management, and effective communication with field teams.

article thumbnail

Validity of a Construction Cost Estimate – Public Sector

Job Order Contracting

Labor, material, and equipment costs, as well as productivity information should be provided and all based upon current local market conditions. Historical data for similar project will rarely be of any practical use due do variations in local market labor, material, and equipment pricing as well as productivity.

article thumbnail

COVID-19 and the Risk from Recirculated Air in Buildings

Green Building Law Update

Antimicrobial materials and ultraviolet lights for cleaning may be the future, but will not yet be in place as most people go back to school and work. Virus particles in return ducts can also re-enter a building when centralized air handling units are equipped with recirculation sectors.”

Risk 401
article thumbnail

Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

Job Order Contracting

Locally researched labor, material, equipment, and productivity data is essential in the devlopement of a credible construction cost estimate. GAO, 2009 The associated processes for developing a credible construction cost estimate are equally well documented. ENR economic index, etc.)

article thumbnail

Commercial Construction 2023 Trends and Lessons Learned

HardHatChat

The real headwinds over the last year were supply chain disruption, higher material costs, and personal shortages. While material costs have come down in some instances, material availability and labor issues are still a challenge heading into 2023. For example, the project can be at risk if you only chase after the lowest bid.