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Project Uptime
Project Uptime
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Improve Your Operations with Project Postmortems
Boosting productivity is a big-ticket item on every construction company’s wish list. Technology is of course one way to do it. (United Rentals’ Helge Jacobsen predicts 2018 will...
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OSHA Alliance Elevates Safety Issues for Women in Construction
Construction is a dangerous industry for men and women alike. But with women comprising just 9 percent of the construction workforce, the gender-specific safety risks they face on...
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5 Tips for Documenting Change Orders
Keeping change orders to a minimum can help protect a project’s schedule and often, your budget. But some change orders are inevitable, so it’s important to have a process for...
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What Employers Want in a Construction Project Manager
Construction project managers are in high demand at the moment. If you’re thinking of becoming one, what skills and traits will you need? We talked with Brian Binke, president and...
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[VIDEO] How to Choose the Right Gloves for the Job
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5 Smartphone Apps for Construction Field Managers
It’s true what they say: There’s an app for almost everything. Check out five that act as useful tools or provide a productive way to pass a few minutes. Air Measure Ask...
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Tips for Cleaning and Storing Your Power Tools
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3 of the Best Ways to Reduce Change Orders
Most construction projects will require change orders at some point. But too many change orders, which can run into the hundreds on some jobs, can wreak havoc on the schedule and...
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The Next Big Step in Safety: Prevention Through Design (PtD)
Some general contractors may not recognize the term Prevention through Design (PtD), but many are adopting practices associated with it, according to a recently released report on...
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Using Drones to Manage Your Jobsite from 300 Feet in the Air
2018 is the year drone use will take off for real among building contractors, predicts Helge Jacobsen , United Rentals’ vice president for operations excellence and general manager...