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Managing Commercial Construction Lead Times

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At Englewood , we now believe lead times need to be the primary driver of the project schedule. It is important to secure this information right from the outset because materials should drive design decisions in the market, especially where schedule and cost are very important or critical to success.

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Commercial Construction Project Management: Managing What You Don’t Control

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It could be installing specialty equipment in a commercial kitchen, utilizing pre-ordered materials such as flooring and millwork, or providing electrical hookup for a sign or security system. One recent project we bid even had the pre-fabricated steel structure of a building as an OFI.

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Industrialized Construction Bridges the Gap Between Traditional and Future Building – Q&A with Salla Eckhardt

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The construction industry faces material and l abor shortages and lingering safety, security, and increasing material costs. And with so many issues impacting construction, industrialized construction provides a higher level of control for schedule, cost, safety, and quality. You can have tighter lead times and throughput times.

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Industrialized Construction Bridges the Gap Between Traditional and Future Building – Q&A with Salla Eckardt

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The construction industry faces material and l abor shortages and lingering safety, security, and increasing material costs. And with so many issues impacting construction, industrialized construction provides a higher level of control for schedule, cost, safety, and quality. You can have tighter lead times and throughput times.

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Building a competitive advantage: New study finds construction technology is why companies are performing better

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However, of all industries, construction still is ripe for the highest likelihood for automation – from the design to offsite fabrication facility and into the field. We can now, in near real time, link our design choices to potential trade-offs in schedule, capital costs, ongoing costs, carbon, or functionality,” he said.

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Creating a sense of place with multipurpose K-12 school buildings

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These new design features offer excellent sound insulation and built-in egress doors and secure in place easily without having to call in maintenance staff. We were designing and constructing all four MPRs with slightly staggered construction schedules that allowed for an efficient flow of trades across the four sites. Tame the noise.

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10 Construction Sessions You Might Have Missed at Autodesk University

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Many contractors are starting to transition to off-site prefabrication, which can have a significant impact on the cost of construction, your schedule, and even workplace safety. Watch this course to learn what you can do to fast track your success by using fabrication best practices and technologies. .