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McAlpine starts Paradise Birmingham green office

Construction Enquirer

Developer MEPC has given Sir Robert McAlpine the green light to start phase 2 office building at the £1.2bn Paradise Birmingham scheme. The 10-storey office project, Three Chamberlain Square, forms a key part of phase two which also includes a 17-storey hotel at the south western corner of the development.

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How to connect your project schedules and align better?

Lets Build

Then, you should already know how important it is to keep all your project schedules connected. Many project managers tell us that they have to spend over 6 hours a week creating and maintaining different schedules (e.g. Extra questions, last-minute planning, more meetings, and calls to realign everyone.

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Field and Office Communication: 9 Surefire Ways to Close the Gap  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Field and office communication are essential to a well-run project. However, many times it can feel like field and office teams operate in their own world. Those in the office may never step foot on a jobsite. In our blog, we’ll discuss the high cost of disconnections between the office and the field.

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Achieving a More Efficient Office Remodel

Wolgast Corporation

The way a building is used changes overtime, compared to the original plan. How offices, whether medical or otherwise, are used are evolving. Having unused office space leads to wasted energy, so planning your newly remodeled space to fit your current occupancy needs should improve the return on a building investment.

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12 Step Program for Creating Credible Construction Estimates

Job Order Contracting

. #1 Define estimate’s purpose ■ Who will use the estimate and how. Required level of detail, and overall scope. #2 Monte Carlo simulation) to develop a confidence interval around the point estimate. ■ Monte Carlo simulation) to develop a confidence interval around the point estimate. ■

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Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building

Wolgast Corporation

Whether it is a healthcare practice, manufacturing facility, office building, auto dealership, or restaurant, or if it is new construction or a remodel, we use the steps or phases of Design-Build construction to break down the commercial construction process most efficiently for our clients.

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Keep Projects on Track with the New Schedule Tool in Autodesk Build

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Project delays in construction happen quite frequently, and typically result from poor planning. With such long time-tables, it’s difficult to plan for unforeseen schedule disruptions while managing the many moving parts of a project. Today, we are excited to announce the new Schedule Tool available in Autodesk Build.