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Volume 14 Number 07
Power, prowess, passion, and payoff. Successful construction organizations are driven in part by these four underlying objectives: The power to make the right decision; the prowess to properly execute; the passion to rise above business challenges; and ultimately the payoff.
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Volume 14 Number 06
“The relationship became almost adversarial rather than collaborative. That is not the type of relationship I wanted to have with a software vendor that is basically serving as my spinal cord.”
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Volume 14 Number 05
Let them have their technology! In the fall of 1998 Constructech magazine launched with the intent to “simply and succinctly show the construction community how technology will help you achieve your corporate goals and strategies and ultimately achieve your vision.” At the time, only a handful of technology providers were serving the construction industry exclusively, but growth was indeed on the horizon.
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Volume 14 Number 04
While there is no clear set definition of collaboration, the construction industry has, for years, adhered to some unwritten guidelines when it comes to collaborating on a project. But now the industry tries to grapple with the possibility of having those rules rewritten to some degree.
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Volume 14 Number 03
When it comes to managing technology, would you classify your company as being high performance or high wire? While many firms would like to believe they are achieving a level of high performance, in many cases these companies feel more like they are running a high-wire act instead, trying to strike a delicate balance of efficiency and cost.
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Volume 14 Number 02
The United Kingdom government declared that all new homes must meet a ‘zero carbon’ standard starting in 2016. Ask yourself this question: If such an initiative was mandated in the United States, how long would it take you to meet that requirement?
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Volume 14 Number 01
Sometimes the way you are executing a task or objective isn’t getting it done. Or, quite simply, there is just a better way. Heading into 2011, the construction industry can embrace the statement of “finding a way” as a method to prioritize business, strategy, and technology in the year ahead.
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Volume 13 Number 12
Earlier this year Nashville experienced one of the largest floods in the city’s history. Rain lifted the river above flood levels in early May, which caused more than $1.5 billion in damage.
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Volume 13 Number 11
Turner Construction, Roadmark Corp., Clark Builders Group. These are just a few of the construction companies considered technology leaders in their field today.
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Volume 13 Number 10
What's really in a number? When it comes to investing in technology, professionals in the industry are always looking at the numbers for guidance. Builders, technology providers, analysts, and the like are constantly weighing the numbers on which companies are investing, where they are investing, and how many plan to continue doing so.
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Volume 13 Number 09
When Michael August started a construction company in 2004 the majority of the work came as a result of rebuilding efforts following four hurricanes that devastated the state of Florida. His company was one not afraid to get its hands dirty when it came time to rebuild the homes that were destroyed, not to mention the devastation wreaked on the state’s infrastructure, as a result of the storms.
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Volume 13 Number 08
For residential builders today, one thing seems to be ringing clear—every step you take, every dollar you spend, all needs to result in saving the company either time or money.
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