Executive Summary Construction contracts are almost always measured in some sort of day: a working day or a calendar day. In analysis and project communication, kill the doubt for the reader and always define the type of day in every use of the word “day”. What’s a...
How to Make a Submittal – Check, Check, Check!
Executive Summary. Making submittals on a construction project is art and science. Increase your success rate on submittals using this method! Check, check, check! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2F2pdwBUl6zE4oaAFjripq?si=4yx16CHtRJCK3_Y13ui6yw What’s a submittal...
Daily Cost and the What-If
Executive Summary. Paramount to cost control is a superintendent’s and project manager’s ability to know cost in real time. Knowing the daily cost of an operation and how to run “what-if” scenarios can protect a budget. Below are some basics to draw upon....
Get a Master’s Degree in Engineering? Umm…
Executive Summary. Obtaining a master’s degree in engineering is a personal and professional choice. Here’s a bit on why I did it and what it was like. https://open.spotify.com/episode/44eDcgaVRnNA7K3IMgU0yj?si=b7dc345ec4304a9f In the engineering world, why obtain a...
Know Your Audience – Legally and Practically
Executive Summary. When communicating in any manner, written or otherwise, knowing who your audience is can make a huge difference in communication on a project. It not only serves a legal purpose, but it can also massively increase efficiency....
Your Construction Career Path – 90% is Your Drive
Executive Summary. The career path in construction (for a construction professional, versus in the trades) is fairly standard across the board. Here’s where you can expect your career to go if you stick it out for twenty years. Or more. The first step – college or...