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Currently, the construction industry is struggling with a lack of skilled labor and cost inefficiencies. In fact, six in ten US firms surveyed by Deloitte are experiencing project delays due to workforce shortages. This has dangerous implications for profits at a time of higher competition for proje...
Ryan Fisher
25.07.23 04:44 PM - Comment(s)
Most construction professionals know Hofstadter's law, if not by name, then by experience. It states that a project always takes longer than expected, even when the law is taken into account.
According to Hofstadter's law, the time estimated to complete a project will always fall short of the actual ...
Ryan Fisher
25.07.23 02:55 PM - Comment(s)
Enhancing total station layout at the frontier of digital transformation in construction
Total station layout is a mainstay of almost every modern building project. However, it’s almost unrecognizable next to its predecessor device–originally used by the Ancient Egyptians to help build the pyramids.
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Ryan Fisher
25.07.23 02:55 PM - Comment(s)
Construction has a reputation for lagging behind other industries in its digitalization efforts. The truth, however, is much more nuanced. In the last decade, digital technologies have created significant changes in the way construction projects are briefed, planned, designed, and assembled. However...
Ryan Fisher
25.07.23 02:55 PM - Comment(s)
Marginal gains is a sports performance theory first popularized by the GB Cycling team coach, Sir David Brailsford. In David’s own words: “The concept (of the theory) is to think differently about everything you do and to make minor changes to technologies, behaviors, and processes where there is an...
Ryan Fisher
25.07.23 02:30 PM - Comment(s)