Construction sites are busy with subcontractors and other crews working on various smaller projects that will lead to the final build. One of the tasks of the general contractor is to track those work hours to manage labor costs and…
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In construction, there are many hats or hard hats as the case may be. That’s because making a building or a structure is complicated and goes through many phases. It has to be designed by an architect and planned by…
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There are four types of construction projects: commercial construction, industrial construction, infrastructure construction and residential construction. Residential construction might be the easiest for laypeople to understand as most of us live in these types of structures. But do we really…
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Whether you’re interested in a career in construction or looking to fill an open position in your construction management company, there are a lot of entry points. Of course, your education and experience will impact many construction job titles you’d…
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Construction projects come big and complex as well as small and simple, but one thing they all share is a construction phase plan. The construction phase plan is a critical construction project management document that helps to ensure a safe…
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Construction sites are a complex orchestration of many different skills executed by many different subcontractors. They all have to work together and a site engineer is one of the professionals who’s responsible for that smooth operation. If you’re a construction…
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Projects don’t end with the final deliverable. There’s paperwork to sign off on, teams to be released and more administrative loose ends to tie up. This is doubly true with construction projects in what’s called post-construction. What is post-construction? We’ll…
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Construction projects are notoriously difficult. There are many different trades and professional disciplines required to work together to erect whatever structure is being made. To have this work there needs to be one person responsible for orchestrating all these different…
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What Is Logistics Management? Logistics management is the process of managing the activities that are required to transport goods from its source to the final customer. That process involves a series of logistics activities such as order processing, material handling,…
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Changes are part of delivering any project. But to keep the project on schedule and within its budget, those changes have to be managed. A change order (or an amendment) is a mechanism that identifies, defines and tracks those changes…
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Construction costs are one of many metrics that a general contractor has to keep an eye on. There are others, of course, such as the schedule, quality, safety and much more. But if the construction cost goes over budget, that’s…
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All projects use reporting to monitor progress and performance, but in construction, reporting is especially important. Construction reports are more varied and chart everything from project status to incidents and compliance. First, let’s define what construction reporting is and then…
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A lien is the legal right to hold onto property that belongs to another person until that person pays off their debt. It’s a form of collateral to ensure a debt is satisfied. This could be a sticky point in…
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