6 Ways To Improve Productivity In Construction Using Technology
- Improving Productivity, TECHNOLOGY
- November 28, 2023
By Chad Prinkey, Well Built Construction Consulting Imagine sitting down to design a building. First, you’d ask yourself what function that building had to perform. Once you knew the building’s purpose, you’d determine a budget, draw up plans, select materials, and specify them in the design. What you wouldn’t do is look around your yard
READ MOREAttacking the Misnomers of Preconstruction Strategy By Gregg Schoppman, Gregg.schoppman@fmicorp.com If you have ever called your pre-construction planning process a “dump meeting”, hand-off or turnover, please stop! The imagery of most pre-construction planning processes looks like it is setting the world speed record for paper shuffling. “Here are the plans, specifications, submittals, contact list, map
READ MOREBy Matthew Clark, NCCER As a workforce development manager at the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), I am dedicated to advancing the construction industry through effective education and training programs. With nearly 50 years in the construction industry as a craft professional and workforce development professional, I am convinced that investment in
READ MOREBy Karalynn Cromeens, Cromeens Law Firm, PLLC The definition of innovation is the improvement of an existing method or process. Businesses innovate when they fix things that are not working. Unfortunately, this means if you want continued innovation in your business, it only comes from pain, realizing where the pain is, and really digging in
READ MOREBy Claire Wilson, Siteline For subcontractor accounting teams, there are few tasks as fraught with potential pitfalls as progress billing. What should be a well-orchestrated process to keep money flowing has become an arduous cycle of paperwork, customized forms, disparate payment portals, and a never-ending string of missing information. However, recent innovations in construction technology
READ MOREASA’s Andrew Christ Hosts SBA Administrator Guzman On March 11, Andrew Christ, an ASA Board Member and owner of Compass Constructors located in Kansas City, (MO), hosted the Small Business Administrator (SBA) Guzman at his company. The SBA Administrator spent about ninety minutes with Andrew and his colleagues, visiting his facility and discussing ways in
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