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How to simplify your daily construction reports

Lets Build

Disputes, delays, cost or schedule overruns ? Another risk that project managers face is schedule overruns. Daily construction reports can help project managers identify the causes of delays and take corrective actions promptly to ensure that the project remains on schedule. All of the above? The solution?

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Using Business Intelligence to Gain a Competitive Edge

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Managing inventory and employee work hours throughout the entire project, beginning with the bidding and estimating stage, allows managers and owners to monitor the entire company’s monetary flow. Scheduling, planning, and collaboration optimization. Be it legal, safety, costs, or delays, construction is a high-risk business.

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With Inflation, How Can We Help Construction Costs Stay Down?

Fieldwire

It enables you to mitigate security threats, safety hazards, equipment damage and even human error. BIM can even be a personal safety monitor for independent subcontractors. You might not use them immediately, but you can slowly build an inventory of reclaimed wood, recycled plastic, precast concrete and other green building materials.

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September 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

7 Tips for Building a Strong Contractor Safety Program. See you at the National Safety Council Congress. 7 Tips for Building a Strong Contractor Safety Program. Require that contractors provide you with documentation of their safety performance and safety program. A copy of their chemical inventory list.

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SPRING TRAINING

Safety Services Company

No, we’re not talking about baseball; we’re talking about safety training. This is a good time to schedule refresher training on the fundamentals of general safe work practices such as the use of PPE, material handling, fire prevention, and electrical safety. the Red Cross or St.

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Talent and Tech: The Keys to Unlocking Prefabrication Success 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Additionally, firms can leverage BIM to gain a more comprehensive view of the project to coordinate various components and make sure the project stays on schedule. To be successful, teams need a clear understanding of material needs, labor requirements, and scheduling.

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Essential Construction KPIs to Improve Profits and Productivity

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Tracking key KPIs like safety, quality, employees, and performance gives construction companies a better opportunity to analyze their performance. Here are types of data these KPIs might scrutinize: Safety. Beyond that, safety incidents can mean higher insurance payments. Number of safety meetings/communications.