Tag: project management

March 24, 2023

Texas is a hot market for Minneapolis-headquartered Adolfson & Peterson Construction, and the general contractor is primed to take advantage of it. A&P recently tapped Tommy Meserole as director of preconstruction for central Texas. Based in Austin, Meserole brings more […]

February 9, 2022

With increased labor shortages, supply chain delays and COVID-19 restrictions, the pandemic has amplified common sources of conflict in construction, like changes in project scope, unforeseen physical conditions and poor project management. However, experts say that the pandemic has also […]

November 5, 2021

Construction process management is a crucial step for executing a project. It is the very basis on which a sound foundation is laid by project managers as they learn the ropes to navigate complex construction landscapes. For this, a project […]

February 4, 2021

Over the years, the construction industry has gone through an evolution of technology. Especially, the introduction of advanced construction project management tools and software have all made it easier for contractors to perform the work of a day in a […]

August 20, 2020

A new Genoa bridge was inaugurated Aug. 3, almost two years after the collapse of the city’s Polcevera viaduct that killed 43. The precise causes of the collapse and culpability remain uncertain. Government ministers are working to eject key shareholders […]

March 18, 2020

As the coronavirus spread continues to spur new federal health guidelines advising companies and employees to continue to work remotely, the construction industry faces the challenge of not falling behind on projects underway while ensuring the health of workers. “The […]

April 24, 2019

Yehudi “Gaf” Gaffen has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of construction management as CEO of Gafcon, the owner’s rep firm based in San Diego that he and wife Pam founded in 1987. Even as construction technology has […]

October 9, 2018

As the connected jobsite slowly starts to become reality, we are seeing the rise in the importance of jobsite automation software. The most visible of the impacts of software in construction is project management. Project Management software focuses on some […]

March 30, 2017

Infrastructure planners and builders need to rethink how they approach and compute uncertainty and risk, especially on complex projects such as Seattle’s state Route 99, a tunnel to replace the old Alaskan Way Viaduct. “Bertha,” the tunnel-boring machine, recently resumed […]