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Written by: Joe Egan, President, Egan Connection Inc. | The construction industry is one of the oldest in the world. It began when humans developed the ability to reason: the cognitive ability to draw a conclusion based on the experience or use of tools or other available material. Success in construction depends on many common factors.
Written by: Alex Headley, Associate Editor, Construction Business Owner Magazine | The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has stated that female construction workers face specific health and safety issues on the jobsite that may require different personal protective equipment (PPE), gear and apparel than men in the industry require. Because of this, OSHA best practices recommend that, in addition to compliance with the OSHA regulations, whenever employers are required to purchase PPE, they should purchase these items in size ranges that are also suitable for women.
Written by: Andrew Parks, Managing Security Consultant, FoxPointe Solutions, and Marie Gavin, Manager, The Bonadio Group | The construction industry is continually assessing and adapting technology solutions in order to make better decisions, improve jobsite security, increase productivity, and reduce risk. With this increased reliance on technology comes the inevitable attention of malicious third-party actors.
Written by: Zachary Phillips, Associate Editor, Construction Dive | Many don't remember a time when there wasn’t a “Help Wanted” sign on most jobsites.Today, the issue is widespread: 92% of contractors have reported difficulty finding construction workers and of those, 42% said they have turned down work because of it, according to the most recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index.
Written by: Sebastian Obando, Reporter, Construction Dive | Thousands of Seattle-area fans packed the Climate Pledge Arena last month when the city’s new National Hockey League franchise, the Kraken, took on the Vancouver Canucks for the team’s home opener. Underway since December 2018, the renovation included interiors and walls but preserved the original roof. The windows system was salvaged, as well as the curtain wall system.
Written by: Dr. Nanette Miner, Leadership Development and Workplace-Learning Strategy Consultant, The Training Doctor | There has been a lot of chatter in both the trade and popular press about how U.S. workers must be reskilled in order for the U.S. to remain competitive in the rapidly changing future.
Written by: Michael Siburt, PE, CCM, Vice President, Project Controls Services Leader, MBP | Weight, blood pressure, cholesterol – doctors use these values to assess your overall health. Each one represents a key factor that over the years has been confirmed to be a key indicator of a person’s general state of health. Just as we have these data points to assess our health, key schedule metrics can aid in determining if a construction schedule is “healthy,” which is a strong indicator for project success.
Written by: Don Young, PE, CCM, Executive Vice President, MBP | Due to future trends, the landscape of new technology, and industry changes, the use of public-private partnerships (P3) continues to be a popular topic in discussions around improving our public infrastructure in the most economical way. P3 delivery remains a unique and highly flexible project delivery method with multiple benefits for public owners and design-build (D-B) teams.
Written by: John Manzella, Speaker, Author, Columnist, The Manzella Report | If you can’t find construction workers, you’re not alone. At each keynote speech I give, I ask the audience to raise their hands if it’s difficult to hire new employees and then retain them. Just about everyone raises their hand. What can companies do to attract more workers and retain them longer? Here are nine strategies.
Written by: Mark de Wolf, Freelance Writer specializing in technology stories | Construction sites can look chaotic. Tracking progress in this challenging outdoor environment can be difficult—especially when comparing a real building to a digital model. Now one company has created a four-wheeled robot equipped with LIDAR and cameras that can map a construction site 10 times faster than existing methods.
Written by: Nicolas Mangon, Vice President of AEC, Business Strategy and Marketing, Autodesk | Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) is a digital industry in which 15 revisions can happen in minutes. And owners are playing a pivotal role in driving industry-wide transformation - a data-driven industry powered by platforms, machine learning, and automation.
Written by: Mike Perozek, Technology Sales and Customer Success Leader, Aclaimant | Over the past several years, the pace of digital transformation in construction has accelerated sharply. Indeed, digital transformation in construction is overdue.While there are a variety of reasons why construction productivity has lagged other industries, technology adoption is a big one.
Written by: Preston Ingalls, President Emeritus, TBR Strategies | Having trained thousands of managers and staff over my 30 years as a consultant, I have always emphasized a key approach to project management: utilizing before action reviews (BARs) and after action reviews (AARs). This article will detail the benefits of these processes and how you can start using them on your projects.
Written by: Susan Stewart, CCM, Senior Project Manager, Parsons | The COVID-19 pandemic changed our world dramatically on a lot of levels, and we’re still adjusting. The rules tend to blur, sometimes week to week. How do you plan for your future when there are so many factors out of your control in the world and in society?