Civil + Structural Engineer
APRIL 14, 2023
The new quality-control tool for road construction will enable crews to verify pavement quality as they build asphalt roads rather than waiting until after construction and using core samples to determine density of asphalt.
FDR Safety
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Improve safety performance with Attitude-Based Safety Culture Training. Others include involvement and buy-in of all members of the workforce, meaningful and measurable goals, training, accountability, and policies and procedures that serve as reference tools, rather than obscure rules.). So how do you change employee attitudes?
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UK Construction Blog
MAY 25, 2023
Karl Goose, UK & Ireland Managing Director, said Ferrovial Construction continues its strategic objective to grow sustainably in the UK and enhance profitability. DCO rulings were mostly on time or early from 2012 to 2016, resulting in a 509-day total delay at the end of 2016. Construction managers and directors are only 2.1%
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 19, 2016
Robust collaborative construction delivery methods provide a proven path for Owners to significantly improve construction productivity and levels of satisfaction among a participants and building users. – 2016, Arizona State University – Job Order Contracting Performance Survey-2015. JOC Do’s and Don’ts.
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
The fundamental reason is the inability of Owners to transition from the linear and antagonistic work process of the pre-1980’s to collaborative, transparent, LEAN best management practices. Change management . Risk/reward is shared an additional work and resources are allocated based upon performance.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
AUGUST 4, 2022
With 3D printers now capable of printing building walls and processing cement, the technology could help reshape construction as we know it. Prior to the adoption of building information modeling (BIM) , 3D printing was even used by architectural firms to build scale models. In 2016 , a 3D-printed mansion was completed in China.
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 15, 2018
JOC Programs are competitively procured, performance-based, and supports long-term owner-contractor relationships. JOC’s history begins with the US Army in Europe in the 1980’s. Logistics Management Institute, September 1997, et al.). Smaller projects were taking up to 1 year to procure creating a growing backlog of work.
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