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“Innovation is purposeful”: How Skanska’s Sr. Precon Technologist Drives Change

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Innovation within a company is driven by many things. It can also be more purposeful and strategic, a focus area for a business that is empowering and educating its people. No matter what spurs innovation on, what is clear is that it takes effort; innovation happens with the hard work of many people like Edwin Bailey, Sr.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. We attended several events hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and caught up with several new innovative tech companies. TEXAS FAST FACTS.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Conceptual model of partnering and alliancing. Innovation and learning in complex offshore construction projects. Partnering: An Innovative and Effective Project Organization Concept. Development of a practical model of partnering for construction. Application of ANP in process models: An example of strategic.

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Texas: Tri-Agency Workforce?Initiative Aims To Meet 21st Century Job Needs

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Greg Abbott recently established the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative to assess local economic activity, examine workforce challenges and opportunities, and consider innovative approaches to meeting the state’s workforce goals. This past session, we made economic strides by investing in our workforce and further reducing taxes and regulations.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Eder Gallardo , 35, VP, Edward’s Homes of El Paso, El Paso, Texas. Steven Speer , 29, Senior Construction Superintendent and Safety Manager, Blackrock Builders, College Station, Texas. Chelsea Timmons , 33, VP of Community Experience, TRI Pointe Homes, Austin, Texas. Adam Steiner , 35, Owner, Birnam Design Co., Forty Under 40.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

These factors include… poor formal and professional education in the domain, low investment in research and development, deep rooted project culture, perceived long life-cycle of associated return on investment, resistance from construction projects’ participants and stakeholders, and lack of real property owner leadership and competency.

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2023 Nationals Winners: Home Building Sales and Marketing Magicians

Pro Builder

Threet earned those reviews while spending a year working in a temporary trailer on the jobsite after Tilson Homes paused model home construction. But those conditions didn’t faze her; she used the company website to showcase homes and pointed customers to the builder’s 11 other sales parks that included models.

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