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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE MARCH 30, 2011 Female Construction Supervisors Out-Earn Men « Construction Knowledge compared to $1.00 for men. However, there are some exceptions. recent Forbes article titled 15 Jobs Where Women Earn More than Men listed Construction Supervisor. Apparently 97% of Construction Supervisors are men, but those few women make more. The article states, “Researchers have found that both sexes fare better when they are in the minority,” says Caren Goldberg, a management professor at American University ’s business school in Washington, D.C. wonder if Port-A-Potties have anything to do with it? Comments (0) Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. | CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE MARCH 9, 2011 Don't Blame the Construction Workers « Construction Knowledge Always remember two things, a safe environment is an efficient environment and you can’t buy back a bad estimate or schedule out of the labor budget. The writer noted that 40 years ago they blamed unions for featherbedding and producing low productivity. With the continual decrease in union presence, they wonder who to blame. learned that truth early in my days on the jobsite and have continued to believe. great construction supervisor can help deliver impressive trade productivity. One of the comments on the ENR blog stated the case well. | | | | | |
| CONSTRUCTONOMICS DECEMBER 1, 2009  $10 million Green Roof, photovoltaic, and air handling unit. My company’s provides carpentry, labor, supplies. Constructonomics A construction industry blog that digs below bedrock Comments Entries Home About Recent Posts Social Media: Do We Really Need-i-ya? Building Teams First – Buildings Next Vote For The Best Construction Blog Where are we headin’ in 2011? Those requirements are as follows: 1. Thanks, Bruce. | TRADESMEN INSIGHTS JANUARY 26, 2011  5 Ways to Improve Construction Productivity You’ll need someone with experience (a background in skilled labor is just as useful as previous management) who is reliable and trustworthy. This By requiring your crew to sign up for instruction in carpentry, electrical, and plumbing (for example), you can ensure that they do the job right the first time, effectively cutting back on construction time and saving money down the road. | GREEN GODDESS JULY 28, 2011  Old is New Again have neighbors who are doing it themselves at the present and while its labor industrious and expensive they figured even with help or sending them out the cost may be still less than replacing the entire house's windows. Amy Harrington McAuley, who owns Oculus Fine Carpentry in Portland, Ore., and if that doesn't work there are always ways to find new uses for old windows. When Ms. | CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE OCTOBER 20, 2010 Apartment Construction a Bright Spot in Industry Outlook. As home ownership becomes less appealing from a long term investment standpoint and as labor mobility becomes more important in our economy, apartment living looks good. Owners either decide to just wait and see or can’t get financing. Our multifamily apartment projects, though, continue to get approved and keep crews working. just came across a good blog post from Boyce Thomson about the strong apartment construction market outlook. All the speakers at this year’s Multifamily Executive Conference agreed on the the positive outlook for apartments for the forseeable future. | | | | | | | |
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CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010 The Importance of Managing Construction Labor « Construction Knowledge
Titled “ The Most Important College Course not Taught “, Matt pushes for construction programs to teach classes about managing construction’s craft and labor. He writes: The labor component of any construction project represents the largest opportunity to increase speed, lower cost, increase quality and improve safety. What I like about Matt’s writing is he understands that effectively managing construction labor requires understanding the trade as well as the people. Who do you know that’s great at managing construction labor? Terrible? MORE >> -
CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011 Innovation in Contracting
To add some fun, many of the folks can’t read or write, don’t know their birth date and lots of the laborers have worked so hard they’ve worn off their fingerprints. You have over 1 Billion people to identify (let’s call them Indians). How do you set up a system that gathers and tracks identity data? The Economist recently reported that the Indian government has undertaken to positively identify and give a Social Security type number with biometric data to its 1.2B citizens. The upside to getting this done and done right is huge. MORE >> -
CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE | SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011 Construction Remains a Drag « Construction Knowledge
His carpentry and home renovation business has no work currently. Food and energy prices jumped, with core inflation still modest. But investors were perhaps more distracted by declines in stock prices during the week in the wake of Japan’s earthquake-tsunami-nuclear woes. just returned from a Lancaster County Mud Sale, huge community auctions run by Amish folks to benefit volunteer fire companies. spoke with an old friend. He said, “Last year was bad, but so far this year, I haven’t had any work at all.&# He just can’t find any. What words of wisdom can I offer? MORE >> -
CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE | THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011 Efficiency Drives the Dream « Construction Knowledge
On the wharves, I saw industry without bustle, labor without noise, and heavy toil without the whip. How different was all this from the nosily fierce and clumsily absurd manner of labor-life in Baltimore and St. One of the first incidents which illustrated the superior mental character of northern labor over that of the south, was the manner of unloading a ship’s cargo of oil. Main strength, unassisted by skill, is slavery’s method of labor. He writes about the use of the block and fall (pulleys) to multiply the power of labor. Michael’s! MORE >> -
GREEN GODDESS | SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2009 Homework is not Just for School
Because of the fixed costs of materials and labor, a stunningly low bid is a red flag. If they just say "yeah we can do it" without providing you a written detailed plan, scope of work and itemized lists of materials, costs and labor time then don't hire them. general contractor who has a real pro doing his finish carpentry is probably hiring real pros to do other stuff as well.”. And I want to point out that some of these are also client focused as in the sense that by being a better client, most if all of these problems can be avoided. By SmartMoney. Why so much? MORE >>
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