Construction management - Articles - Page 13

Communication and Recruitment

Construction Firms Learn To Avoid Pitfalls of Social Media

Companies learn to manage the use and hazards of Twitter, Facebook and other platforms

March 28, 2017

Social media are transforming the way firms communicate with the public and the construction industry and how they recruit new talent.

Management

How Suffolk Construction Uses Tech to Cut CM Contingencies

John Fish explains his company's approach to technology and millenials

March 22, 2017

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John Fish steered his company, Suffolk Construction Co., through the Great Recession of 2009 with a cheerful optimism and plenty of ambition.

Sac State's Construction Management Team Wins Big

Greg Aragon

February 16, 2017

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Sacramento State's construction management program has won another national competition.

Project Management

Viewpoint: Dispelling Myths About Lean Construction

John Wiegand

November 15, 2016

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When I met John Shook, one of the world’s leading lean management experts in Boston at the Lean Construction Institute Congress in 2015, a colleague asked him how far the construction industry in the U.S. has come with lean construction after 17 years.

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Finished Projects

Construction Roots Run Deep at African American Museum

National Mall’s unique icon built to withstand D.C.'s high water table

Tudor Van Hampton

October 12, 2016

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After years of plans, the National Museum of African American History and Culture opened on Sept. 24 near the Washington Monument.

Viewpoint: Engineers and Contractors Need a New Mindset Toward Owners

Gretchen Gagel

October 5, 2016

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What happens when a business consistently tells Wall Street it is going to construct a specific amount of capital improvements each year but consistently misses?

Letter: Misrepresented Reality of CM Accreditation

August 31, 2016

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Again, we must take exception to a recent article that misrepresents the reality of accreditation for construction-management programs in universities and colleges in the story “A Big Increase in CMF-PM Fees” (ENR 6/20 p. 44).