Lets Build

JULY 7, 2023

We’ll explore how you can use ChatGPT in your construction company to improve communication, scheduling, document management, safety, and more. On-site, ChatGPT can clarify project requirements, troubleshoot issues, and coordinate schedules. It can generate, review, and revise documents to ensure accuracy, clarity, and compliance.

Documentation 78

Documentation Construction Schedule Safety 78

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 31, 2018

As a contractor, the thought of an OSHA inspection and possible violations probably makes you a little nervous. In that case, individuals working on the site were also held responsible after ignoring safety warnings. Safety on the jobsite includes PPE, inspections, and recordkeeping. Conduct Regular Inspections.

OSHA 201

OSHA Inspections Viewpoint Safety 201

Lets Build

JULY 21, 2023

This means more than having a team of trained professionals; you must assign the right workers to the right tasks and ensure your site supervisors clearly understand the project’s quality expectations. In fact, inadequate documentation costs construction companies tens of billions annually in the US alone.

Documentation 78

Documentation Change Orders Construction Inspections 78

Lets Build

JULY 21, 2023

This means more than having a team of trained professionals; you must assign the right workers to the right tasks and ensure your site supervisors clearly understand the project’s quality expectations. In fact, inadequate documentation costs construction companies tens of billions annually in the US alone.

Documentation 78

Documentation Change Orders Construction Inspections 78

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Contractor prepares/updates Detailed Scope of Work referencing any sketches, drawings, photographs, and specifications required to document accurately the work to be accomplished and prepares a detailed line-item proposal of the planned work activity using the current unit price book (UPB). Any required documentation and/or forms.

Change Orders 201

Change Orders Documentation Drawings Contractors 201

Best Practices Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

You probably saw last month’s report about a major accident at a construction site in downtown Miami, Florida. This is a good reminder of the lessons to learn when investigating or handling an accident on a construction site. Make sure medical issues are resolved immediately and lock down the site for evidence preservation.

Accidents 62

Accidents Site OSHA Miami 62

Construction Cost Estimating

JANUARY 30, 2019

This civil engineering article sheds light on the required steps for post-concrete inspection as soon as decluttering of any concrete structure is completed. The subcontractor will inform QA/QC that curing is retained by the submittal of curing records. Ensure that curing is retained for a prolonged time if necessary.

Inspections 40

Inspections Concrete Documentation Sustainability 40

Levelset

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Unsafe practices on the site could lead to construction delays , legal fees to defend violations , and breach of contract if safety issues are non-compliant with contract terms. . 7 best practices to improve construction site safety. Create a comprehensive site safety plan. Document & track safety incidents.

Safety 52

Safety Site Injury Construction 52

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2020

Early and ongoing involvement of internal and external teams, inclusive of joint scope and schedule development Reliance upon local, on-site service delivery partners (AEs, builders…). Upload and share documents and make them available to your whole team – including PDF, Word and Excel files, images and videos. Common Data Environment.

Software 150

Software Software CSI Life Cycle 150

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The requirements of site for buildings with different occupancies are different. So all the buildings proposed for different purposes have different requirements and thus different considerations for their site selection. The site should be in fully developed area or in the area which has potential of development.

Residential 240

Residential Site Plans Concrete 240

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. For home builders, transitioning to off-site building methods requires an operational overhaul. using a framing system by Entekra , which provides a fully integrated off-site solution (FIOSS) for homes and commercial buildings. Mon, 10/04/2021 - 14:02.

Roads 116

Roads Site Housing Industrial 116

Lets Build

APRIL 21, 2023

If you can simplify your daily construction reports by recording the right information correctly, you can finish in minutes right from the job site—no more after-hours paperwork in the office. So why do site managers slack on their construction reports? More to read: How can a digital site diary improve on-site quality control?

