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Article Innovation, Risk Management, Construction 1 December 2019
Crane Correction
By Waity, C. J. Cranes are due for an upgrade. Major accidents, which have grabbed international headlines, are placing more pressure on companies to pursue projects to develop smarter and safer cranes. After all,…
Article Scheduling, Risk Management, Construction 1 January 2019
Permit Power
Permits can stall or accelerate a construction megaproject. A permit issue is even affecting a century-old project—the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. The project launched in 1882, though less…
Article Risk Management, Construction 1 December 2018
Rethinking Modular?
By Ali, Ambreen The collapse of a prefabricated bridge in March in Miami, Florida, USA killed six people and made national headlines. It also reignited a discussion of whether modular makes sense in large-scale…
Article Innovation, Risk Management, Complexity, Construction 1 October 2017
By Parsi, Novid Building a crowning religious center in a seismic zone took a lot more than faith. The US$30 million, 14-year project was the last of eight continental temples around the world commissioned by the…
Article Risk Management, Construction 1 June 2017
Renovation du Jour
By Ali, Ambreen Menus aren't the only things changing at restaurants around the world. In the hypercompetitive dining industry, even the most celebrated restaurants feel pressure to constantly reinvent their spaces…
Article Quality Management, Risk Management, Teams, Construction 1 May 2017
By Fister Gale, Sarah The world is looking at the greatest humanitarian crisis since World War II. There were more than 21 million refugees in 2015 -- with the Syrian war the leading source of refugees. As demand for…
Article Risk Management, Scheduling, Cost Management, Construction 1 February 2017
A mega-mosque construction project is underway in Algiers, Algeria—but its completion date isn't quite clear. At one point scheduled to open this year, the mosque will become the third largest in…
Article Change Management, Innovation, Risk Management, Sustainability, Construction 1 September 2016
By Jones, Tegan Purpose-driven projects have the potential to change the world. With a clear mission and careful planning, project teams can solve society's biggest problems, leaving an impact that will last for…
Article Innovation, Talent Management, Risk Management, Construction 1 March 2016
Robot in a hard hat
By Fister Gale, Sarah Construction project managers looking to cope with a labor shortage and speed up the building process are turning to a new talent pipeline: robots. The industry's talent shortage is a problem around…
Article Risk Management, Organizational Project Management, Construction 1 September 2015
Predicting the unpredictable
By Virine, Lev | Trumper, Michael Lev Verine and Michael Trumper provide a brief outline of how to perform event chain methodology, a tool for modeling project uncertainties that helps provide realistic schedules and improve project…