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The Secret Sauce to Protecting Construction Profits  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For one, market factors heavily influence labor and material expenses, making forecasts difficult and increasing the likelihood of overruns. Then there are the projects themselves, which are incredibly complex. Little to no project or business predictability Most construction projects are like a unique snowflake.

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

ENR Construction

Safety & Health. 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. Rebuilding Japan. 07/23/2012.

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Senate Finance Passes Tax Extensions | ENR: Engineering News.

ENR Construction

Safety & Health. Survey Schedule. Senate Finance Passes Tax Extensions. Industry forecasts. Safety and health. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery.

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CW: Report Claims Caltrans Ignored Bridge Safety Issues | ENR.

ENR Construction

Safety & Health. Survey Schedule. CW: Report Claims Caltrans Ignored Bridge Safety Issues. Description: CB&I offers $3 billion to buy Shaw; newspaper claims Caltrans ignored safety issues on Bay Bridge. Industry forecasts. Safety and health. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill.

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Home Building by the Numbers

Pro Builder

The annual analysis, called the Comparative Financial and Operations Analysis (“Fin-Op” for short), draws from detailed information about various revenue, cost, and profit metrics provided anonymously by builders of varying sizes in different locations, serving as a benchmarking and forecasting tool for the company, builders, and the industry.

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Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012 | ENR.

ENR Construction

Safety & Health. Survey Schedule. Description: McGraw-Hill Construction Releases Mid-Year Update of 2012 Construction Market Forecast. Industry forecasts. Safety and health. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction.

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

ENR Construction

Safety & Health. 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. Safety and health.