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Not only are we in the midst of difficult times, but we also have to account for the inevitability of a major recession , and that the economy is only going to get worse before it gets better. So, how does this affect construction companies? The simple answer is that many people are going to revert to a money-saving mindset in an effort to stretch their resources for as long as possible.
Spend any amount of time in conversation with me and it is impossible not to notice how easily excited I get about Lean Construction and Agile frameworks, especially Scrum. Lean transformation and business coaching are my primary responsibilities at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
photo by bisgovuk. If we’re being honest with ourselves, rework happens on nearly every construction project, whether it’s due to poor craftsmanship, field changes, or errors of omission. It’s fairly easy to determine what rework costs a contractor with regards to labor and material, but determining the true total cost is a whole different beast. Fortunately, Jason Dougherty, Nigel Hughes and James Zack Jr. with the Navigant Construction Forum have put together a very informative and comprehensi
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Here’s the beginning of a list of Construction Project Metrics. Please submit yours… # of Projects Completed / Value of Project Completed % of # of Projects Completed (number) versus # of Projects Planned (same for Value) % of # of Projects Completed (number) versus # of Projects Budgeted (same for Value) % of # of Projects Completed (number) Completed On-Budget (same for Value) % of # of Projects Completed (number) Completed On-Time (same for Value) Average number of Change Orders P
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Construction Certifications: What's Important & What's Not. Elizabeth Manning. Tue, 09/22/2020 - 16:20. Tony Thompson . Founder & CEO. Kwame Building Group. As a small business, credibility is everything, and certification can help give architecture, engineering and construction organizations valuable credibility.
LEAN Construction SWOT Analysis. A lot of organizations claim to deploy LEAN construction, however, few actually do. LEAN construction requires integrations of construction planning, procurement, and project delivery, and associated people, process, information, and technology. If you want to take the LEAN construction quiz… request it. via Four BT, LLC – – Four BT, LLC provides innovative integrated project delivery solutions inclusive of detailed locally researched constructi
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via YouTube // EarthCam. Sure, I’ve already written about the completion of Allegiant Stadium , the brand new home to the Las Vegas Raiders, but I ask you this: Is a building actually built if there’s no timelapse video to show for it? I submit to you that it is not. Earthcam , the webcam technology company, had cameras set up around the jobsite of Allegiant stadium for 32 months to create the timelapse, which condensed the entire process into 3 minutes.
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