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(Still) Waiting for the Home Building Technology Revolution

Pro Builder

They thought scheduling was “pretty good.” . But despite access to an online scheduling portal from a big-name software company, most of the actual scheduling and updates were done by the field superintendent by phone. The very best ran schedules of 60 to 65 days, with some even in the low 40s. Technology wasn’t a factor.

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

Pro Builder

Those of us around for the “dot-com revolution” just over 20 years ago will vividly recall the plethora of latest, greatest technology that promised to change the home building universe forever. Yes, it’s time to get your plans, specifications, and schedule on a portal, if you haven’t already. Beyond Value Engineering.

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Data Scientists Reveal 5 Surprising Construction Insights to Manage Risk 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

An example of a data point might be the number of overhead mechanical racks installed on the job that day, or logging the root cause of a safety incident. From here you can apply more context and processes to an increasing number of information sets, which means you can start to connect the dots and identify patterns.

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OSHA Safety

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Routine and periodic scheduled maintenance. Required permits such as confined space entry, welding – hot work or DOT permits. Material handling schedules, stacking schedules, overhead hoisting and material deliveries. Hazard assessments, have workplace conditions changed presenting new hazards?

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The Future of the New-Home Design Studio

Pro Builder

By contrast, just a few thousand dollars in uncaptured options revenue across 200 annual home sales equates to more than half a million dollars in additional, currently unreceived revenue and a solid few hundred thousand in bottom-line profit (and likely with little to no additional overhead costs).

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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. 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. There are many construction contract types out there.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

AOE’s can range from large urban airports with heavy scheduled passenger service to small rural airports serving general aviation. Businesses in an FTZ may see a reduction in duties on labor, overhead and profit. Located on the Mermentau River, the port is important to shipyards and oil refineries that dot the shoreline.

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