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Construction Project Manager Field Guide

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When I first started my career in the construction industry I had no idea what a construction project manager was or did. School doesn’t always do a great job of educating you on what careers exist in the wider world and this was one of those examples. They manage the trades, financials, schedule, quality and administration.

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Keep Construction Workers Safe in Excessive Heat

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As an employer, project manager, or site lead, pay attention to weather forecasts and keep the index handy. Schedule jobs to allow crews to gradually build up a heat tolerance. Schedule heavy work during the cooler times of day. Educate the crew and watch for symptoms of heat-related illness.

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

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Earn Continuing Education Credits. Survey Schedule. Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers. I was recently asked to participate in a debate on scheduling specifications at Stanford University. Contractors routinely ignore scheduling specifications and their own CPM schedules. Social Media.

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7 Construction Industry Truths Made Clear at Autodesk University

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Modern construction cost management relies on connected workflows. Educating and enabling project teams is critical to technology adoption. A change management strategy likely matters more than you think. How collecting and using data through the lifecycle of a project can help teams stay on schedule and maintain costs.

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Smart-Grid, Building-Power Data Standard Out for Review | ENR.

ENR Construction

Earn Continuing Education Credits. Survey Schedule. Description: A proposed standard that would provide a common basis for electrical energy consumers to describe, manage and communicate about electrical energy consumption and forecasting is open for an advisory public review until Sept. Industry forecasts.

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Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012 | ENR.

ENR Construction

Earn Continuing Education Credits. Survey Schedule. Description: McGraw-Hill Construction Releases Mid-Year Update of 2012 Construction Market Forecast. Industry forecasts. Risk management. Asset management. Construction Technology. Social Media. White Papers. Construction Schools. Civil Engineering Schools.

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DOT Lets States Shift $473M Unspent on Earmarks to Other Projects.

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Earn Continuing Education Credits. Survey Schedule. Industry forecasts. Risk management. Asset management. Construction Technology. Social Media. White Papers. Construction Schools. Civil Engineering Schools. Current Costs. Material Trends. Historical Indices. Quarterly Cost Reports. Economic Stimulus. ENR Midwest.

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