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The Top 5 Surveyor Posts of 2017

Viewpoint Construction Technology

It’s the time of year when everyone makes plans for the future, but before we get off and running, we wanted to take a quick look back at the most popular blog posts from Viewpoint’s Surveyor in 2017. The Top 10 Takeaways from Viewpoint Collaborate 2017. Were you able to attend our Viewpoint Collaborate 2017 User Conference in October?

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What Are Our Affordable Housing Options? Really

The Pro Builder

But rather than streamline stick-building—the most impactful thing in a builder’s control—some in our industry seem fixated on relatively fringe, albeit innovative, ideas to address the crisis. Like panelization and modular housing—two far more mature technologies— 3D printing suffers from high capital costs and distribution issues.

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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FAILURE FACTORS

Job Order Contracting

Project Management: Cost, Time, and Quality, Two Best Guesses and a Phenomenon, Its Time to Accept Other Success Criteria. Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects: Error or Lie? Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. References: Atkinson, R. S., & Buhl, S. Y., & Bui, T.

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Proven Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity

The Pro Builder

In 2017, the quality assessments were labeled mostly yellow, orange, and red (no bueno); by 2023, the same chart was almost all green (mucho bueno). It also isn’t kowtowing to a seller’s market of labor or risking quality control to bring a house in on time and on budget. It may be your most valuable takeaway from the show.

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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

Job Order Contracting

Lack of recognition by senior management of the linkage between between the built environment and organizational mission Low level of understanding of both life-cycle total-cost-of-ownership management and integrated lean planning, procurement, and project delivery principles and processes. engineering the whole life cycle costing process.

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New Mercury MP Controller: Full Hardware & Firmware Solution

CCR Magazine

Mercury Security, the leading manufacturer of OEM technology, and HID, a worldwide leader in trusted identity and access control solutions, announce the next-generation Mercury MP Controllers, designed to deliver enhanced flexibility and security for businesses of all sizes.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Water/Stormwater

Civil + Structural Engineer

Alpha Testing, a UES company, was chosen by the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) to provide quality control/construction materials testing services to multiple project teams. Bois d’Arc Lake will span 16,641 acres. The dam is two miles long and 90-feet tall, with a 110-foot-tall intake tower. Impact : The 9.5-acre