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How BIM Helps General Contractors Win More Business

Construction Business Owner

Remember: Many owners that make decisions about the work to be completed are not construction professionals, meaning they are not accustomed to reading plans and 2D drawings. S&P averages over $500M in annual revenue and is a market leader in K-12 educational construction in Texas. Reducing rework (and the costs associated with it).

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Gearing Up for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020

Construction Business Owner

Both CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 and IFPE 2020 have already set exhibit space records and will feature industry-leading education programs. New for 2020 is the opportunity to mix and match education sessions between CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE for one price. Expanded Educational Opportunities.

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How boldly uniting divergent disciplines boosts students’ career viability

BD+C

How boldly uniting divergent disciplines boosts students’ career viability 0 qpurcell Tue, 08/22/2023 - 12:24 Higher Education CannonDesign's Charles Smith and Patricia Bou argue that spaces designed for interdisciplinary learning will help fuel a strong, resilient generation of students in an ever-changing economy. Here's a few examples.

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A modular construction solution to the mental healthcare crisis

BD+C

The statistics are staggering. Drawing courtesy Stantec 2. It gives our healthcare systems time to explore and deploy long-term solutions, including retraining providers and restructuring medical education curricula. Data shows skyrocketing rates of admission for those experiencing a mental health crisis.

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The Construction Office Imperative: Digitize, Go Paperless and Mobile

Carol Hagen

Correspondence, contracts and RFIs, change orders, and drawings are frequently emailed. ” These are compelling statistics. Making the process fully electronic saves time, eliminates filing and makes document retrieval almost instant. This also holds true for your construction project management software.

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How to Successfully Plan the Risks Going Into a Construction Project

Fieldwire

Statistics have shown that projects with implemented proper project management practices are 2.5 To successfully plan for risks going into a construction project, contractors should also learn to draw a line between the two different techniques of risk acceptance. Image source: Business 2 Community. Image source: MHA Consulting, Inc.

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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. Efficient: can draw multiple conclusions out of dataset.