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Proven Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity

The Pro Builder

RELATED 5 Ways Home Builders Can Maintain Quality Despite Supply Chain Issues Builder Reputation Basics: One Make-or-Break Factor You Can't Miss Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get Serious About Cycle Time The results are remarkable, both in terms of driving productivity gains and in customer and trade partner satisfaction , loyalty, and advocacy.

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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. The primary goals of the Project were to improve water quality while providing multiple benefits. Bois d’Arc Lake will span 16,641 acres.

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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.

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Prefab ADUs: A Rising Trend in Affordable Housing and Off-Site Construction Solutions

The Pro Builder

At the same time, the construction industry is contending with its own set of challenges regarding workforce availability, jobsite safety, building quality, lack of materials, and building sustainability. Additionally, building in a controlled setting can reduce material waste, providing both environmental and cost benefits.

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Ivory Prize Top 10 Finalists Announced

The Pro Builder

Founded in 2017, Ivory Innovations is a nonprofit that operates as an applied academic institution at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business dedicated to catalyzing high-impact innovations in housing affordability. Villa uses an asset-light approach by partnering with factories to build homes based on Villa’s designs.

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Contract Void Ab Initio: Key Insights into the KBR vs. Corps of Engineers Affirmative Defense

Best Practices Construction Law

Falsely claiming to have submitted a Technical Assistance Agreement to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. Inaccurate calculation of average Romanian labor costs. Misrepresentation regarding the availability of a Quality Control Manager. Failure to self-perform 25% of the total work as required.