August 2021

How to Streamline Construction Processes

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Six years ago we blogged about construction issues related to miscommunication. Three years later, our industry lost $31.3 billion to rework caused by miscommunication. Thanks to technology, we have continued to perfect construction processes, but project managers still spend about 4 hours/week on miscommunications, including poorly documented data. Clearly, communications rank high among the construction […]

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The Fight to Veto Construction Industry Federally Mandated PLAs

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PLAs are construction industry project labor agreements. They are usually created for a specific project and are enforceable for the life of that particular project contract. They guarantee the use of union labor, and unions are supportive of PLAs. …To prohibit financial investment by a United States person in foreign industrial defense corporations with substantial

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Aging-Out Re-Emphasizes Need for More Construction Workers

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We emphasize technology and investing in it for better project management. But we need humans to build homes and commercial properties. Construction workers’ median age is 41, based on 2019 survey data. That’s a contributing factor to the current construction workers shortage. Construction Workers Declined During Office-Jobs Push For many years, it was a cultural

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Drone Technology and the Construction Industry

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In May 2015, Construction Monitor asked, “Do drones have a place in construction?” This year, drone technology will soar in the construction industry. Today, a drone in Detroit, Michigan, can be piloted in Orlando, Florida. “Skypersonic invented the first worldwide, real-time remote piloting system,” says Skypersonic founder Giuseppe Santangelo. Another technology company, Red Cat Holdings, acquired Skypersonic

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Construction Industry Workforce Management Software

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Saving time, reducing do-overs; the bottom line is, construction industry companies are interested in project management software for that exact reason: the bottom line. If you don’t have workforce management software, you will. It’s what you’ll use to better manage resources, time, and generate profits. Four Benefits of Workforce Management Platforms LaborChart* says if you have

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Advantages of Automated Construction Payment

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There aren’t many of us that use checkbooks these days, let alone “carry” them. Automating the workplace, including every construction payment, doesn’t mean you lose control. Management company McKinsey says the principles of workplace automation are: Activities – Forty-five percent of the activities employees carry out could be automated. Creativity/emotion-focusing – Automation can free employees

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Construction Professionals’ Refusal To Get Vaccinations Raises Alarms

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Being classified as “essential workers” along with medical personnel assured construction professionals what we do is valued. We are valued. But even though we were among the first to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations, the percentage of construction workers getting the vaccination remains low. Promoting Vaccinations Among Construction Professionals Construction companies that want their workers

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Construction Safety Programs Can Lower Insurance Expenses

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Risk management is the process of identifying, evaluating, and controlling threats. These risks can be dangers to your company, personnel, or financial well-being. They can be natural disasters, for which you can assign probability ratios. Security threats and on-the-job accidents are risks you can minimize or even eliminate with strategic management. Construction safety is a

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