Items Tagged with 'productivity'

Jobsite cameras have come a long way from humble beginnings in the early 1990s.

There’s a lot of buzz these days about the digital construction jobsite. Yet how do you reconcile the fact that productivity levels have slipped below 1950 levels in spite of technology?

With Sensera Systems, Dondlinger’s project managers get instant access to productivity, weather conditions, subcontractor presence, and more, and can make calls, redirect, and inquire about things they observe in real-time.

Leo Sveikauskas, research economist in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Division of Productivity Research and Program Development, had been thinking about issues in measuring construction productivity after a discussion with peers in that unit of BLS, part of the U.S. Labor Dept.

General contractors and specialty trades often struggle to manage time cards and productivity logs.

Contractors must consider an array of issues in designing and outfitting prefabrication sites that are both cost effective and efficient

A new industry study reveals that far too many owners are unfamiliar with, or hesitant to use, off-site construction methods like modularization

Technology is transforming entire industries to be more efficient, yet productivity lags in construction—confoundingly so. The reality is that the problem is systemic. What if there was a par system for construction?