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Survey ranks toughest construction jobs

Construction Dive

JANUARY 15, 2020

Roofing is perceived as the most physically demanding construction trade, while electrical work seems to be the most difficult to master, according to contractors and consumers responding to a recent CraftJack survey.

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Trust translates to better financial, organizational performance for contractors, survey shows

Construction Dive

MARCH 12, 2020

Despite the benefits of high levels of trust in an organization, only 63% of construction companies surveyed said they have "very high" levels.

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CONDITION SURVEY ENHANCES SUSTAINABILITY OF HISTORIC LONDON PROPERTY

Civil + Structural Engineer

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

PROTECTING unique architectural elements, one of London’s Grade II listed buildings has undergone a condition and sustainability survey to preserve its 140-year-old heritage. Following the survey, Pick Everard grouped the recommended remediations into projects that can be delivered while the tenancy is empty to ensure minimal disruption.

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Breaking Ground on Better Payment Processes: Strategies for Construction Pros

Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

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The 2024 Housing Giants Survey Is Now Open!

The Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 2024 Housing Giants Survey Is Now Open! What We Need From You To submit your company's data for the 2024 rankings, to be published in the May/June 2024 issue of Pro Builder magazine and online, please complete the Housing Giants Survey , which requires your company information for calendar year 2023 or your latest fiscal year.

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Participate in the Zweig Group’s 2024 Financial Performance Survey and Capture Benefits

Civil + Structural Engineer

MARCH 22, 2024

The deadline to participate in Zweig Group’s 2024 Financial Performance Survey is just a few weeks away and your input is key; all data collected is confidential. Survey participants will receive 50 to 75 percent off any Zweig Group report of their choice; there are more than 20 from which to choose.

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Surveying Landscaping Contracts Sustainability

Inspections of the Surduc Dam advanced with airborne LiDAR surveying

Civil + Structural Engineer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Montreux, Switzerland – TOPODRONE, a Swiss based designer and manufacturer of high-precision surveying equipment, and Graphein, an EU service integrator for the construction industry, recently had a use case on the Surduc Dam inspections (EU) with the aerial TOPODRONE LiDAR 200+. UAV dam surveys improve inspection safety and efficiency. ‘UAV

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Survey finds AI has taken hold in AEC

Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite increased technology adoption, 72% of firms rely on paper documents for one or more phases of the building process, the new report found.

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Survey signals warning for data center construction

Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

About 26% of respondents reported a decrease in data center proposal activity, but other observers still see growth ahead.

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Majority of surveyed contractors experienced crashes on highway jobsites

Construction Dive

MAY 29, 2024

Road builders believe a greater police presence and stricter work zone speeding enforcement are key to decreasing collisions.

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Surveying Zoning

Survey ranks top construction apps, finds lack of integration

Construction Dive

JANUARY 8, 2020

For everything from daily reports to safety tracking and plan management, mobile apps are more important than ever for construction pros, a new study finds. But with "app fatigue" a real problem, how much is too much?

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raSmith Provides Site Design and Surveying Services for Olympia Fields, Oconomowoc

Civil + Structural Engineer

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

raSmith, a multi-disciplined civil and structural engineering and surveying firm, is working with developer Wangard Partners on a multi-story mixed-use development at Olympia Fields in Oconomowoc, Wis. Multi-Story Mixed-Use Development Will Be the Latest Addition at Olympia Fields BROOKFIELD, Wis.

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Majority of contractors using offsite construction, survey says

Construction Dive

JANUARY 10, 2019

The National Institute of Building Sciences' 2018 report found that while most contractors have been and plan to continue using offsite construction techniques, barriers remain.

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The need for speed can lead to problems on projects, engineers say

Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The push to accelerate construction and a lack of maintenance on existing infrastructure and buildings are top concerns for structural engineers, a new survey found.

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Zweig Group and illuceo inc. Announce Strategic Partnership – “AEC People and Culture Survey” to launch November 15

Civil + Structural Engineer

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This collaboration begins with Zweig Group and illuceo launching a co-branded DEI survey, the AEC People and Culture Survey, set to launch on November 15. In Zweig Group’s 2023 Best Firms to Work For survey, employees overwhelmingly identified culture as the most vital element to their work experience.

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Take our survey: What's your long-term COVID-19 plan?

Construction Dive

JULY 23, 2020

Construction Dive wants to know how your company will deal with the pandemic in the months, and perhaps years, ahead.

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Construction Dive survey: Tell us your tech practices during the coronavirus shutdown

Construction Dive

APRIL 1, 2020

We want to hear from more contractors about how they're continuing work during shutdowns.

