Project Management > Construction Execution

During times of economic crisis, construction is the first industry to get hit. During booms, it is just the opposite. So many industries ultimately make their goods or provide their services for the construction industry. This makes construction a highly rewarding industry monetarily, at the expense of higher risks and stress involved. Higher risks result from the extraordinarily high number variables that can affect the […] Read More

Freshly poured concrete hardens within a few hours but needs about four weeks to reach full design strength. In multistory cast-in-place buildings, this waiting period can delay construction schedules, so engineers often remove formwork earlier and use shoring and reshoring to safely transfer loads to lower floors that have gained more strength. With proper planning, floor cycles can be reduced to about two weeks. Shoring […] Read More

A project manager of a general contractor needs to have a working relationship with structural engineer and architect of the project. This is very important to run the project effectively and amoothly for all parties involved. For example, in almost all project specifications, it is stated that the consultants have 15 days to answer an RFI or process a submittal, but in reality it can […] Read More

As part of construction means and methods and how you will execute your project, mobilization of a trade must be taken into account for any trade that will stay in your jobsite for more than a couple days in general. This means almost all trades and therefore it is a task that requires good communication and coordination. Again, this is a means and methods that […] Read More

For building construction or any commercial construction such as offices or any other building, you will need to hire a final cleanup company that specializes in this and does this efficiently before turning your job over to the owner. There are several points you should pay attention to: In your contract with them, require them to get signoff from you or a representative of your […] Read More

Most large companies have established procedures when it comes to organizing and constructing meetings during a project, and also when updating and distributing meeting minutes. Although this may seem like an administrative task, the running of the meeting and taking proper notes and updating the meeting minutes is usually not the job of the project administrator but the project engineer or even project manager. Smaller […] Read More

For some people, things can go wrong when they hire a contractor, who does not do a proper job and threatens to leave the jobsite. Before anything, the first thing you do is the consult a professional regarding your particular situation. Here you can find only some general information, which may or may not be useful for you. Here are a few things you can […] Read More

In order to run the operations properly from the construction site, you will need to have a temporary office at the jobsite most often times. This is not usually as straightforward as it seems. You need to setup the temporary electricity, water, internet, even toilets and of course your trailer. All these items need time and effort. You have to determine the most efficient location […] Read More

Elevators are an important part of high rise construction. But how do they fit in the schedule and with other trades? As soon as we have the elevator opening shaft ready, we can start to install elevator rails. The items for making shaft ready include: all floors must be complete and the dimensions must be per the drawings of the elevator manufacturer. adequate storage space […] Read More