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4 Vaccine Incentives for Hesitant Construction Business Workers

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Despite being considered at higher risk for COVID-19, workers least likely to get COVID vaccinations are employed in: Food/beverage (53%) Transportation (50%) Retail (48%) Construction business (47%) Project and other managers “might have their work cut out for them” if they plan to require or simply encourage vaccination among construction business employees says Construction Dive. […]

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Higher-Priced Materials Impacting Construction Industry

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The price of lumber for new-home construction is going “through the roof,” so to speak. But construction industry contractors that were thinking metal-insulated panels on that roof might be cheaper are thinking twice. Prices of lumber and steel saw as much as a 25% increase in February 2021. Within the construction industry, single-family housing starts

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Construction Technology: Ways We Can Work Together

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We talk about construction industry-related businesses as if there are non-construction industry-related businesses. The fact is construction impacts every business, every person. Probably the greatest benefit we’ve realized from construction technology is the ability to connect. Construction is the foundation of nearly every other industry. –Autodesk The Value of Connecting Using Construction Technology Construction projects today are

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Protecting Construction Industry Workers (And Your Business)

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Okay, let’s be cynical for a moment: Statistically, construction workers are among those least likely to get coronavirus vaccinations. Many of our teams grumble about social distancing and other safety measures. And then, when an employee contracts COVID-19 on the job, it could follow with a lawsuit or an OSHA violation citation. No whining. Just work it. Coronavirus

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Construction Safety Checklist

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The American National Standards Institute and the American Society of Safety Professionals (ANSI/ASSP) revised the A10 Construction and Demolition Operations standards in addition to Fall Protection and Restraint (Z359) guidelines. We should follow their construction safety protocols. The 2020 construction safety standards revisions were chaired by Richard Hislop. “This is more than putting a cover

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Construction Industry Trends and Tools

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“Construction-specific tools are taking over,” says construction content writer Anastasios Koutsogiannis. And he’s talking about data analytics, digital solutions, and software. Construction industry trends for better project management will be taking us cloud-high this year. One Project, One Data Source Project managers say they spend 40% of their time in meetings, on phone calls, or

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