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LEAN via Spaghetti, Skewers, and Straws

Picture of Tina Montone Tina Montone:

Lean construction practices have had us curious here at Conspectus for a while now. There are so many cool terms and intriguing graphics that are...

Contractor Estimator LCI LEAN
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Are Safety Concerns Always On Your Mind?

Picture of Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA:

Welcome to meteorological fall, or as some prefer to call it, pumpkin spice season! This month, as part of a look into the "Construction Alliance"...

Contractor Architect Safety
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Can Capital Projects be a Profit Center?

Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman:

When owners determine a capital project is needed, it is a business purpose driving the decision. Therefore, the purpose of designing and...

Contractor Project Team Specifications Modularization OS2
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Project Closeout Starts at the Beginning

Picture of Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA:

If you are like me, toward the end of a project, you may lose a little focus when you start to see the light at the tunnel and start thinking about...

Contractor Owner Construction Alliance
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Progress Payments - Who Doesn't Want To Get Paid?!

Picture of Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA:

I hope you all had a great holiday season and were able to connect with family and friends, either in person (socially distanced of course) or...

Contractor Division 01 Schedules Payment Methods
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Progress Meetings - The Antidote to Murphy's Law

Picture of Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA:

Well, this is it, the last month of 2020, a year that has had just about everything. If Murphy could claim a year, this would have been it. This...

Contractor General contractor Construction Alliance
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Pre-Con: The Critical Conference

Picture of Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA:

Later this month, we will begin the holiday season with Thanksgiving, a great time of year to reflect and be thankful for the many gifts in our...

Construction Administration Construction Manager Contractor General contractor Architect Construction Alliance Division01 Pre-Construction
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Payment for Extra Work - Cost Plus Fee

Picture of Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA:

It's finally here, fall! My favorite time of year when we change from hot humid days to cooler days and sleeping with the windows open. Speaking of...

Contract Contractor Owner Payment Methods Cost
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To Inspect or Not To Inspect....That is the Question

Picture of Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA:

Last month I introduced you to the "Construction Alliance" with reference to "Classified Excavation" and left you to fend for yourself. This month we...

Contractor inspections Owner Quality Control Architect
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Solutions for Revolutionizing the AEC Industry - Dispersed Project Teams

Picture of Tina Montone Tina Montone:

Do you know where your architect is? Of course you do. It is common is for project teams to be located all over the world. What is uncommon is for...

Contractor Design Team Owner Project Team Architect Pandemic
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