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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Management, 6(3), 159-168. International Journal of Project Management, 25(4), 386-393. Project: Empirical Evidence of Collaborative Problem-Solving Benefits. Conceptual model of partnering and alliancing. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 133(3), 225-234. Management Institute.

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We’ve recently seen increases in mobile technology on the jobsite , drones , technology for project management and plenty of other tools that can change the way contractors work. But AI is already having a huge impact in other industries like transportation, manufacturing and retail, so this technology certainly isn’t going away.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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Marc Asnis, AICP MFPRO+ Blog University Buildings Healthcare Facilities Mixed-Use Apartments Retail Centers Shopping Centers Designers Architects Adaptive Reuse Exterior Restoration Interior Architecture Sustainability Sustainable Development The death of the 20th century shopping mall is evident all across the country.

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Managing from the Mother Ship: How a National Commercial Contractor Operates

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These days, with a number of retail and restaurant brands taking advantage of improved economic conditions to expand into new geographic areas, this national contractor model makes more sense than ever. It really shortens the learning curve and can give clients just one point of contact for multiple jobs.

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Chase Center LEED Gold Certification: Q&A with Sustainability Team

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As LEED project facilitators, the team actively coordinated with the entire project team throughout design and construction to successfully complete a LEED campus application, resulting in three LEED Gold certifications thus far, including the Chase Center. What were some of the unique challenges you faced with this project?

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Trends in Construction: 3 Ways Technology is Changing Commercial Construction

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We’re also seeing the impact of exciting new developments like BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology, which gives us a 3-D picture of everything going on in a job site to better anticipate construction conflicts and issues.

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Is Your Bookkeeping Service Overcharging Your Construction Company?

Contractor Bookkeeping

Most bookkeeping services are one person operators working from home with less than a dozen customers and the usual breakdown is as follows: 2-5 retail type business customers. In reality bookkeeping is a bit like being a doctor; they work on two makes and one model and yet they require enormous amounts of skill and training. . #2