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

ENR Construction

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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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 jobs to allow crews to gradually build up a heat tolerance. Schedule heavy work during the cooler times of day. Account for acclimation.

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Looking Back and Looking Forward… to Finland!

Safti First

Whether it’s on new products, technologies, manufacturing, design trends, forecasts or conceptual research, having the different industry experts who are willing impart what they know or share their perspective in an immersive, educational forum is what I believe propels the construction industry forward.

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7 Construction Industry Truths Made Clear at Autodesk University

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Educating and enabling project teams is critical to technology adoption. How collecting and using data through the lifecycle of a project can help teams stay on schedule and maintain costs. Educating and enabling project teams is critical to technology adoption. Tight collaboration during preconstruction equals better outcomes.

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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. Construction Technology. Social Media. White Papers. Construction Schools. Civil Engineering Schools. Current Costs. Material Trends. ENR Top Lists.

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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. Social Media.

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Construction Project Manager Field Guide

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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. Financials – managing the overall costs as well as contingencies, changes, forecasting, contractor billings etc.