Best Practices to Connect Teams and Win Projects We all know what it feels like when someone isn’t pulling their weight. Whether it was a project from university days or plain old household chores, lack of cohesiveness...
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Grace Ellis
Damage Control: 5 Ways to Manage Mistakes in Construction
And How to Avoid Errors Altogether When it comes to large construction projects, the last thing a contractor wants to deal with is a costly mistake that will cause them to absorb the repair costs into their budgets...
PlanGrid
Over Time, Over Budget: 10 Megaprojects That Had Billions in Overruns [SlideShare]
Going over your annual, monthly and even daily budget can personally give you that sinking feeling. Whether it was an unexpected expense or simple miscalculation, thankfully for most of us it’s easy to make ends meet...
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Why One-Third of Projects Fail from Communications: Construction Terms You Need to Know to Succeed [Ebook]
The Glossary of Construction Words You Need to Know Are you familiar with the term “homographs”? Simply, homographs are two words, spelled the same but have different meanings. A few contextual examples include, “just...
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How Heavy Civil Construction Teams Use Technology to Boost Field Productivity [Webinar]
Heavy civil construction produces the backbone of our cities; the infrastructure that moves us from place to place, across bridges, neighborhoods and states. But while the demand for civil construction continues to...
Kaivan Entezarmahdi
Integrated Project Delivery – Your Complete Guide to IPD in Construction
How IPD Benefits Teams and Improves Project Efficiency “There’s no ‘I’ in team… “….Be a team player. ….Take one for the team.” Despite the overused and often annoying references to teamwork we’ve all heard a million...
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Productivity in the Construction Industry Is Declining — Here’s How Mobile Can Help [Infographic]
With Productivity Growth Slowing, Construction Needs Industry-Wide Commitment to Mobile Okay, quick: Let’s play a game of “would you rather.” First, would you rather send messages with carrier pigeons and smoke signals...
6 Tips to Avoid the Most Common Types of Construction Delays
How to Put Your Project Back on Schedule Mention construction delays to anyone in the industry and you’ll hear endless stories of projects that went weeks, months, and years over schedule. In fact, construction delays...
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Scary Storeys: Does Your Project Belong in a Horror Movie? [Quiz]
Take Our Quiz to Learn What Construction Nightmare You’re Living In Halloween is almost upon us—and the scary storeys aren’t just for children anymore. From mysterious and extreme weather that throws your project...
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Tower of Terrors: Top 10 Construction Nightmares and Tips to Avoid Them [SlideShare]
How To Face (and Slay) the Monsters Lurking In Your Next Project The real monsters that lurk in the mysterious fog of a complex construction process are not for the faint of heart. Whether it’s a lingering project that...