Project Management 146

Project Management Construction Site Management 146

Fieldwire

AUGUST 30, 2023

With Fieldwire, construction teams can easily and effectively manage tasks, plans, and documents, and ensure that projects are on track and completed successfully. Poor field-to-office communication : Fieldwire gives construction workers a centralized platform to communicate and share documents, report issues and give updates on progress.

Software 52

Software Software Management Products 52

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The opportunities and constraints inherent to a site and the response to a program/design brief are analysed and documented in an overall site planning document that should accompany a development application. Undertaking a rigorous site analysis therefore must be one the first steps in addressing the controls set out.

Site 118

Site Plans Construction Concrete 118

Constructonomics

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Foremen now have access to powerful phones and tablets on-site. 90% of the money is spent on site. While you can’t stay in business without accurate design and planning, the way you manage your job-site has such a large impact on the project financials that it often ends up deciding your margins. But times change.

Site 100

Site Mobility Schedule Documentation 100

Construction Marketing

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

It takes an average of 18 minutes to find a paper document, and a whopping 70 percent of businesses would fail in three weeks if they had a catastrophic loss of paper due to a fire or flood. Site Inspections. Paper forms can produce several vulnerabilities and inefficiencies for site inspections.

Mobility 233

Mobility Inspections Construction Safety 233

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 12, 2018

If you work in construction, you’re familiar the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), whose standards regulate safety on the nation’s construction sites. Documentation is key for compliance, and it’s especially important if an accident ever does occur so you can demonstrate you followed the standard.

OSHA 215

OSHA Certification Safety Software 215

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Billy streamlines the collection and verification of compliance documents, such as Certificates of Insurance, business licenses, and certified payroll. DataSeer allows construction professionals to identify, extract, and convert unstructured drawings and documents into standardized output formats, including CSV and CAD files automatically.

Autodesk 118

Autodesk BIM Visualization Construction 118

Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

Once feasibility is determined and all stakeholders and parties agree to advance the project, a project charter or project initiation document (PID) is then created, which includes the business case and the business needs. Are all contract documents signed? The PMP also archives baselines for scope, cost, and schedule.

Project Management 148

Project Management Management Construction Feasibility 148

Lets Build

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Unexpected site issues or setbacks. A construction quality management plan should be drafted as a standard document, to be applied to all future projects. In the same way, Excel isn’t suitable for running complex construction projects , one document may not cover all eventualities or project types. Supplier and vendor failures.

Management 156

Management Construction Risk Cash Flow 156

Lets Build

JUNE 10, 2021

Project managers and their teams on site should be continuously connected around the same, live version of the programme to avoid miscommunication and work as one towards safeguarding their tasks, and by extension the entire project, from uncertainties that could lead to increased operational costs, downtime, delays or even disputes and penalties.

Plans 120

Plans Schedule Project Management Inspections 120

Pro Builder

APRIL 11, 2023

The content of ICC/THIA Standard 1215: Design, Construction, Inspection and Regulation of Tiny Houses for Permanent Occupancy will continue to cover tiny houses used for permanent occupancy on a foundation or on wheels as addressed in the IRC. All of these are available on the Code Council’s dedicated off-site construction webpage.

Housing 98

Housing Inspections Certification Regulation 98

Lets Build

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Safety violations on construction sites aren’t uncommon—just look at these statistics: Over 20% of all fatal workplace accidents in the EU during 2019 took place in the construction industry, making it the top industry for fatal injuries. of non-fatal accidents due to safety violations took place on construction sites in the EU.

Safety 141

Safety Accidents OSHA Construction 141

Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

You probably saw last month’s report about a second work-related fatality at the construction site of the San Francisco 49er’s new football stadium. Examples like this are good reminders of the lessons to learn when investigating or handling an accident on a construction site. Manage the accident documents.

Accidents 86

Accidents San Francisco Site OSHA 86

Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 19, 2019

This civil engineering article sheds light on the inspection method of various civil works as well as necessary documents to carry out an inspection at construction project. Construction activities and consequent inspection standard should be based on job site specifications, methods and drawings.

