Accidents occur on construction sites and when one does, it’s necessary to employ a good construction accident attorney. In New York, there are many skilled attorneys to assist victims of construction accidents. You’ll find a number of questions to answer before employing a lawyer. What rights does an seriously injured construction worker have in New … Read more
From time to time a foot slips using a step ladder, or perhaps a machine breaks or cracks. Packing containers could drop coming from a ledge on the worker’s head. You could slip on a wet floor. The good news is, almost all the accidents that occur each day in a construction spot are typically … Read more
Over the last few years my workload has changed from 100% research & enterprise to predominantly teaching. I am glad to say that I have greatly enjoyed the change. There are pros and cons to both. On the negative side of teaching, I am genuinely baffled by the proportion of students that seem to want … Read more
The interest in lean construction appears to have declined in recent years. The Google Trend graph below shows that searches for lean construction have fallen to a fraction of the number of searches 10 years ago. No doubt there are many reasons for this. In part Lean has lost its newness. It was explicit in Egan … Read more
The decision to use CAM or not is largely dependent upon both the time and geometry of the item to be manufactured. Often, users either already have a CAD drawing or can rather quickly produce one to obtain any required dimensions in which to reproduce the item. The use of CAM affords the user to … Read more
I would assume that almost all the readers of this text have already heard of the acronym CAD (computer-aided drafting). However, I will not assume that everyone has worked with it. CAD is the graphical process of drafting a part or an intended area, with vectors, in which CAM operators will be applied. It is … Read more
Introduction Founding and Site Work Roof Bearing Assembly Base Plates Window and Door Bucks The Straw Bale Wall Above The Straw Bale Wall Lath Stucco Interior Walls Introduction The building detailed in the pages below is the best house the Red Feather Development Group presently knows how to build; thus there is a great deal … Read more
There are several reasons a contractor should establish a formal cost accounting system, both at the home office and at the jobsite. Four of the more prominent ones include: Prepare financial statements for internal and external use; Process cash-in (revenue) and cash-out (expenditures); Prepare and file taxes as required by the Federal Government as well … Read more
Project engineers (PEs) and project managers (PMs) are not typically known as accountants. Their responsibilities as construction managers (CMs) generally revolve around the paperwork documentation performed at the jobsite to support superintendents and subcontractors in the construction of a building. And, although much of the financial management activities performed at the jobsite are not thought … Read more
The construction contract is the most important construction document. It has significant impacts on how costs are accounted for, especially in an open-book contract. It is a legal document that describes the rights and responsibilities of the parties, for example, the owner and the general contractor. Five things must be aligned for a contract to … Read more