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Virtual Surveyor Adds Planimetric Survey Functionality to Latest Release of Smart Drone Surveying Software

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 22, 2024

Faster Overall Workflow AARSCHOT, Belgium – Virtual Surveyor has enhanced its popular smart drone surveying software with new planimetric survey capabilities. now enables users to quickly, easily, and accurately survey 2D features from drone orthophotos and add them to the 3D topographic model generated from the same data set. “The

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AGC: Labor crunch will continue to squeeze contractors in 2024

Construction Dive

JANUARY 8, 2024

About 80% of contractors have a hard time staffing projects, yet the majority still need more skilled workers, a survey of Associated General Contractors of America members found.

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Despite elevated fears, contractors still lack cyber insurance

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Participants in a Travelers survey ranked cyber threats as their top concern for the fourth time in six years.

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Zweig Group Research Participation

Civil + Structural Engineer

JUNE 10, 2024

Consider contributing your input to one or more of Zweig Group’s research surveys. Here are some of our surveys open for participation: Salary Survey These reports are an industry standard for firm leaders and human resources directors looking to benchmark their staff’s compensation.

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Construction Dive readers concur: Cellphones negatively affecting jobsite productivity, safety

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In Part 2 of an in-depth look at personal phone use, anecdotal survey results expand on the management, and sometimes lack thereof, of this "dangerous distraction."

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Contractors are all in on hiring. Staffing isn’t getting easier.

Construction Dive

AUGUST 29, 2024

Builders can’t find experienced employees and sometimes new hires don’t even show up, AGC members said in a recent survey.

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What is Shrunk Scale in Surveying?

Prodyogi

JULY 14, 2024

A shrunk scale or a Reduced scale is a correction factor that is used in surveying to account for the shrinkage of survey materials like paper or plastic on which plans and maps were drawn. These materials can shrink due to changes in temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors. adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

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Readers Respond: COVID-19 has increased competition among contractors

Construction Dive

AUGUST 6, 2020

In this week's survey, Construction Dive readers said that while more construction companies are competing for the same jobs, some firms are "buying" work by lowballing their bids.

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Lack of data trust hamstrings AI use: report

Construction Dive

APRIL 19, 2024

A new productivity survey shows workers worry about the accuracy of the information they get from artificial intelligence.

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Readers Respond: Don't shut down sites in high-risk areas

Construction Dive

JUNE 25, 2020

In response to last week's survey, Construction Dive readers weigh in on whether jobsites should close to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in states like Florida, Texas and California, where cases are surging.

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Modular Monitor: How GCs, trades and architects view offsite construction, by the numbers

Construction Dive

MARCH 2, 2020

Responses from a Dodge survey show that the professions are aligned on some aspects and at odds on others. Here's what the data might mean for the future of modular construction.

Modular Construction

Modular Construction Surveying

Report: Real estate leasing will continue to expand in 2020

Construction Dive

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Commercial Real Estate Market Sentiment Survey found that medical space will outpace office and industrial leasing, but there are market red flags that could impact contractors building in these sectors.

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APM Steam Supports Facility Preparedness for Winter with Steam Trap Surveys

Civil + Structural Engineer

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As cold weather approaches, APM Steam urges facilities to prepare their steam systems for increased demands with these surveys, which are crucial for maintaining energy efficiency, operational integrity, and safety in steam distribution systems, especially during the colder months.

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Surveying Energy Efficiency Piping Installation Facility Management

Report: US cities' massive budget cuts impact infrastructure, capital expenses

Construction Dive

JUNE 30, 2020

As some projects continue, others may not take off as municipalities slash budgets and the coronavirus continues to threaten the country, a survey from the National League of Cities found.

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Budgeting Surveying

Crane count tumbles 10%

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The number of construction cranes in North America decreased in 12 out of 14 cities surveyed in Rider Levett Bucknall’s most recent report.

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The average school building is nearly a half-century old

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

An NCES survey found about a third of public schools have never undergone any major renovations, been replaced or gotten an addition.

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Readers Respond: COVID-19 will disrupt construction for at least another year

Construction Dive

JULY 30, 2020

Construction Dive readers who answered our latest survey voiced a growing acceptance, and concern, over the novel coronavirus persisting well into 2021 and beyond.

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Most leaders want to invest more in tech skills, talent in 2024

Construction Dive

JANUARY 24, 2024

More executives see talent gaps as a key business risk in the next 18 months, compared to last year's responses to a Capgemini survey.

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Drone hits builder during site survey flight

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 12, 2023

A drone fell from the sky and hit a construction worker during a site inspection flight on a housing site in Lancashire. A report released by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said the drone suffered a rapid loss of battery power above the Garsteng site.

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Theodolite Surveying - Principles, Working and Types

Prodyogi

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Theodolite surveying is the most precise surveying technique in the construction industry that enables the measurement of horizontal and vertical angles of a point on the earth's surface easily.