Inspections 40

Inspections Liability Drawings Construction 40

FDR Safety

MARCH 4, 2015

An on-site inspection will be automatic. Category 2 incidents may result in an on-site inspection at the discretion of the Area Director. Employers with a prior inspection history. It is important to note that a Rapid Response Inquiry may still result in an on-site inspection if OSHA so chooses.

OSHA 120

OSHA Inspections Employment Accidents 120

Fieldwire

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The sub contractor works mainly in the UK and Ireland providing inspections , training and fire protection services at every stage of construction. So we use pretty much the whole system of Fieldwire: checklists against manufacturers, specifications, processes, and obviously all of the documentation for on site as well.”

Documentation 52

Documentation Office Management Contractors 52

FDR Safety

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Here are some tips to protect both the workers on your site and your company: Before any work is done. Planning and communicating before any workers are allowed on your site is critical. Require that contractors provide you with documentation of their safety performance and safety program. Review the documentation.

Safety 120

Safety Injury Inspections Documentation 120

Lets Build

AUGUST 12, 2020

In construction, documentation is always key. How many times did you have to visit the construction site day after day to ensure that everything progresses according to the plan and that problems are reported as they should? Because you know well that a full site tour might take up to two hours of your day.

Claims 148

Claims Management Project Management Construction 148

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 25, 2023

Once its technical office-based teams completed design and preparatory project work, Redcon’s site-based teams could immediately pick up a project and start working. We had to set up and maintain a good internet connection to use it for our pilot project, which involved using forms to schedule inspection requests.

Autodesk 80

Autodesk Construction BIM Inspections 80

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

10% are due to site related productivity issues, most of which could have been foreseen. Field supervision, fringes / burdens, site establishment / temporary facilities, small tools, scaffolding, construction equipment, heavy lift cranes, clean up, field expenses, etc. are all defined.

Schedule 163

Schedule Management Procurement Construction 163

BRIKS Design-Build Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Develop a Commercial site with BRIKS Design-Build Group. Nowadays building commercial sites can be a tough and complicated process as it includes a lot of federal permissions and zonal documents. This includes inquiring about the required documents and fee which is applicable on your project type.

Commercial 26

Commercial Site Design Permits 26

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Hodari Africa , a leading project management firm, recognised the limitations of traditional document-sharing platforms and sought a more robust solution to enhance their construction workflows. Traditionally, our teams may go on-site to conduct inspections, manually take photos and upload them to their devices when they return to the office.

Autodesk 124

Autodesk Construction Project Management Environment 124

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 9, 2022

Tagging photos with relevant keywords enables teams to quickly organize and find the images they need to document projects and track progress. This saves teams time, allowing them to rapidly organize and access images needed for tracking progress, documenting completed work, and referencing photos. . banisters . cabinets .

Management 98

Management Autodesk Construction Documentation 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 26, 2022

While nothing beats a combination of training, safety culture, and leadership buy-in, innovation is playing an increasingly important role on- and off-site. . One of the factors that make construction sites so risky is their variability. Construction firms are always in pursuit of safer jobsites. Mobile Software.

Safety 98

Safety Innovation Construction Risk 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 5, 2022

It saw Integrated Digital Delivery (IDD) as an opportunity to facilitate seamless sharing and delivery of digital information—from design to off-site fabrication, and from on-site assembly to operations and building maintenance. 2 Better documentation reduces the risk of costly rework.

BIM 130

BIM Documentation Risk Profitability 130

Job Order Contracting

JULY 27, 2017

The contractor has the responsibility to provide a detailed line item proposal to the Owner, using the accepted JOC Unit Price Book, per the Owner’s request (based upon an Owner Statement of Work and joint site visit), within a defined period, and properly executed the work if accepted by the Owner.

Contract 100

Contract Procurement Project Management Inspections 100