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Surveying Engineering

Readers Respond: PPP loans help keep workers on payroll

Construction Dive

JULY 16, 2020

Of the 92% of respondents to a Construction Dive survey who received Paycheck Protection Program funding, many hope the loans will be forgiven.

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Majority of highway contractors report work zone crashes in last year

Construction Dive

MAY 30, 2023

AGC called upon legislators and motorists alike to improve roadwork safety as part of its highway contractor survey.

Zoning

Zoning Surveying

Readers Respond: Face coverings are necessary but not always comfortable

Construction Dive

JUNE 18, 2020

In response to last week's survey, Construcion Dive readers weigh in on the pros and cons of wearing face masks on the jobsite.

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Skilled Trades Are Open to Technology, Survey Finds

The Pro Builder

MAY 1, 2024

Skilled Trades Are Open to Technology, Survey Finds ibush Wed, 05/01/2024 - 08:27 Amidst the ongoing labor shortage, technology and digital tools can offer labor-saving gains, and the skilled trades are willing to embrace new tech in their jobs An industry trends survey conducted in late 2023 by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) explored (..)

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Architects report reduced demand, expected revenue loss and signs of future slowing of starts

Construction Dive

MARCH 30, 2020

Construction industry surveys also show project cancellations and slowdowns as the coronavirus outbreak spreads nationwide and state and local governments stop most or some construction work.

Government Works

Government Works Surveying

What women workers say needs to change in construction

Construction Dive

MARCH 8, 2023

Addressing sexual harassment and accommodating mothers are some of the keys to supporting a diverse workforce, a recent survey of tradeswomen shows.

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Workers give construction’s slow tech adoption a thumbs down

Construction Dive

MAY 9, 2023

In a survey of 10 sectors, workers ranked construction as “the least technologically competent” field, an aspect that stymies firms’ ability to recruit young talent.

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Trends Survey Reveals 4 Residential Design Trends Driven by Rising Costs

The Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Higher costs are having an effect on the design of production homes. New research indicates where the pinch points are most intense.

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Survey ranks toughest construction jobs

Trust translates to better financial, organizational performance for contractors, survey shows

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CONDITION SURVEY ENHANCES SUSTAINABILITY OF HISTORIC LONDON PROPERTY

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The 2024 Housing Giants Survey Is Now Open!

Participate in the Zweig Group’s 2024 Financial Performance Survey and Capture Benefits

Inspections of the Surduc Dam advanced with airborne LiDAR surveying

Survey finds AI has taken hold in AEC

Survey signals warning for data center construction

Majority of surveyed contractors experienced crashes on highway jobsites

Survey ranks top construction apps, finds lack of integration

raSmith Provides Site Design and Surveying Services for Olympia Fields, Oconomowoc

Majority of contractors using offsite construction, survey says

The need for speed can lead to problems on projects, engineers say

Zweig Group and illuceo inc. Announce Strategic Partnership – “AEC People and Culture Survey” to launch November 15

Take our survey: What's your long-term COVID-19 plan?

Construction Dive survey: Tell us your tech practices during the coronavirus shutdown

Virtual Surveyor Adds Planimetric Survey Functionality to Latest Release of Smart Drone Surveying Software

AGC: Labor crunch will continue to squeeze contractors in 2024

Despite elevated fears, contractors still lack cyber insurance

Zweig Group Research Participation

Construction Dive readers concur: Cellphones negatively affecting jobsite productivity, safety

Contractors are all in on hiring. Staffing isn’t getting easier.

What is Shrunk Scale in Surveying?

Readers Respond: COVID-19 has increased competition among contractors

Lack of data trust hamstrings AI use: report

Readers Respond: Don't shut down sites in high-risk areas

Modular Monitor: How GCs, trades and architects view offsite construction, by the numbers

Report: Real estate leasing will continue to expand in 2020

APM Steam Supports Facility Preparedness for Winter with Steam Trap Surveys

Report: US cities' massive budget cuts impact infrastructure, capital expenses

Crane count tumbles 10%

The average school building is nearly a half-century old

Readers Respond: COVID-19 will disrupt construction for at least another year

Most leaders want to invest more in tech skills, talent in 2024

Drone hits builder during site survey flight

Theodolite Surveying - Principles, Working and Types

Readers Respond: PPP loans help keep workers on payroll

Majority of highway contractors report work zone crashes in last year

Readers Respond: Face coverings are necessary but not always comfortable

Skilled Trades Are Open to Technology, Survey Finds

Architects report reduced demand, expected revenue loss and signs of future slowing of starts

What women workers say needs to change in construction

Workers give construction’s slow tech adoption a thumbs down

Trends Survey Reveals 4 Residential Design Trends Driven by Rising Costs

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